Bryan Rickert – Fish Kite
cleaning father’s closet the shoes I still can’t fill -Bryan Rickert
I love to meet new people. I love hearing about their lives, their hopes and dreams, about the people they care about, and the people they don’t. It is all endlessly fascinating to me and spurs me on to take a closer look at my own life, for I believe that it is what we hold onto and what we share that defines us.
In this collection, I have gathered senryu from across the world that showcases the art of memoir. Senryu is not only about wit, humor, and satire, it is about sharing the vast tapestry of experiences that make up our collective humanity. It creates an ongoing conversation of all that we see and feel around us. Senryu can be formed from the moments that hold deep importance. Whether grand or playful, joyful, or full of pain, senryu can be used to explore it all. It can help us capture what we hope to never forget, and give us a means to retell our stories. The stories that define us. The stories that connect us. The stories that will outlive us when we are gone. Our memoirs.
– Tia Haynes
cleaning father’s closet the shoes I still can’t fill -Bryan Rickert
spring break a birth control article on my pillow -Claire Vogel-Camargo
first house we carry our reflection up the stairs -Brent Goodman
psych ward out in the night air my turn to fall apart -Susan Antolin
washed jeans –– his love note still dirty -Susan Burch
evolution–– my son draws a dinosaur for a girl -Julie Bloss Kelsey
petition for divorce the period in every sentence -Anna Mazurkiewicz