Category Archives: senryu

The Fly

Posted on November 5, 2021 by seaviewwarrenpoint

This haiga, a form that combines art with haiku or senryu, is featured on the cover of the latest issue of the journal Prune Juice. Founded by Alexis Rotella in 2009, Prune Juice Journal is the longest-running international literary journal dedicated solely to English … Continue reading →

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Strange goings-on in the stationery cupboard

Posted on October 26, 2017 by seaviewwarrenpoint

Back in 2014, an on-going poetry competition started up in the Financial Times called ‘Workplace Haiku.’ Despite it’s name, this column which ran for 18 months mainly featured senryu – haiku’s more humorous cousin – which I assume was because … Continue reading →

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Monday blues turn pink!

Posted on April 25, 2016 by seaviewwarrenpoint

  Some good news this morning! I have participated several times in London’s Financial Times Workplace Haiku Competition that has been running every fortnight for the last eighteen months. During that period, I was fortunate enough to have had some … Continue reading →

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Muse India – Triveni feature

Posted on January 8, 2016 by seaviewwarrenpoint

“In Hindu tradition, Triveni refers to the confluence of three major rivers, the Ganga, the Yamuna and the Saraswati, at a place called Prayag. But here at Muse India, it signifies the coming together of Japan, India, and the rest … Continue reading →

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A New Ulster gets the blues

Posted on March 19, 2013 by seaviewwarrenpoint

A New Ulster is Northern Ireland’s newest literary and arts journal available as an e-zine and in print. Edited by Amos Greig and Arizahn, the magazine showcases the works of established and up-and-coming poets, short fiction writers, photographers and artists … Continue reading →

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Written on a hotel break in Donegal last weekend…

Posted on February 24, 2013 by seaviewwarrenpoint

  illicit encounter in a hotel they drink Guinness during Lent   I did say five ‘Hail Marys’ afterwards though! 🙂

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A Tasty Treat – free ebook

Posted on December 4, 2012 by seaviewwarrenpoint

I discovered at the weekend that I have a haiku and a senryu included in a new anthology entitled With Cherries on Top, edited by Michael Dylan Welch, writer, poet and founder of NaHaiWriMo (the National Haiku Writing Month online community … Continue reading →

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The Poet’s Place

Posted on July 6, 2012 by seaviewwarrenpoint

A writer friend messaged me recently on FB saying, ‘Hey, we’re in the same anthology – see you in Belfast on Saturday?” At the time, I had no idea what she was talking about as I’m not so good at keeping records of where … Continue reading →

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I love Spook City!

Posted on November 25, 2011 by seaviewwarrenpoint

I always look forward to seeing what image they will use over on Spook City to illustrate the work they accept. This is a particularly apt one for my senryu… http://spookcity.blogspot.com/2011/11/senyru-5.html?zx=d7e9706fbeb38445

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Senyru #2

Posted on June 21, 2011 by seaviewwarrenpoint

          crime competition eleventh hour entry —six minutes to kill           A senryu is a short form of Japanese poetry which, unlike the nature-inspired haiku, is based on some aspect of human … Continue reading →

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