May 20, 2015Four SenryūJeff Haas

“I enjoy writing poetry as a way of taking a break from writing fiction. I prefer haiku because I can hold an entire poem in my head and finish it wherever I am, including in the shower. I didn’t realize that I was writing senryū instead of haiku until another poet told me. My senryū often take the form of ontological jokes, complete with setup, development, and punchline.”