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    Haiku? Senryu? Who Knows? Fun to Write and Hopefully Fun to Read
    Haiku? Senryu? Who Knows? Fun to Write and Hopefully Fun to Read
    Haiku? Senryu? Who Knows? Fun to Write and Hopefully Fun to Read
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    Haiku? Senryu? Who Knows? Fun to Write and Hopefully Fun to Read

    By Susan O'Reilly

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    A collection of 5/7/5. I found them helpful for summoning the muse.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSusan O'Reilly
    Release dateJul 1, 2023
    ISBN9798223263968
    Haiku? Senryu? Who Knows? Fun to Write and Hopefully Fun to Read
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    Susan O'Reilly

    Writer of poetry and novels. Multi-genre 

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