Traditional Haiku
Poetry Contest
IndianaIrish and I are sponsoring several contests concerning shorter Japanese poetic forms. This is the first of several contests.
Write one traditional haiku about nature using one or more of these themes: 1) jiko (direct mention of a season); 2) tenmon, (astronomical features); 3) chiri, (geographical features); 4) doubutsu, (fauna, or animal kingdom); and 5) shokubutsu (flora, or plant kingdom). Personification of nature is not permitted in these haiku.
The haiku, for the purposes of this contest, is to be three short non-rhyming lines, with the first and third lines being shorter than the middle line. Often times one thinks haiku must written in a 5/7/5 syllable format; however, this is not a requirement. All in all, haiku should not exceed 17 syllables; however, it can be, and is often less.
Haiku is written with two of its three lines being grammatically inter-connected that creates a concrete image in the mind of the reader. The third line is a satori, or the ah-ha moment of the poem. Capitalization and punctuation should be kept to a minimum and used only when critically necessary, as in using a proper noun.
The contest will be monitored to ensure entries are contest compliant.
Examples:
river rocks
worn smooth by rushing water
trout haven
(chiri, 3-7-3 format, by mountainwriter49)
winter sky displays
spectrum of shadows and light
night's epiphany
(tenmon, 5-7-5 format,by IndianaIrish)
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool of 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 Sunday, May 15, 2011.
Full Contest Listing
Write one traditional haiku about nature using one or more of these themes: 1) jiko (direct mention of a season); 2) tenmon, (astronomical features); 3) chiri, (geographical features); 4) doubutsu, (fauna, or animal kingdom); and 5) shokubutsu (flora, or plant kingdom). Personification of nature is not permitted in these haiku.
The haiku, for the purposes of this contest, is to be three short non-rhyming lines, with the first and third lines being shorter than the middle line. Often times one thinks haiku must written in a 5/7/5 syllable format; however, this is not a requirement. All in all, haiku should not exceed 17 syllables; however, it can be, and is often less.
Haiku is written with two of its three lines being grammatically inter-connected that creates a concrete image in the mind of the reader. The third line is a satori, or the ah-ha moment of the poem. Capitalization and punctuation should be kept to a minimum and used only when critically necessary, as in using a proper noun.
The contest will be monitored to ensure entries are contest compliant.
Examples:
river rocks
worn smooth by rushing water
trout haven
(chiri, 3-7-3 format, by mountainwriter49)
winter sky displays
spectrum of shadows and light
night's epiphany
(tenmon, 5-7-5 format,by IndianaIrish)
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool of 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 Sunday, May 15, 2011.
