Alan Summers, Japan Times Award (2002), President, United Haiku and Tanka Society, and co-founder of Call of the Page, providing literature, education & literacy projects, often based around Japanese genres. For events & workshops contact us through our Call of the Page website: Call of the Page.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Results: Prize-winning entries for The With Words Summer Haiku Competition 2015
The With Words Summer Haiku Competition 2015 Prize-winning entries
Results
Joint 1st Prize
starry night
the Ferris wheel’s engine
softly idling
Chad Lee Robinson
USA
dry thunder
a freight train crosses
the drought
Jan Dobb
Australia
2nd Prize
Punch and Judy–
his grip
tightens
Helen Buckingham
England
The With Words Summer Haiku Prize for Unpublished Work
a long line
at the ice cream stand
cracked asphalt
Neal Whitman
USA
The competition allowed for both previously published haiku as well as unpublished work.
For Highly Commended and Commended haiku:
http://area17.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/the-highly-commended-and-commended.html
Details about The With Words Summer Haiku Competition 2015
http://area17.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/the-with-words-summer-competition-2014_14.html
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These are all amazing haiku and Helen's made my heart skip a beat.
ReplyDeleteI like them all. very unconventional and real original. I like the way the season is brought into them, that is what I mean by original,
ReplyDeleteAnna