HAIKU OF 17 SYLLABLES OR FEWER
Poetry Contest
HAIKU OF 17 SYLLABLES OR FEWER.
Capture an "aha" moment, with concrete images.
Refer to a season, either by name or inference.
2 grammatically-connected lines and 1 fragment.
Short/long/short format (by syllable count).
Present tense.
No end-rhymes.
No capitalization (except "I" and proper names).
Minimal punctuation.
Art is okay, but the poem should be clear without it.
(If you cover the art, does the poem still make sense?)
No author notes to explain what the poem means.
(Allow the reader the joy of discovery.)
Description line must say only "contest entry".
Haiku are not usually titled, except as follows:
haiku (first line of the poem).
These are MY rules for THIS contest.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 80.00 member dollars. There are only 2 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Monday, September 15, 2014.
