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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!