Haiku Society of America

Haiku Society of America Senryu Award
in Memorial of Gerald Brady

2024

Bill Cooper & Helen Ogden
See 2024 judges' comments.

 

First Place

garden clean-up
one invasive species
roots out another

Brad Bennett, MA, USA

 

Second Place

water park grand opening
a toddler finds
the puddle

Matthew Markworth, OH, USA

 

Third Place

“on your left”
the Progressive Bike Club
out for a ride

David Green, IL, US

 

Honorable Mention

two weeks after
his father still
in the present tense

Alan Bridges, WA, USA

 

Honorable Mention

thornier this year—
the hedge we share
with the neighbors

Barry George, PA

 

Honorable Mention

another record high
the news team’s
tepid banter

Greg Schwartz, MD, USA

 

Honorable Mention

a shopping mall
where cotton once grew
the price of a child

Eric Sundquist, VA, USA

 

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