Haiku Society of America

Haiku Society of America Senryu Award
in Memorial of Gerald Brady

2021

Judges: Mike Rehling & Kelly Sauvage
See 2021 judges' comments.

First Place

brooding
over world events
cicadas

Amy Losak, New Jersey, USA

 

Second Place

rainbow flag
there is no color
for who I am

Alvin B. Cruz, National Capitol Region, Philippines

 

Third Prize

home movie
my parents mute
the sex scene

Spyros Mylonas, Tennessee, USA

 

Honorable Mention

another fight—
the roses from last time
still blooming

Greg Schwartz, Maryland, USA

 

Honorable Mention

conspiracy theories why you won’t return my calls

kjmunro, Yukon Territory, Canada

 

Honorable Mention

crushed by guilt
cicadas

Amelia Cotter, Illinois, USA

 

Honorable Mention

election night seabirds switch to the other landfill

Matthew Markworth, Ohio, USA

 

Honorable Mention

estate sale
a bargain
on bedpans

Spyros Mylonas, Tennessee, USA

 

Honorable Mention

falling leaves
the unexpected weight
of her ashes

Helen Ogden, California, USA

 

Honorable Mention

travel ban
I stroke her hair
with my cursor

Alan S. Bridges, Massachusetts, USA

 

Honorable Mention

world hunger
the emptiness
of emojis

June Rose Dowis, Louisiana, USA