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Judging Haiku Spring Explosion

Blog Posted:4/4/2019 12:24:00 PM

It has been brought to my attention some question as to how Spring Explosion was judged; because I did not specify strict haiku rules, I tried to balance form with the "explosion" feeling I was looking for. If I was judging strictly haiku form, the winners list would have been undoubtably different. My apologies.

That said, thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winners.

I will not host another Haiku Contest until I am sure I can judge it properly.

Again, my apologies. I am still learning as a poet, and as a contest host.

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Tom
Cunningham

Date: 4/5/2019 4:17:00 AM

I have never held a contest so I do not know what is involved, but I imagine there is a lot of work done behind the scenes. Yes ,there will be winners and losers as not everyone can place and if people can't handle that then don't enter the contest, simple. Tom

Tania
Kitchin

Date: 4/4/2019 8:03:00 PM

Maureen, Thank you for sponsoring contests! Unless it is specified in the contest, the correct form, etc you can judge the way you want to! People need to be able to lose graciously and not question a person's judging! I can't believe you were questioned about it!! I hope you still feel that you can run another haiku contest!

Eve
Roper

Date: 4/4/2019 5:48:00 PM

Maureen, I am no expert , but it is hard to change a habit that I am comfortable with. So not unless a sponsor states any different for them to judge, I will stay with the 5-7-5 and strictly nature. What I read they were all wonderful poems.. Congratulations to all the winners. Hugs Eve ~`*

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 4/4/2019 3:55:00 PM

I had supposed you wanted 5/7/5 since so many sponsors want them that way, even though the 5/7/5 is not considered acceptable by many modern haiku societies today. Congrats to your winners, Maureen. I am sure you judged as best as you could, going by which ones touched you the most.

Craig
Cornish

Date: 4/4/2019 12:43:00 PM

Ironically Maureen there is no "specific" way to judge Haiku--I will lead you to something that will confuse you even more. There are no strict Haiku rules but there is a venue of adaptations that can play with ideas that will gladly fall under the definition.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/4/2019 1:37:00 PM

Funny you should say that, the 5/7/5 would be the first to go ;) thank you Craig

Craig Cornish
Date: 4/4/2019 12:50:00 PM

One thing for sure---you can toss the 5-7-5 syllable count as a fixed rule

Craig Cornish
Date: 4/4/2019 12:44:00 PM

and BTW we are all still learning...forever

My Past Blog Posts


She Inspires Contest Series Date Posted: 3/4/2020 1:41:00 PM
Lovely Poems Date Posted: 9/15/2019 9:22:00 AM
Judging Haiku Spring Explosion Date Posted: 4/4/2019 12:24:00 PM
NOTE Free Verse Contests Date Posted: 1/6/2019 3:57:00 PM
Brainy Brevity Contest Date Please Date Posted: 12/31/2018 9:16:00 AM
Biker's Dozen Finish Line Date Posted: 10/3/2018 2:19:00 PM
MagiCicada13 Thank You Date Posted: 8/21/2018 11:38:00 AM
Thank You Julia Ward Date Posted: 8/5/2018 6:51:00 AM
MagiCicada 13 Date Posted: 6/21/2018 7:58:00 AM
MagiCicada Finalized Date Posted: 6/15/2018 9:15:00 AM
Thank You Date Posted: 3/15/2018 9:53:00 AM

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3/28/2024	Fruit of the Groom	Senryu	conflict,culture,
2/27/2024	Ova Easy	Senryu	america,judgement,politic
12/9/2023	Death To The Poets	Rhyme	poets,war,
11/9/2023	word ward war	List	nonsense,word play,
11/9/2023	Never Again	Rhyme	discrimination,history,wa
11/1/2023	Catch of the Day	Senryu	introspection,murder,
10/24/2023	Inflammatory	Senryu	conflict,poetry,
10/20/2023	Know Ledge	Senryu	faith,introspection,truth
10/13/2023	I Am Not a Robot	Senryu	wisdom,
10/13/2023	White Wash	Senryu	conflict,holocaust,
10/11/2023	Musings On Faith	Rhyme	clothes,faith,introspecti
10/11/2023	Pause	Rhyme	war,
10/5/2023	Broken Record Collection	Senryu	abuse,memory,words,
9/30/2023	Name That Tune	Monoku	bird,cool,song,
9/22/2023	Palatable Pulpit	Monoku	anti bullying,encouraging
9/21/2023	Maple Mimic	Haiku	autumn,bird,song,tree,
9/18/2023	I Have Chocolate	Rhyme	chocolate,relationship,wo
9/18/2023	Funny Not Funny	Senryu	insect,summer,
9/14/2023	V	Haiku	autumn,bird,
9/7/2023	B9	Senryu	allusion,art,mental healt
9/4/2023	Mind Over Under Matter	Senryu	introspection,perspective
9/3/2023	Toxic Thought	Senryu	age,car,psychological,
8/29/2023	Travel Advisory	Senryu	america,discrimination,fr
8/27/2023	Jilted Tilted	Haiku	betrayal,flower,
8/26/2023	The Eke Eek	Light Verse	mental health,
8/19/2023	Our Natural Disaster	Senryu	environment,fire,nature,
8/18/2023	Crappy Haiku	Haiku	poetry,
8/17/2023	Developed	Senryu	city,conflict,farm,food,
8/12/2023	Swept Away	Verse	appreciation,sad,
8/7/2023	Baby Steps	Light Verse	abuse,childhood,family,
7/30/2023	Rain - Ottawa Valley	Haiku	storm,
7/26/2023	Saint Sinead	Free verse	appreciation,for her,
7/23/2023	Core Knowledge	Verse	animal,eve,introspection,
7/14/2023	Spotting	Haiku	bird,tree,
6/26/2023	Divide and Conquer	Monorhyme	conflict,discrimination,p
6/21/2023	Poop Support	Limerick	body,clothes,
6/18/2023	Are You Safe	Rhyme	heart,psychological,
6/17/2023	Drag	Verse	community,discrimination,
6/14/2023	Bloodbath	Haiku	environment,humanity,ocea
6/11/2023	Naughty Nor Nice	Verse	children,innocence,prejud
6/10/2023	Flagging	Rhyme	angst,prejudice,
3/22/2023	Rhymy Senryu Thingy	Senryu	poetry,writing,
3/22/2023	12	Senryu	abuse,anniversary,flower,
2/11/2023	Hellbent	Free verse	care,introspection,poets,
2/5/2023	M the Divine Miss-Ifl	Free verse	beauty,celebrity,childhoo
1/9/2023	Dogs and Gods Show	Senryu	dog,religion,
1/5/2023	The Muse of a Word Economist	Free verse	me,muse,poetry,
12/23/2022	Seeking Asylum	Rhyme	art,crazy,drink,
12/22/2022	They Them	Verse	education,gender,suicide,
12/22/2022	Quest Eon	Senryu	love,
12/18/2022	Aloha	Epigram	appreciation,death of a f
11/29/2022	Light a Match	Senryu	community,loss,
11/22/2022	November Rain	Monoku	community,grief,violence,
9/7/2022	Psa Concussion First Aid	Narrative	community,health,
8/17/2022	Nightlife Is Dead	Light Verse	environment,extended meta
6/5/2022	Hamburger Helper	Senryu	america,extended metaphor
5/19/2022	Feminism Is a Rubber Chicken - Repost	Senryu	abortion,society,women,
5/18/2022	Two Bags of Seed Redux	Rhyme	abortion,introspection,wo
5/16/2022	The End	Epigram	abuse,child abuse,death,f
5/7/2022	Bleed Like Me	Free verse	jealousy,women,
5/6/2022	Make Rape Great Again	Rhyme	abortion,abuse,america,wo
5/6/2022	Trick Le Down	Epigram	corruption,political,reli
5/4/2022	Husbandry	Verse	abortion,history,women,wo
3/27/2022	A Message From a Messenger	Verse	earth,environment,ocean,w
2/16/2022	The Land of the Law	Limerick	city,conflict,political,
2/5/2022	Pulse - Repost - Love Poem For Ottawa	Verse	love,passion,work,
2/3/2022	Manifesto Motorcade	Senryu	city,conflict,
12/17/2021	Ps	Monoku	adventure,community,confl
11/2/2021	I Want To Tell You	List	health,mental illness,mys
10/30/2021	Pocketing Life	Free verse	appreciation,life,
10/24/2021	Sticky Note	Limerick	appreciation,love,mom,
10/15/2021	A Feast For the Eyes	Haiku	bird,food,
10/12/2021	Short Shorts	Monoku	for her,funny,
10/8/2021	Open and Close	Rhyme	appreciation,introspectio
10/7/2021	Do Not Read	Limerick	fun,me,poetry,
9/16/2021	Two Pounds Worth	Epigram	introspection,
9/14/2021	Cross Fire	Verse	abortion,religion,science
9/13/2021	Funny Bone	Senryu	eve,women,
9/7/2021	The World Is Your Apple	Rhyme	religion,universe,
9/6/2021	Her Turn	Monoku	power,women,
9/6/2021	Listing	Verse	religion,
9/3/2021	A Can of Worm Holes	Monorhyme	abortion,america,money,wo
9/2/2021	Toast	Verse	abortion,
8/25/2021	Drinking the Ink	Monoku	muse,poetry,
8/24/2021	The New Roar	Haibun	earth,religion,society,wa
8/21/2021	Plucking the Fringe	Light Verse	bird,crazy,
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8/12/2021	Man Block	Light Verse	men,metaphor,women,
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7/14/2021	Panpsyche	Other	god,religion,universe,
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PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Under the Influence	Political Verse	culture,health,humor,
The Philosopher's Sonnet	Sonnet	death,depression,hope,jud
Life With Trump Xvii	Limerick	allegory,anger,perspectiv
On Tour	Sonnet	adventure,nature,travel,v
To Me This Matters	Rhyme	evil,fear,freedom,power,w
Make the Pen Bleed	Free verse	deep,feelings,meaningful,
The Great Ordeal	Free verse	africa,conflict,courage,d
Message To My Jewish Brother	Free verse	africa,bible,birthday,bla
Psychopathy, Nature's Anti Depressant	Rhyme	depression,
Rainbows of Balloons	Lyric	friendship,song,spring,
House of Mirrors	Monoku	art,conflict,fear,imagery
Numb By Beauty	Nonet	moon,stars,
Never Shame a Woman	Quatrain	passion,women,
If Your Mountains Should Crumble	Rhyme	appreciation,courage,dedi
The Treasure of Giving	Free verse	care,caregiving,feelings,
I'M Disabled, Not Stupid	Rhyme	discrimination,
Let's Eat Grandma	Limerick	fun,
Advice To Those Who Plan To Love the Broken: Don'T	Free verse	abuse,break up,cry,deep,f
21st Century Indian	Free verse	culture,discrimination,ho
Rocky Road	Dramatic Verse	angst,
Of Small Things	Free verse	beautiful,feelings,love,s
Beach	Free verse	abuse,dream,night,pain,
I Love a Good Plot	Free verse	destiny,funeral,humor,ima
My Paper Boat	Light Verse	adventure,appreciation,bl
Destiny and the Stars	Couplet	destiny,men,stars,
He Doesn'T Shhhh Me Anymore	Rhyme	eulogy,
Footle - Fabulous Fun Footles	Footle	funny,
Funny As a Heart Attack	Blank verse	heart,sick,
Fluttering Vocal Chords	Rhyme	funny,health,self,spoken
Dance With Demons	Free verse	dance,music,
The Condition	Verse	lost love,love hurts,
Dance the Day Away - Collaboration With Chris Green	Rhyme	beautiful,fun,happy,
Scratches On the Wall	Rhyme	prison,
Rain From the Head	Free verse	metaphor,wisdom,
On Stage	Prose Poetry	dance,music,poetry,
My Head Is a Monster	Couplet	confusion,crazy,suicide,s
Granpa	Free verse	africa,
I Love You, Old Man	Rhyme	age,dad,emotions,grandchi
To Be One	Free verse	self,
An Insect On Trial	Rhyme	animal,fate,insect,irony,
Leaf Ring Riffle	Lanterne	tree,
A Lone Wolf In My Office	Prose	appreciation,business,end
Nail Polish	Rhyme	kids,giggle,humor,humorou
Lifted	Free verse	anti bullying,bird,
I Imagined Him As a Child	Dramatic Verse	forgiveness,moving on,pai
A Talking Door - Mental Hospital 1	Narrative	allusion,anxiety,mental i
Transmogrify	Free verse	age,courage,graduation,
I Was a Fool	Free verse	betrayal,conflict,cry,fun
Never Stop Dancing	Free verse	beautiful,dance,inspirati
mon cygne noire -	Free verse	dance,metaphor,passion,se
Crocked Ribs	Elegiac Lyric	fate,humanity,metaphor,
Blind Eye Each One Has	Triolet	political,satire,
Blackbirds On a Wire	Free verse	animal,beautiful,
Veras First Poem	Narrative	anger,angst,change,war,dr
Cantare	Free verse	writing,
Blind Poet	Lyric	allegory,life,poets,
Mo	Limerick	friendship,
Tweet For Change	Free verse	society,
Abruptness	Blank verse	fate,
Hurricane Warning	Free verse	absence,appreciation,conf
Hope	Monoku	children,conflict,future,
Courage of Youth, Battle of Ypres, Flanders Field	Sonnet	conflict,death,fate,sorro
My Celestial Sled	Rhyme	adventure,fantasy,imagina
Least We Forget the Girls' Killing Cry: Apropos the Boko Aaram Girls	Prose Poetry	africa,bereavement,confli
tell the night to hold me -	Lyric	forgiveness,heartbreak,he
Observation - 2017	Free verse	corruption,
This Little Poem	Rhyme	poems,poetry,
Husbands of the Earth	Imagism	earth,humanity,metaphor,
The Noise	Acrostic	angst,anxiety,senses,
Nation's Damnable Blight	Didactic	abuse,america,angst,corru
The Social Life	Blank verse	anti bullying,anxiety,blu
My Friend Once Got Into a Crematorium	Quatrain	anti bullying,friend,fune
Cold Measurements	Free verse	farewell,fate,feelings,go
Racist Checkers	Free verse	racism,war,
You First	Haiku	mystery,philosophy,spirit
Love	Lyric	courage,deep,emotions,enc
Mary Jane Vs Arthritis	Light Verse	conflict,confusion,drug,e
Woman	Light Verse	woman,
Holding You	Free verse	lost love,
I Write Poems	Free verse	allusion,education,poems,
From My Diary: Nature	Free verse	nature,sea,
I Always Believed	Dramatic Monologue	forgiveness,
Bending Reason	Rhyme	allusion,anxiety,confusio
Why Do We Keep Killing Each Other	Rhyme	animal,death,horror,preju
My Dog and Me	Rhyme	animal,caregiving,dog,ide
Playing the Dozens	Light Verse	feelings,truth,wisdom,wor
Of Kings and Kids - Collaboration With White Wolf	Free verse	books,childhood,nature,
Mysteries of Life - a Collaboration With Chris Green	Free verse	art,life,mystery,
Skyline Art To Home	I do not know?	appreciation,art,imagery,
Widder Woman	Free verse	humorous,
Irony of Life	Free verse	heaven,
Pain	Acrostic	pain,
Where Birds Fly	Free verse	anger,metaphor,poetry,wor
Strength	Free verse	encouraging,strength,
Life - Is - Now	Quatrain	growth,happiness,life,wis
Poetess	Free verse	poetess,
Ode To the Hydrangea	Ode	flower,
Falling In Love Isn'T Hard To Do	Verse	humor,humorous,love,
Rule the World	Acrostic	power,
Humanity	Acrostic	people,planet,

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Poet	Country
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Richard Olson	United States	Read
Lim'Rik Flats	US Minor Outlying Islands	Read
Mike Hauser	United States	Read
Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read
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Emmanuel Brian Oule	Uganda	Read
Jenny Linsel	United Kingdom	Read
Khadija Tayabali	United States	Read
Anna Nomaly	United States	Read
Donal Mahoney	United States	Read
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Pandita Sietesantos	United States	Read
Anthony Ozenne	United States	Read
Fatima Ammar	United Kingdom	Read
Alex Duffy	United Kingdom	Read
Eiza Evangelista	Philippines	Read
John Hamilton	Canada	Read
Duke Beaufort	United States	Read
B. Joseph Fitzsimons	United States	Read
Ike Boat	Ghana	Read
John Herlihy	United States	Read
Gary Onderisin	Canada	Read
Liam Alepta	United States	Read
Gail Foster	United Kingdom	Read
Gregory Richard Barden	United States	Read
Jack Ellison	Canada	Read
John Hanson	Canada	Read
Eileen Manassian	_Not Listed	Read
Etienne Lariviere	France	Read
Mbizo Chirasha	Zimbabwe	Read
Charlie Smith	United States	Read
Aniruddha Pathak	India	Read
Iris Blade	United States	Read
Armani Armania	Canada	Read
Running Wolves	United States	Read
Phillip Garcia	United States	Read
Millard Lowe	United States	Read
Poetprentice Dupins	United States	Read
Choene Alley Semenya	South Africa	Read
Deadd Accountt	United States	Read
Anne-Marie Coreggia	United States	Read
Kim Rodrigues	United States	Read
Stephe Watson	United States	Read
John Anderson	Australia	Read
Darren White	Netherlands	Read
David Moore	United States	Read
Jaquay Atkins	United States	Read
James Swartz	United States	Read
Dominic Amezimi	Nigeria	Read
Dale Gregory Cozart	United States	Read
Agnes Krampe	United States	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Patricia Cresswell	Canada	Read
Faraz Ajmal	Pakistan	Read
Justin Clason	United States	Read
Robert Warlov	United States	Read
Michael Vacek	United States	Read
Susan Ashley	United States	Read
James Edward Lee Sr.	United States	Read
Line Gauthier	Canada	Read
Vijay Pandit	United States	Read
Silent One	United Kingdom	Read
Vickie Hurtt - Thayer	United States	Read
Kara Gru	United Kingdom	Read
Sherifat Aduku	Nigeria	Read
Becca Teagan	United States	Read
The End Commune	Sweden	Read
Sara Ella	United States	Read
Christopher Flaherty	United Kingdom	Read
Canny Amah	Nigeria	Read
Pat Adams	United States	Read
Joseph Kimbugwe	Uganda	Read
Swathi Mohan	India	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Anna Hopper	United States	Read
Gershon Wolf	United States	Read
Declan Molloy	Ireland	Read
Marc Acrich	United States	Read
Sunlite Wanter	United States	Read
John Lawless	United States	Read
Hgarvey Daniel Esquire	United States	Read
Maureen Mcgreavy	Canada	Read
Anil Deo	United States	Read