Alexander B. Joy holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He currently resides in North Carolina against his will, but hopes to return to his native New England sooner than later.
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Excellent! It raised a smile and made me marvel once more at how haiku/senru can have such diverse sources of inspiration. I will never again watch my dog lift his leg without thinking of him as a potential graffitist.
Ah, graffiti, always a great topic for haiku or senryu!
Graffiti was a life saver growing up in the City of Bristol (UK) due to Banksy.
Now I've moved to Chippenham (UK) and we are having a skatepark and climbing centre which entails (pun part intended) a lot of graffiti on the construction site boarding.
As this is in a parcel of land owned by a charity founded by the first Queen of England (Mary, not Elizabeth) there are a lot of dog walkers, and the dogs can be let off the leash!
fresh graffiti
the dog approves
by signing
Alan Summers
Nick Virgilio Association "Haiku in Action" (April 2021)
Excellent! It raised a smile and made me marvel once more at how haiku/senru can have such diverse sources of inspiration. I will never again watch my dog lift his leg without thinking of him as a potential graffitist.
Ah, graffiti, always a great topic for haiku or senryu!
Graffiti was a life saver growing up in the City of Bristol (UK) due to Banksy.
Now I've moved to Chippenham (UK) and we are having a skatepark and climbing centre which entails (pun part intended) a lot of graffiti on the construction site boarding.
As this is in a parcel of land owned by a charity founded by the first Queen of England (Mary, not Elizabeth) there are a lot of dog walkers, and the dogs can be let off the leash!
fresh graffiti
the dog approves
by signing
Alan Summers
Nick Virgilio Association "Haiku in Action" (April 2021)
sad eyes
graffiti on this wall
tear drops
That made me smile. :-)