Prune Juice Journal

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Prune Juice Journal is the longest-running international journal dedicated to senryu and related forms. Prune Juice Journal es la revista literaria internacional de mayor trayectoria dedicada al senryu y formas relacionades. https://prunejuicesenryu.com/

Letter Shuji Terayama On the moonlit sea I set one letter adrift Bathed in the light of the moon the letter will turn blue What people call fish are all someone's letters てがみ 寺山修司 つきよのうみに いちまいの てがみをながして やりました つきのひかりに てらされて てがみはあおく なるでしょう ひとがさかなと よぶものは みんなだれかの てがみです #poem #translation

I have a brief article on the life and work of #senryu poet Shinko Tokizane in the latest issue of Prune Juice, which came out today. Check it out at the link below!

Prune Juice Journal@prunejuicejournal.bsky.social · 5d ago

Issue no. forty-nine is live, featuring cover art from one of this issue’s poets, Debbie Strange! Thank you to everyone who contributed. www.prunejuicesenryu.com Mark your calendars for the next submission window: October 1st – 31st. #senryu #micropoetry #writingcommunity #haiku #poetryjournal

old pine tree in the backyard he's been dead fifteen years his old red pickup --- off old Spanish Wells RD finding an aged shack where we used to play --- in the greenery remembering the games we played as carefree children --- nursing her child for her leaving the doors unlocked #tanka

We have just finished sending out word to all of our submitters. If you haven't heard back from us regarding your submissions, please let us know! Congratulations to all who made it in. Prune Juice 49 will be coming out August 1st!

cracking eggs for the things I wish to forget --Shinko Tokizane 忘れたきことに卵をぽんと割り 時実新子 Take 2: for something I want to forget I crack an egg (Ambiguity over the amount of eggs and/or things in the poem, but the meaning is the same -- wanting to forget, cracking (an) egg(s)) #senryu #translation