Contest Description
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on any theme as long it is in HAIKU form .............
ONLY ONE HAIKU PER MEMBER.
Haiku is a very short Japan poem with seventeen syllables and three verses. It is typically
characterized by three qualities.
The essence of haiku is "cutting" (kiru).This is often represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas
and a kireji ("cutting word") between them, a kind of verbal punctuation mark which signals the moment of separation and colours the manner in which the juxtaposed elements are related.
Traditional haiku consist of 17 on (also known as morae though often loosely translated as
"syllables"), in three phrases of 5, 7, and 5 on, respectively.
I WILL NOT EXCEPT ANY HAIKU THAT BREAKS THESE RULES.
NO NAMES PLEASE.
Thanks
An example by Japanese Poet BASHO.
the first cold shower
even the monkey seems to want
a little coat of straw
Prizes
1 TO 6 ONLY in that order
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts.
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.