First Place:
the lingering notes
of an out of tune piano
burying grandpa
— Louise Hopewell
Second Place:
lockdown loving
the surprise of wild
nose hairs
— Roberta Beary
Third Place:
chemotherapy
she takes a selfie with
the new wig
— Minal Sarosh
Category Archives: H. Gene Murtha Memorial Senryu Contest
2019 4th Annual H. Gene Murtha Memorial Senryu Contest Winners
First Place:
ultrasound gel
as she circles the probe
I read her face
— Madhuri Pillai
Second Place:
strip-o-gram
everyone’s standards
go lower
— Elizabeth Crocket
Third Place:
shriveled flesh
the impermanence
of bath bubbles
— Kelly Sauvage Angel
2018 3rd Annual H. Gene Murtha Memorial Senryu Contest Winners
First Place:
prayer book
all the funeral cards
but hers
— Gregory Longenecker
Second Place:
new tabla
the smells of India
in one strike
— Nicholas Klacsanzky
Third Place:
moving out —
the perfection
of pomegranate halves
— Kerstin Park
