THE RESULTS of the 9th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU/SENRYU CONTEST
THE RESULTS
of the 9th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU/SENRYU CONTEST ON THE THEME OF GOURDS, 2022
organized by the Haiku Association „Three Rivers“and the Pumpkin Festival
Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
The International Haiku Contest in English, the theme of the gourds, counted up to 512 haiku/senryu by 105 author from 25 countries: Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brasil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, UK, USA.
The contest was judged by an’ya
FIRST PLACE OVERALL
Ernesto P. Santiago, Philippines
pumpkin faces lica buča
the child's emotions dječji osjećaji
started to shout počinju vrištati
SECOND PLACE OVERALL
Susan Burch, USA
getting the scoop ekskluzivna vijest
at the family reunion na obiteljskom druženju
juicy melon balls sočne kugle lubenice
THIRD PLACE OVERALL
Taylor Jo Kelly, United Kingdom
balafon balafon
I watch the smile promatram kako osmijeh
flood her face preplavljuje njeno lice
FIRST HONORABLE MENTION
Cristina-Valeria Apetrei, Romania
waning moon mjesec u opadanju
our cantaloupe disappears naša dinja nestaje
slice by slice krišku po krišku
SECOND HONORABLE MENTION
Gordana Vlašić, Croatia
outstretched arms ̶ raširene ruke ̶
the scarecrow awaits strašilo dočekuje
the pumpkin tendrils vitice buče
THIRD HONORABLE MENTION
Jessica Renee Dawson, Canada
ornamental gourds ukrasne tikvice
the centerpiece that was grown središnji ukras rastao je
in mother's garden u majčinom vrtu
Congratulations to all awarded authors and many thanks to an’ya for judging the contest!