Haiku/Senryu Poetry Competition
Haiku/Senryu Poetry Competition
School of Modern Languages and Cultures | College of Arts
Date: Wednesday 24 March 2021 - Friday 16 April 2021
Time: 00:00 - 23:59
Venue: N/A
Category: Social events, Alumni events
Website: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/newsandevents/forthcomingevents/headline_781493_en.html
Haiku/Senryu Poetry Competition
Calling all students and staff, all poets and non-poets from the University of Glasgow!
Are you a student who often has an unstable connection when a Zoom class is about to start? Are you a lecturer who has forgotten to record your lecture? Are you an administrator who misses your work computer? Are Zoom meetings/lectures draining your energy?
All students and staff of the University of Glasgow are invited to submit contemporary Haiku/Senryu on COVID-19 by Friday 16 April 2021. (There are cash prizes for the student authors.)
What is Haiku/Senryu?
Haiku is a traditional Japanese unrhymed poem, written in a 5/7/5 meter, which often focuses on images from nature. Senryu (also in 5/7/5), by contrast, usually refers to human nature or emotions, often with a sense of humour.
Examples of Senryu by Japanese university students about online teaching:
Hard to connect both internet and people
Not enough money, conversation or sunshine
Remote learning-All I’ve really gained is fat
For every class an assignment frankly impossible
Normality is actually priceless
Theme: COVID-19 and remote study/teaching/working
Awards: There will be four awards for each of the two categories: students and staff. Thanks to the generous donation from the Japan Alumni Association of the University of Glasgow, there are cash prizes for the STUDENT authors!
Deadline: Friday 16 April 2021
Please download the entry form, which also includes more detailed guideline, from the website (www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/newsandevents/forthcomingevents/headline_781493_en.html) and send it to Japan_Scotland@glasgow.ac.uk with the subject ‘Haiku/Senryu poetry competition entry’.
We look forward to receiving many humorous, witty Haiku/Senryu!