INTERNATIONAL KUSAMAKURA HAIKU COMPETITION
http://www.jonet.ne.jp/kusamakura/english/haiku.html
Monday, June 06, 2005
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Friday, April 01, 2005
Call for Submission and Subscription of the Printed World Haiku Review
Re: Call for Submission and Subscription of the Printed World Haiku Review
Our Director of World Haiku Review in printed form, Milivoj Objedovic, has been
working for some time to prepare for this new paper magazine of haiku. We are now
ready to receive submission and subscription. Milivoj was a renowned editor of the
international haiku magazine, Woodpecker, together with its founder, Willem
Lofverse. World Haiku Review in printed form is a result of his desire to continue
the legacy and spirit of Woodpecker which was discontinued in 2002. We will keep the
new magazine on the modest side, covering solely or mostly haiku.
As has been announced before, this new magazine will be run completely separately
from and independently of the WHC's internet magazine which will remain the main
organ of WHC and which will be renamed 'World Haiku Review OnLine' after the
publication of the printed form. The printed WHR will be about the same size as
Woodpecker.
There will be two editors:
Milivoj Objedovic: He will be in charge of poets in Zone A (the Balkans, Eastern
Europe, Russia and such countries as Poland)
Groningerstraat 19, 8922 AR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Tel: +31 58 21 35442
Fax: +31 58 21 65918 [E-mail communications are not in use]
Susumu Takiguchi: Responsible for poets in Zone B (the rest of the world)
WHC HQ, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 4RA, England Tel: +44 1869
340261 Fax: +44 1869 340619 E-mail: susumu.takiguchi@btinternet.com
Each of us will choose best ten (i.e. 20 in total) and 'Zatsuei' (works of merit
after the 20) from all submissions and one poem (the best) will be chosen out of
them.
Milivoj is also responsible for all the subscription, planning, production and
printing sides of the printed WHR.
* * *
Milivoj has already obtained over twenty poets in his Zone A, while I am now
launching the call for submission and subscription in Zone B. He wants to get the
first issue out in April or May. However, as I am leaving for Japan in early April
and will not be back until mid-May (I cannot use my melt-down Toshiba notebook pc
while in Japan for this purpose), the publication will have to be in late May or
June. But I want to secure sufficient number of poets as soon as possible and hence
this call for submission and subscription. So, please send me your entries by e-mail
to me and your subscription by snail mail to Milivoj.
The annual subscription for the printed form WHR is Euro 20 (for two issues
including postage). You can also pay in the following designated currencies: USD 30,
British Pound 15 or Yen 3000. Please send your subscription by post directly to
Milivoj Objedovic (but not to me) as soon as possible at: Groningerstraat 19, 8922
AR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Tel: 00 31 58 21 35442 Fax: 00 31 58 21 65918
* * *
Entry:
Please send your new, original and unpublished haiku poems not being considered
elsewhere either to me or to Milivoj according to Zone A or Zone B. If you do not
know which Zone you belong to, please send the work to me and I will sort them out.
For the first issue, we set no restrictions in terms of haiku form, style, kigo or
no kigo, theme, number or any other requirements, except that they should be
excellent and of high standards and quality. Haiku submissions without payment of
subscription will not be accepted. All non-English haiku must be accompanied by
English translation which will be used for selection purposes.
My own additional point in terms of selection is that priority will be given to
those works which show some of the following: originality, newness, some surprise
element (but not gimmick), haiku sense of humour, innovation emanating from
traditional root and reflection of the author's understanding of haiku spirit.
I too am getting quite a number of submissions now. We look forward to receiving
your submission and subscription.
With best wishes,
Susumu
Our Director of World Haiku Review in printed form, Milivoj Objedovic, has been
working for some time to prepare for this new paper magazine of haiku. We are now
ready to receive submission and subscription. Milivoj was a renowned editor of the
international haiku magazine, Woodpecker, together with its founder, Willem
Lofverse. World Haiku Review in printed form is a result of his desire to continue
the legacy and spirit of Woodpecker which was discontinued in 2002. We will keep the
new magazine on the modest side, covering solely or mostly haiku.
As has been announced before, this new magazine will be run completely separately
from and independently of the WHC's internet magazine which will remain the main
organ of WHC and which will be renamed 'World Haiku Review OnLine' after the
publication of the printed form. The printed WHR will be about the same size as
Woodpecker.
There will be two editors:
Milivoj Objedovic: He will be in charge of poets in Zone A (the Balkans, Eastern
Europe, Russia and such countries as Poland)
Groningerstraat 19, 8922 AR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Tel: +31 58 21 35442
Fax: +31 58 21 65918 [E-mail communications are not in use]
Susumu Takiguchi: Responsible for poets in Zone B (the rest of the world)
WHC HQ, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 4RA, England Tel: +44 1869
340261 Fax: +44 1869 340619 E-mail: susumu.takiguchi@btinternet.com
Each of us will choose best ten (i.e. 20 in total) and 'Zatsuei' (works of merit
after the 20) from all submissions and one poem (the best) will be chosen out of
them.
Milivoj is also responsible for all the subscription, planning, production and
printing sides of the printed WHR.
* * *
Milivoj has already obtained over twenty poets in his Zone A, while I am now
launching the call for submission and subscription in Zone B. He wants to get the
first issue out in April or May. However, as I am leaving for Japan in early April
and will not be back until mid-May (I cannot use my melt-down Toshiba notebook pc
while in Japan for this purpose), the publication will have to be in late May or
June. But I want to secure sufficient number of poets as soon as possible and hence
this call for submission and subscription. So, please send me your entries by e-mail
to me and your subscription by snail mail to Milivoj.
The annual subscription for the printed form WHR is Euro 20 (for two issues
including postage). You can also pay in the following designated currencies: USD 30,
British Pound 15 or Yen 3000. Please send your subscription by post directly to
Milivoj Objedovic (but not to me) as soon as possible at: Groningerstraat 19, 8922
AR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Tel: 00 31 58 21 35442 Fax: 00 31 58 21 65918
* * *
Entry:
Please send your new, original and unpublished haiku poems not being considered
elsewhere either to me or to Milivoj according to Zone A or Zone B. If you do not
know which Zone you belong to, please send the work to me and I will sort them out.
For the first issue, we set no restrictions in terms of haiku form, style, kigo or
no kigo, theme, number or any other requirements, except that they should be
excellent and of high standards and quality. Haiku submissions without payment of
subscription will not be accepted. All non-English haiku must be accompanied by
English translation which will be used for selection purposes.
My own additional point in terms of selection is that priority will be given to
those works which show some of the following: originality, newness, some surprise
element (but not gimmick), haiku sense of humour, innovation emanating from
traditional root and reflection of the author's understanding of haiku spirit.
I too am getting quite a number of submissions now. We look forward to receiving
your submission and subscription.
With best wishes,
Susumu
Friday, March 25, 2005
Call for Submission and Subscription of the Printed World Haiku Review
From: Susumu Takiguchi
25/03/05
IMPORTANT
Please spread this notice widely. Thank you.
Dear Kuyu,
Re: Call for Submission and Subscription of the Printed World Haiku Review
Happy Easter!
Our Director of World Haiku Review in printed form, Milivoj Objedovic, has been
working for some time to prepare for this new paper magazine of haiku. We are now
ready to receive submission and subscription. Milivoj was a renowned editor of the
international haiku magazine, Woodpecker, together with its founder, Willem
Lofverse. World Haiku Review in printed form is a result of his desire to continue
the legacy and spirit of Woodpecker which was discontinued in 2002. We will keep the
new magazine on the modest side, covering solely or mostly haiku.
As has been announced before, this new magazine will be run completely separately
from and independently of the WHC's internet magazine which will remain the main
organ of WHC and which will be renamed 'World Haiku Review OnLine' after the
publication of the printed form. The printed WHR will be about the same size as
Woodpecker.
There will be two editors:
Milivoj Objedovic: He will be in charge of poets in Zone A (the Balkans, Eastern
Europe, Russia and such countries as Poland)
Groningerstraat 19, 8922 AR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Tel: +31 58 21 35442
Fax: +31 58 21 65918 E-mail: m.objedovic@12move.nl
Susumu Takiguchi: Responsible for poets in Zone B (the rest of the world)
WHC HQ, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 4RA, England Tel: +44 1869
340261 Fax: +44 1869 340619 E-mail: susumu.takiguchi@btinternet.com
Each of us will choose best ten (i.e. 20 in total) and 'Zatsuei' (works of merit
after the 20) from all submissions and one poem (the best) will be chosen out of
them.
Milivoj is also responsible for all the subscription, production and printing sides.
* * *
Milivoj has already obtained over twenty poets in his Zone A, while I am now
launching the call for submission and subscription in Zone B. He wants to get the
first issue out in April or May. However, as I am leaving for Japan in early April
and will not be back until mid-May (I cannot use my melt-down Toshiba notebook pc
while in Japan for this purpose), the publication will have to be in late May or
June. But I want to secure sufficient number of poets as soon as possible and hence
this call for submission and subscription.
The annual subscription for the printed form WHR is Euro 20 (for two issues
including postage). Please send your subscription by post directly to Milivoj
Objedovic (but not to me) as soon as possible at: Groningerstraat 19, 8922 AR
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Tel: 00 31 58 21 35442 Fax: 00 31 58 21 65918
* * *
Please send your haiku poems either to me or to Milivoj according to Zone A or Zone
B. If you do not know which Zone you belong to, please send the work to me. For the
first issue, we set no restrictions in terms of haiku form, style, theme, number or
any other requirements, except that they should be excellent and of high standards
and quality. Haiku submissions without payment of subscription will not be accepted.
All non-English haiku must be accompanied by English translation which will be used
for selection purposes.
My own additional point is that priority will be given to those works which show
originality, newness, some surprise element (but not gimmick), haiku sense of
humour, innovation emanating from traditional root and reflection of the author's
understanding of haiku spirit.
We look forward to receiving your submission and subscription.
With best wishes,
Susumu
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
2nd International Haiku Contest
The Second International Haiku Contest
Klostar Ivanic 2005, Croatia organized by Tourist Community of Klostar Ivanic
and haiku poets of the region
Haiku in English only.
Deadline: In hand - April 4, 2005
Free of charge.
Open to all - contestants must be 12 years of age or older.
Send only unpublished haiku.
Theme: any theme is welcome, but remember Nature and man as a part of it
Haiku may be sent by e-mail or by post.
Please send five haiku with your name, address, telephone number, profession, age.
Results will be on the Internet in October, 2005.
For information about results by snail-mail, please enclose envelope with your
address and 1 International Postal Coupon.
Judges: Vladimir Devidé, Ruzica Mokos and Vida Pust Skrgulja
Prizes:
First Prize: USD 80,00
Second Prize: USD 60,00
Third Prize: USD 50,00
Commendments
Postal address:
Turistièka zajednica Klostar Ivaniæ
FOR THE HAIKU CONTEST
Trg Sv. Ivana 6
10316 Klostar Ivaniæ, Croatia
e-mail: djurdjica.vukelic-rozic@zg.htnet.hr (Subject: For the contest)
Klostar Ivanic 2005, Croatia organized by Tourist Community of Klostar Ivanic
and haiku poets of the region
Haiku in English only.
Deadline: In hand - April 4, 2005
Free of charge.
Open to all - contestants must be 12 years of age or older.
Send only unpublished haiku.
Theme: any theme is welcome, but remember Nature and man as a part of it
Haiku may be sent by e-mail or by post.
Please send five haiku with your name, address, telephone number, profession, age.
Results will be on the Internet in October, 2005.
For information about results by snail-mail, please enclose envelope with your
address and 1 International Postal Coupon.
Judges: Vladimir Devidé, Ruzica Mokos and Vida Pust Skrgulja
Prizes:
First Prize: USD 80,00
Second Prize: USD 60,00
Third Prize: USD 50,00
Commendments
Postal address:
Turistièka zajednica Klostar Ivaniæ
FOR THE HAIKU CONTEST
Trg Sv. Ivana 6
10316 Klostar Ivaniæ, Croatia
e-mail: djurdjica.vukelic-rozic@zg.htnet.hr (Subject: For the contest)
Sunday, March 20, 2005
CALL FOR HAIKU ENTRIES: The 8th Annual Suruga Baika Literary Festival
The 8th Annual Suruga Baika Literary Festival
CALL FOR HAIKU ENTRIES
Three haiku from each writer. Additional haiku may be submitted but must be sent separately with required information and entry fee (if required). Prizes will be awarded as follows-
Prize of Excellence- Baika Literary Prize
Senior Division (college age and up):
Two winners will receive the Baika Literary Prize Certificate,commemorative goods and copy of the published book containing all winning haiku...
Junior Division:
Two prizes- same as above.
In addition, Awards of Merit will be given to ten people in each category. Each person will receive a certificate of merit as well as memorial goods.
SUBMITION
Send all previously unpublished Haiku to Daichuji Temple. (Limit 3 Haiku per person)
The deadline is September 30, 2005.
Send by e-mail to:
E-Mail ： baika@daichuji.com
URL ： http://www.daichuji.com/
Send by fax to:
International entries-81-55-925-8778
Domestic entries- 055-925-8778
By mail to:
Daichuji Temple Baika Office
457 Naka-Sawada Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
JAPAN 410-0006
All entries must include the following information:
1) Full name, address and phone number
2) Date of birth
3) Occupation
4) Haiku group affiliations, if any.
5) Nationality
Entries sent be mail must be typed on B4 size paper.
Entries from within Japan must be accompanied by a 2,000 yen entry fee. International entries are not required to submit an entry fee.
All publishing rights for prize winning entries revert to Daichuji Temple. Received works will not be returned unless a self-addressed stamp envelope with sufficient postage is also sent.
Additional categories in Japanese include Modern Poetry, Haiku, and Waka. Information in Japanese is available by contacted Daichuji Temple Baika Office.
All award winners will be notified by early February2006.
AWARD CEREMONY:
To be held at Daichuji Temple on February 11, 2006.
Winners unable to attend will receive their awards by mail.
FROM: http://www008.upp.so-net.ne.jp/mackie/baika/6th/7thentry_e.html
CALL FOR HAIKU ENTRIES
Three haiku from each writer. Additional haiku may be submitted but must be sent separately with required information and entry fee (if required). Prizes will be awarded as follows-
Prize of Excellence- Baika Literary Prize
Senior Division (college age and up):
Two winners will receive the Baika Literary Prize Certificate,commemorative goods and copy of the published book containing all winning haiku...
Junior Division:
Two prizes- same as above.
In addition, Awards of Merit will be given to ten people in each category. Each person will receive a certificate of merit as well as memorial goods.
SUBMITION
Send all previously unpublished Haiku to Daichuji Temple. (Limit 3 Haiku per person)
The deadline is September 30, 2005.
Send by e-mail to:
E-Mail ： baika@daichuji.com
URL ： http://www.daichuji.com/
Send by fax to:
International entries-81-55-925-8778
Domestic entries- 055-925-8778
By mail to:
Daichuji Temple Baika Office
457 Naka-Sawada Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
JAPAN 410-0006
All entries must include the following information:
1) Full name, address and phone number
2) Date of birth
3) Occupation
4) Haiku group affiliations, if any.
5) Nationality
Entries sent be mail must be typed on B4 size paper.
Entries from within Japan must be accompanied by a 2,000 yen entry fee. International entries are not required to submit an entry fee.
All publishing rights for prize winning entries revert to Daichuji Temple. Received works will not be returned unless a self-addressed stamp envelope with sufficient postage is also sent.
Additional categories in Japanese include Modern Poetry, Haiku, and Waka. Information in Japanese is available by contacted Daichuji Temple Baika Office.
All award winners will be notified by early February2006.
AWARD CEREMONY:
To be held at Daichuji Temple on February 11, 2006.
Winners unable to attend will receive their awards by mail.
FROM: http://www008.upp.so-net.ne.jp/mackie/baika/6th/7thentry_e.html
Thursday, March 17, 2005
CALL FOR SUBMISSION FOR TANKA
Call for Submissions to RIBBONS, Tanka Society of America Journal:
Please send your premium unpublished original tanka (3 at a time only with
the subject heading RIBBONS SUBMISSIONS) to me at anya@mind.net or by post
to:
an'ya, TSA Journal & Newsletter Editor
P.O. Box 102
Crescent, Oregon
97733 USA
The TSA's submission deadline is in-hand no later than May 1 , 2005 for
inclusion in our June 2005 issue. Submissions are open to all members of the
TSA and non-members as well. Please help us pass the word to the whole tanka
commuity. Only tanka selected for publication will be notified by June 5,
2005-and no other notifications will be sent, so your tanka are
automatically freed up after this date to submit elsewhere.
All prior copyrights are retained by contributors, and full rights revert
back upon publication in the TSA Journal. Neither the Tanka Society of
America, the TSA Officers, nor its Editor assume responsibility for views of
contributors (including: TSA Officers) whose work is printed in RIBBONS,
research errors, copyright infringements, or any failure to make use of
proper acknowledgements.
Tanka must not be under consideration elsewhere, submitted to any contest,
nor previously puvblished anywhere at anytime, including online. However,
any tanka posted to online workshop lists are permissible.
The TSA is seeking fresh material of the highest tanka standard to present
to our readers, and the number of actual accepted submissions published in
each issue will be limited at this point in time.
Any tanka with a sensibility that distinguishes the form will be considered.
Therefore we welcome different syllable counts, varyng individual styles and
techniques, plus we're open as well to diverse yet appropriate subject
material. Thank you-an'ya, TSA Journal Editor
Note: for TSA members only, the above-mentioned submissions are separate
from your Tanka Cafe submissions which should still be sent directly to
Tanka Cafe Editor, Michael McClintock either by email at
MchlMcClintock@aol.com with the subject heading "TSA Tanka" or by post to:
Michael McClintock, TSA President
807 Prospet Aenue, Suite 102
Pasadena, CA
91030-2448 USA
The next tanka theme is "Portraits," in-hand by May 1, 2005.
Please also feel free (everyone) to send me (an'ya) any current
tanka-related events and other pertinent news to the above email or postal
address. In addition, RI BBONS, TSA Journal is seeking your scholarly and
intellectually indepth articles for publication. Thanks once again and hope
to hear from all of you.-an'ya, TSA Journal & Newsletter Editor
Please send your premium unpublished original tanka (3 at a time only with
the subject heading RIBBONS SUBMISSIONS) to me at anya@mind.net or by post
to:
an'ya, TSA Journal & Newsletter Editor
P.O. Box 102
Crescent, Oregon
97733 USA
The TSA's submission deadline is in-hand no later than May 1 , 2005 for
inclusion in our June 2005 issue. Submissions are open to all members of the
TSA and non-members as well. Please help us pass the word to the whole tanka
commuity. Only tanka selected for publication will be notified by June 5,
2005-and no other notifications will be sent, so your tanka are
automatically freed up after this date to submit elsewhere.
All prior copyrights are retained by contributors, and full rights revert
back upon publication in the TSA Journal. Neither the Tanka Society of
America, the TSA Officers, nor its Editor assume responsibility for views of
contributors (including: TSA Officers) whose work is printed in RIBBONS,
research errors, copyright infringements, or any failure to make use of
proper acknowledgements.
Tanka must not be under consideration elsewhere, submitted to any contest,
nor previously puvblished anywhere at anytime, including online. However,
any tanka posted to online workshop lists are permissible.
The TSA is seeking fresh material of the highest tanka standard to present
to our readers, and the number of actual accepted submissions published in
each issue will be limited at this point in time.
Any tanka with a sensibility that distinguishes the form will be considered.
Therefore we welcome different syllable counts, varyng individual styles and
techniques, plus we're open as well to diverse yet appropriate subject
material. Thank you-an'ya, TSA Journal Editor
Note: for TSA members only, the above-mentioned submissions are separate
from your Tanka Cafe submissions which should still be sent directly to
Tanka Cafe Editor, Michael McClintock either by email at
MchlMcClintock@aol.com with the subject heading "TSA Tanka" or by post to:
Michael McClintock, TSA President
807 Prospet Aenue, Suite 102
Pasadena, CA
91030-2448 USA
The next tanka theme is "Portraits," in-hand by May 1, 2005.
Please also feel free (everyone) to send me (an'ya) any current
tanka-related events and other pertinent news to the above email or postal
address. In addition, RI BBONS, TSA Journal is seeking your scholarly and
intellectually indepth articles for publication. Thanks once again and hope
to hear from all of you.-an'ya, TSA Journal & Newsletter Editor
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
HAIKU : Maya birds
Based on the masters' haiku :
> towards the sun's path
> hollyhock flowers turning
> in the seasonal rain
>
> matsuo basho, japanese
> Po Chu-i, chinese
>
> sparse rain sprinkles garden trees , then
> a clearing, lovely, lights a patch of leaves...
on acacia tree boughs
the maya birds perch
to a chirp-beat
Angelo Ancheta
> towards the sun's path
> hollyhock flowers turning
> in the seasonal rain
>
> matsuo basho, japanese
> Po Chu-i, chinese
>
> sparse rain sprinkles garden trees , then
> a clearing, lovely, lights a patch of leaves...
on acacia tree boughs
the maya birds perch
to a chirp-beat
Angelo Ancheta
Friday, March 04, 2005
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
The Second International Haiku Contest: Klostar Ivanic 2005, Croatia
The Second International Haiku Contest: Klostar Ivanic 2005, Croatia
organized by Tourist Community of Klostar Ivanic and haiku poets of the region
Haiku in English only.
Deadline: In hand - April 4, 2005
Free of charge.
Open to all contestants must be 12 years of age or older.
Send only unpublished haiku.
Theme: any theme is welcome, but remember Nature and man as a part of it
Judges: Vladimir Devid , Ruzica Mokos and Vida Pust Skrgulja
Haiku may be sent by e-mail or by post. Please send five haiku with your name, address, telephone number, profession, age.organized by Tourist Community of Klostar Ivanic and haiku poets of the region
Haiku in English only.
Deadline: In hand - April 4, 2005
Free of charge.
Open to all contestants must be 12 years of age or older.
Send only unpublished haiku.
Theme: any theme is welcome, but remember Nature and man as a part of it
Judges: Vladimir Devid , Ruzica Mokos and Vida Pust Skrgulja
Results will be on the Internet in October, 2005.
For information about results by snail-mail, please enclose envelope with
your address and 1 International Postal Coupon.
Prizes:
| First Prize: | USD 80,00 |
| Second Prize: | USD 60,00 |
| Third Prize: | USD 50,00 |
Commendments
Postal address:
Turisticka zajednica Klostar Ivanic
FOR THE HAIKU CONTEST
Trg Sv. Ivana 6
10316 Klostar Ivanic, Croatia
e-mail: djurdjica.vukelic-rozic@zg.htnet.hr (Subject: For the contest)
The Result of the First International Haiku Contest Klostar Ivanic 2004, Croatia
Monday, February 28, 2005
Friday, February 25, 2005
9th annual Mainichi Haiku Contest!
Invitation
to the 9th annual Mainichi Haiku Contest!
-
The Mainichi Newspapers is inviting participation in the 9th Annual Mainichi Haiku Contest.
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One key word of the 21st century is the "environment" that people share with nature. Haiku that are in line with nature are now the most seasonal type of verse.
We look forward to receiving original Japanese, English or French entries that will help add a touch of inspiration to the world of haiku.
Judges for the contest are haiku experts Akito Arima, Akira Omine, Namiko Ogawa, Yuko Kagiwada, Nobuko Katsura, Tota Kaneko, Momoko Kuroda, Toru Haga, Kai Hasegawa, Naoto Hirose, Tetsunosuke Matsuzaki and Toge Morita.
Toru Haga, an internationally renowned expert on comparative literature, will judge international section entries.
Participants will compete for prizes in three sections -- general, children(those of junior high school age and under), and international (for haiku composed in English or French).
Applications are easy and can be posted or made over the Internet. For the blind, applications can also be submitted in Braille.
Entries must be original haiku and must not have been published or submitted anywhere else. Double submissions will not be accepted. The release and publishing copyrights of any of the entries that are published in subsequent haiku collections will remain with the Mainichi Newspapers.
Those taking part in the international division can submit a maximum of two haiku and it costs nothing to apply. --international and children's entries and entries in Braille are free.
Together with your haiku, please include your name, age, address, telephone number, and the name of any haiku organization to which you belong with your entry. Also indicate which section you are applying for.
To apply over the Internet, simply fill out the entry form.
Please use the provided online form to submit entries. E-mails sent directly to the Mainichi Haiku Contest Office will not be accepted.
The overall winner will take home the grand prize of 500,000 yen, while the runner-up will receive 300,000 yen. Two other prizes of 100,000 yen will be awarded for distinguished compositions in the general section.
Certificates of merit and mementos will be awarded for haiku in international, children's, organization, and school categories.
Results for the winners of the international section will be announced on the Mainichi Daily News Web site in June 2004. Other winners will be announced in the Mainichi Shimbun and Mainichi haiku publications, in June 2004.
The deadline for entries by e-mail is March 25, 2005
About the general section
Entries in the general section cost 2,000 yen for each pair of haiku. Money for general section entries should be sent by postal transfer to the Mainichi Haiku Taisho Jimukyoku (Mainichi haiku contest head office), account No. 00140-0-404438.
For questions, please e-mail the organizers : miki.n@mbx.mainichi.co.jp
Supporters
Among the supporters of the contest are the Modern Haiku Association, the Association of Haiku Poets, the Association of Japanese Classical Haiku, the Japan Children's Haiku Association, the Haiku International Association, the National Committee for the Welfare of the Blind in Japan, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
FROM: http://mainichi-shuppan.com/taisyou/index-e.html
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Thursday, February 17, 2005
SP QUILL QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
To those interested, the SP Quill Quarterly Magazine will be taking haiku, senryu, tanka, cinquiain, and haiga submissions until February 28th for our special Spring 2005 issue. If you are interested, please stop by and submit.
Submission rules:
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/magazine/submissions.html
Online submission:
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/magazine/comments.html
Marie Summers
marie@shadowpoetry.com
Shadow Poetry
Shadows Ink Publications
SP Quill Quarterly Magazine
Submission rules:
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/magazine/submissions.html
Online submission:
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/magazine/comments.html
Marie Summers
marie@shadowpoetry.com
Shadow Poetry
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HAIBUN : bus bombing
moonlight
covers hapless passengers --
terrorists' attack
My co-passenger's mobile phone rings and breaks in the news: "Please avoid Ayala as there's heavy traffic jam. A public bus has been bombed near Ayala MRT station. Please pass on and be careful". I worry about my sister who is working in a bank just a few meters away from the scene. She must be in panic right now. My forehead turns clammy and I begin to sweat in the cold of the air-conditioned van. A newsbreak cuts off the music played on the van's radio. "At least three people were killed and several wounded in the latest bombing of a bus which hit two more buses. The blast was heard by nearby hotels, malls, banks and establishments in the vicinity..."
covers hapless passengers --
terrorists' attack
My co-passenger's mobile phone rings and breaks in the news: "Please avoid Ayala as there's heavy traffic jam. A public bus has been bombed near Ayala MRT station. Please pass on and be careful". I worry about my sister who is working in a bank just a few meters away from the scene. She must be in panic right now. My forehead turns clammy and I begin to sweat in the cold of the air-conditioned van. A newsbreak cuts off the music played on the van's radio. "At least three people were killed and several wounded in the latest bombing of a bus which hit two more buses. The blast was heard by nearby hotels, malls, banks and establishments in the vicinity..."
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
SENRYU : Bombings
1
terrorists' night --
the full moon
is bleeding
2
Valentine night's bombing---
the malls' sniffing dogs
remain sleeping
3.
on a Valentine's date,
an unopened champagne bottle
exploded
terrorists' night --
the full moon
is bleeding
2
Valentine night's bombing---
the malls' sniffing dogs
remain sleeping
3.
on a Valentine's date,
an unopened champagne bottle
exploded
Friday, February 11, 2005
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
TANKA SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The Tanka Society of America invites you to consider the benefits of being a TSA member. We hope you will give serious consideration to joining the growing worldwide membership.
TSA offers an excellent quarterly, with some exciting changes that are due in March 2005. It is filled with varied and thought-provoking articles, information on contests and periodicals, opportunities to participate with original poetry, and book reviews. Poet and Poem features tanka poets writing about themselves and their work.
The annual TSA Tanka Contest is a main event, judged by a different well-known tanka poet each year.
The TSA Tanka Anthology is printed annually, publishing tanka from all members.
Tanka Cafe, featured in each Newsletter, awards an honorarium for a favorite tanka.It is a participatory event; the selections are made by the TSA members.
We hope that you will explore the following website for more information:
Tanka Society of America site
If there is any way in which I can help please get in touch.
Kirsty Karkow, TSA Secretary
TSA offers an excellent quarterly, with some exciting changes that are due in March 2005. It is filled with varied and thought-provoking articles, information on contests and periodicals, opportunities to participate with original poetry, and book reviews. Poet and Poem features tanka poets writing about themselves and their work.
The annual TSA Tanka Contest is a main event, judged by a different well-known tanka poet each year.
The TSA Tanka Anthology is printed annually, publishing tanka from all members.
Tanka Cafe, featured in each Newsletter, awards an honorarium for a favorite tanka.It is a participatory event; the selections are made by the TSA members.
We hope that you will explore the following website for more information:
Tanka Society of America site
If there is any way in which I can help please get in touch.
Kirsty Karkow, TSA Secretary
Monday, February 07, 2005
Saturday, February 05, 2005
CONTEMPORARY HAIBUN CONTEST
Editors Jim Kacian, Bruce Ross and Ken Jones are calling for haibun submissions for the new online quarterly journal Contemporary Haibun Online [CHO].
http://www.poetrylives.com/CHO/
The first inaugural issue will be released on April 15, 2005 and the submission deadline is March 15.
All submissions will be blind reviewed [author's names removed] and will be either accepted, accepted subject to revision, or rejected. All submissions, whether accepted or rejected, will receive comments from the editors.
In addition, CHO will offer a 'learning column' in which a number of submissions will be shown as:
1. First draft
2. Editors critiques
3. Second drafts
CHO will also offer articles on the contemporary English haibun form and invites submission of articles for consideration.
CHO is associated the print journal Contemporary Haibun and may also publish haibun that are accepted for CHO in Contemporary Haibun.
To submit a haibun for thus first inaugural issue, visit the submission guidelines page:
http://www.poetrylives.com/CHO/pages_main/submissions.html
http://www.poetrylives.com/CHO/
The first inaugural issue will be released on April 15, 2005 and the submission deadline is March 15.
All submissions will be blind reviewed [author's names removed] and will be either accepted, accepted subject to revision, or rejected. All submissions, whether accepted or rejected, will receive comments from the editors.
In addition, CHO will offer a 'learning column' in which a number of submissions will be shown as:
1. First draft
2. Editors critiques
3. Second drafts
CHO will also offer articles on the contemporary English haibun form and invites submission of articles for consideration.
CHO is associated the print journal Contemporary Haibun and may also publish haibun that are accepted for CHO in Contemporary Haibun.
To submit a haibun for thus first inaugural issue, visit the submission guidelines page:
http://www.poetrylives.com/CHO/pages_main/submissions.html
TANKA Competition : SnapShot Press UK
The Snapshot Press Collection Competition was established in 1998 and is now an annual event, alternating between tanka and haiku.
It provides a rare and equal opportunity for authors to have a collection published in a professional manner, regardless of reputation and publishing history.
The 2003 winning tanka collection, Growing Late by Tom Clausen, will be published by Snapshot Press in 2005. The previous tanka winner, Cherie Hunter Day's Early Indigo (Snapshot Press, 2000), went on to receive a Merit Book Award from the Haiku Society of America. Numerous other collections have also been published to critical acclaim as a result of entry into this contest.
TANKA - Chat room
1.
sixty minutes
been waiting
in the chat room
my cursor blinks -
i'm still online
2.
sixty minutes
of waiting for an answer --
on the chat window
a blinking cursor
and static pixels
sixty minutes
been waiting
in the chat room
my cursor blinks -
i'm still online
2.
sixty minutes
of waiting for an answer --
on the chat window
a blinking cursor
and static pixels
TANKA - Chat room
1.
sixty minutes
been waiting
in the chat room
my cursor blinks -
i'm still online
2.
sixty minutes
of waiting for an answer --
on the chat window
a blinking cursor
and static pixels
sixty minutes
been waiting
in the chat room
my cursor blinks -
i'm still online
2.
sixty minutes
of waiting for an answer --
on the chat window
a blinking cursor
and static pixels
Friday, February 04, 2005
Thursday, February 03, 2005
TANKA
1.
somewhere
this ant trail
begins and ends
a chicken cackling
in a square dance
2.
my reflection
this morning in a
hundred dewdrops
a grasshopper wiping
its wet feet
3.
somewhere
this ant trail
begins and ends
twin sisters
dance the tinikling
i know
she's been waiting
somewhere
this ant trail
begins and ends
4.
in a bucket
of fishes and ice
mother's reflection
a reminder
of her favorite dish
5.
as i recycle leaves
for compost
falling
on dry ground
raindrops
6.
in between
classes i smell
mother's scent
a pail of fresh
fish in memory
7.
sixty minutes
of waiting for an answer
on the chat window
a blinking cursor
and static pixels
8.
sixty minutes
been waiting
in the chatroom
the cursor blinks --
i'm still online
somewhere
this ant trail
begins and ends
a chicken cackling
in a square dance
2.
my reflection
this morning in a
hundred dewdrops
a grasshopper wiping
its wet feet
3.
somewhere
this ant trail
begins and ends
twin sisters
dance the tinikling
i know
she's been waiting
somewhere
this ant trail
begins and ends
4.
in a bucket
of fishes and ice
mother's reflection
a reminder
of her favorite dish
5.
as i recycle leaves
for compost
falling
on dry ground
raindrops
6.
in between
classes i smell
mother's scent
a pail of fresh
fish in memory
7.
sixty minutes
of waiting for an answer
on the chat window
a blinking cursor
and static pixels
8.
sixty minutes
been waiting
in the chatroom
the cursor blinks --
i'm still online
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
SPIRITUAL HAIKU
moon clouds
Gabriel breaks through
an expectant virgin
sun setting
an angel flies
rings the churchbell
Gabriel breaks through
an expectant virgin
sun setting
an angel flies
rings the churchbell
Moon Haiku
zazen
full moon
on water
crescent moon
cradling the stars
a gentle lady
full moon
alone in the lake
a swan staring
mooncake
ah, the aroma
of new year
the song
of crickets
moonlight sonata
(c) angelo ancheta
full moon
on water
crescent moon
cradling the stars
a gentle lady
full moon
alone in the lake
a swan staring
mooncake
ah, the aroma
of new year
the song
of crickets
moonlight sonata
(c) angelo ancheta
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