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Jenn R-J

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Haiku, Senryu and Tanka Poet. Touchstone nominee 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Business Systems Analyst. Host of #SenryuSunday writing prompt

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hello Blue Sky writers, you're invited to join me every Sunday for #SenryuSunday. There are no prompt words, just post your original Senryu poem to the hashtag, & visit the hashtag to enjoy everyone else's work. Here's a link with more information on the Senryu form
akitahaiku.com/what-are-hai...

What are Haiku, Senryu and Tanka?

What are Haiku, Senryu and Tanka? To help you get started, here is a short introduction to Japanese poetry styles. What are Haiku? Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 morae…

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 1h

Well, that was a long week. Thank god it’s oh…

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The AZ CD7 election results have been certified. It’s time for Speaker Johnson to perform his constitutional duty and swear our Representative @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social into office. Enough is enough.

Photo of me standing next to my newly elected representative Adelita Grijalva at a recent event in Tucson.

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 2h

What a joy to be part of the latest Fireflies' Light issue whose pages feature different poetic forms side by side. Many thanks to editors John J. Han & Mason Arledge. I have four forms included; here are my favourites, both happen to be ekphrastic. Check it out here www.mobap.edu/about-mbu/pu...

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Catherine Baker @catbake.bsky.social · 2h

muddy watermint
all the pale roots thickening
where nobody sees

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K. S. Shepherd @kshepherdwrites.bsky.social · 11h

fallen
maple leaves
curbside confetti

#dailyhaikuprompt fallen

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 7h

roadside diner
sharing a deluxe meal
the turkey vultures
#vss365 #haiku #senryu

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 1d

adding
a new color
goldfish bowl

--Miwako Fujimoto

新しき色の加わる金魚玉　藤本美和子

#haiku #gendaihaiku #translation

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 22h

catching the last bus
I rehearse my audition
for tonight's nightmare

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 1d

the stream pauses
on a stone
to think
#haiku #poetry

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Barico @njbarico.bsky.social · 1d

#俳句 #haiku

unsure where to flow
the river turns
into a cloud

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 1d

nine months in
a huge surge in the demand
for inflatables
#senryu

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David @haikubycrane.bsky.social · 1d

caterpillar
between leaves,
visible world for now

#haiku #nature #caterpillar

A caterpillar moving from one leaf to another.

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 1d

Daily reminder.

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 1d

morning chill
autumn carries undertones
of winter
#vss365 #haiku

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 1d

And so begins another week of us being expected to do things that we are not in the mood to do.

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 1d

#Haiku is alive in 2025!

3, 2, 1... Midnight tonight is the deadline to enter your haiku at HaikuCrush.com

#callforsubmissions #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #monoku #haikuchallenge #haikufeels #poets #writingcommunity #poetrybook #poems

Haiku Crush – the annual search for the best haiku

HaikuCrush.com

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 1d

Jared Leto has been great in everything I’ve seen him in though, especially House of Gucci and Dallas Buyers Club. Admittedly though, I’ve had a crush on him since My So Called Life, so I may be a bit biased.

Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 1d

I know I am. It doesn’t exist inTucson ☹️

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Magedah Shabo @magedah.bsky.social · 1d

#SenryuSunday #senryu #haiku

I’m missing it
aren’t I—
peak autumn

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful! 😍

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Hannatu @mamahannatu.bsky.social · 1d

delonix regia
timely blossoms
in desolate spaces

#haikufeels desolate
#dailyhaikuprompt crunch blossoms

#senryusunday #haikuchallenge #writing #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #3lines #verse #vss365 #wss366

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Bruce Jewett @brucejewett67.bsky.social · 2d

gingerly pouring
into my coffee
a full moon

#senryusunday
#haikueveryday
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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 2d

Very clever 😀

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Stéphan Ruest (Nébulo) @monolithium.bsky.social · 2d

Oh senryuselly
On a thanksgiven Sunday
Morellity tales

#haiku #senryu #senryusunday #thanksgiving #fungi

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 2d

Yes! I always find everyone’s senryu to be so relatable! One of my favorite things about senryu