Salarymanhood Senryu Challenge

Channel your inner poet by writing and submitting a senryu about working life in Japan!

Example 1:

customer meeting,

their top guy starts argument,

then naps through it

Example 2:

Japanese tech firm,

VP still wants every quote,

sent by fax machine

All senryu poems are reviewed by the 20th day of each month.
The winning senryu is announced by the 28th day of each month. The winner gets a free copy of the upcoming illustrated senyru joke book, Salarymanhood.

Basic rules:

Must be original.
Three lines only.
5/7/5 syllable structure, but can make exceptions if it’s worth it.
Themes: office life, work culture, Japan, work absurdity, the culture gap, white-collar lifestyle
One winner chosen by Michael Thuresson.
Winner receives one free copy of Salarymanhood.
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