Karai_Senryū
Karai Senryū
Japanese poet
Karai Senryū (柄井 川柳, 1718 – October 30, 1790), whose real name is Karai Hachiemon (柄井 八右衛門) was a Japanese poet and poetry judge (tenja).[2] He popularized a form of poetry similar to haiku called senryū, which is named after him.[3] "Senryū" was the nickname that he adopted when he started judging poetry, and other poetry judges after him also adopted this name. The word senryū means "river willow" in Japanese.[2]