IMPORTANT!
To all who participated in my previous contest, thank you and to the 29 winners, congratulations, it was a pleasure to read you all, Mick
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PLEASE READ THE RULES, FAILURE TO DO SO MIGHT COST YOU A PLACEMENT! PLEASE ALSO TAKE TIME OUT AND COME BACK TO CHECK FOR HEADS UP RE TYPOES (I'M BEING DIPLOMATIC) THE OFFENDING haiku WILL BE POSTED IN THE UPDATE OPTION BOX. (12 ALREADY IN, WAITING TO BE CORRECTED/EDITED, COULD ONE BE YOURS? SOME HAVE MULTIPLE MISTAKES SO DO SCROLL DOWN )
What to Submit?
1 Please don't add anything at the bottom of your haiku other than the date you composed it, thank you.
2 One original haiku poem on the theme of 'trees'. Remember 3, 5, 3. Disregard, no placement!
tinder bark
silver birch paper—
woodsmen know
© Mick Talbot 2018
3 The only acceptable title is 'haiku', the word between the apostrophes, not inclusive of. (Not Haiku, HAIKU or haiku and a digit, as in haiku 10 or #10, or any other marker) anything other and the haiku will not be placed. There is a good reason for my request for named poetry can be googled, or entered into PoetrySoup search engine and easily found. Yes, it can still be found, it'll just take a lot longer. The truth is I like surprises, much more fun finding out after judging who the winning authors are.
sycamore
an old invader—
summer shade
© Mick Talbot 2018
4 Three lines, 3, 5, 3 or fewer syllables per line. Disregard, no placement!
proud and tall
not phased by winter—
Norway spruce
© Mick Talbot 2018
5 No punctuation, but ellipses/dashes and apostrophes (..., —, '), are permissible. Disregard, no placement!
the mighty
oaks home to many—
oceans sailed
© Mick Talbot 2018
6 No capital/s letter/s at the start of lines or elsewhere, the only exception to this rule are proper nouns. Disregard, no placement!
bare scratches
spring sap sweet tasty—
trees bleed too
© Mick Talbot 2018
7 All haiku must be new and dated. No date no placement.
winter storm
trees turn to whistles—
squirrels dance
© Mick Talbot 2018
8 Whilst the contest is open, please do come back and check for updates, thank you.
leaf litter
the spoils of autumn—
the trees sleep
© Mick Talbot 2018
9 After checking myself out and finding that I have been using similes and metaphors in my haiku, which the rules say are a no, no, I'll be honouring it in my next haiku contest. Although I will not be down marking on that score, (should I find any), in this contest.
Prizes
First Prize, &
Second Prize, &
Third Prize, &
Honourable Mentions
Preparing Your Entry
If you have already the rules thank you. If you haven't please do, you won't regret it. Thanks again, Mick
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations.
English Language
Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.
A Note to Poetry Contestants
You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.
To all who continue to support my contests, thank you, humbled I am. To first time participants, thank you too, and long may your support continue. To all, have fun, enjoy the contest, Mick