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Tanka-Haiku Poetry Contest

Enter Contest

Other poetry form only.
Poetry Contest Deadline: Monday, September 1, 2025
20 poems of the maximum 35 allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by: Oliver Mckeithan | Send Soup Mail

Contest Description

This contest is a combination

Your poem must have both a traditional Tanka and Haiku. Syllable count is necessary

Tanka: 5-7-5-7-7

Haiu: 5-7-5

Any subject,  but the haiku and tanka must relate to each other. They cannot be separate subjects.

You will have to use "Other" to post

Order doesnt matter: either Haiku then Tanka or vise versa

Title is optional

My example:  https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/untitled_1735438

 

Prizes

First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Twelve Honorable Mentions

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.



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