THE RESULTS OF THE 10th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU/SENRYU CONTEST
THE RESULTS OF THE 10th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU/SENRYU CONTEST ON THE THEME OF THE GOURDS, 2023
Judged by Krzysztof Kokot
First place: Grey Coyote, Canada
edo period
break on the tokaido
water from a gourd
Second place: Bette Hopper, Texas USA
gourds –
so much life
after death
Third place: Zoran Doderović, Novi Sad, Serbia
pumpkin seeds
drying on the porch
old newspaper news
TEN HONORABLE MENTIONS PRESENTED IN RANDOM ORDER:
Ron C. Moss, Tasmania, Australia
distant gunfire –
unpicked gourds hang
on withered vines
Dennys Cambarau, Sardinia, Italy
hollow gourd –
all the oppressive weight
of the butterfly
SRINI, India
winter dusk
a child offers her sweater
to the pumpkin scarecrow
Tony Williams, Scotland, UK
zucchini
it started
with a kiss
Vilma Knežević, Croatia
ripened squash
leaning on a cherry tree
fall arrived
Marie Derley, Belgium
three months of marriage
in the garden the gourd seeds
will soon germinate
Julie Schwerin, Wisconsin, USA
the grief
she tries to bury
pumpkin seeds
Stoianka Boianova, Bulgaria
birthday party
the melon cake
runs out the fastest
Mircea Moldovan, România
plain village
when smell of melons
when smell by dung
Debbie Strange, Canada
first school day
the coiling tendrils
of loofah
Congratulations to all authors and thank you for taking a part in our competition.
Our gratitude to Mr. Krzysztof Kokot for his judging the contest.
The Haiku Association „Three Rivers“, town of Ivanić-Grad, the Zagreb County, Croatia…
THE RESULTS OF A LITTLE IRIS HAIKU CONTEST
A Little Haiku Contest by the Croatian Haiku Magazine IRIS
“Oil Haiku and Senryu Contest in English”
THEME: Crude Oil, 2023
Judged by David McMurray
David McMurray’s Judging Comments for the “Oil Haiku and Senryu Contest in English”
Over 100 participants from 22 countries participated in the “Oil Haiku and Senryu Contest in English” for the Haiku Association Three Rivers and the Little Iris Haiku Contest. Contacting me from Ivanić-Grad, Djurdja Vukelic Rozic suggested the intriguing theme of “crude oil.” I was generously allowed to select three winning haiku, three winning senryu, and have a free hand in making ten honorary mentions from a numbered list of submitted haiku and senryu – neither identified by names nor addresses.
Many haiku associations, including the Haiku Foundation kindly encouraged their members to enter this contest and enjoy the “oil” prompt, noting it would be fun, interesting and lead haikuists to write about a topic they may not have tackled before. Julie Bloss Kelsey mentioned, the “A Little Iris Haiku Contest held recently with the theme of ‘crude oil.’ was not a topic about which I ever envisioned writing haiku!”
Crude oil affects our everyday lives–many of us use the energy source to keep warm and to generate electricity to power the lighting we use to read haiku books long into the night. Even master poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) relied on oil to write hokku, here’s one about his reading lamp (Japanese Haiku, Peter Pauper Press, 1956).
No oil to read by…
I am off to bed but ah!…
My moonlit pillow
In modern times, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in 2011 to Tomas Transtromer, a member of the Swedish Haiku Society who wrote this haiku in his book, “The Sorrow Gondola.”
The orchid flowers.
Oil-tankers are gliding past.
The moon is full.
Most recently, the Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo also ran a regular column on December 2, 2022 of the Asahi Haikuist Network containing many haiku composed about oil, including this open-ended one by Kiyoshi Fukuzawa (https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14780408)
Camels marching…
alongside the pipeline
no one knows where to!
Selected Winners of the “Oil Haiku and Senryu Contest in English”
Haiku Grand Prix
pumpjack moon
the flow
of midnight
Edward Cody Huddleston, USA
Haiku Excellence
oil field–
a steel dinosaur pulls
itself from the earth
Julie Bloss Kelsey, Germantown, Maryland, USA
Haiku Choice
under the …
10th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU/SENRYU CONTEST ON THE THEME OF GOURDS
10th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU/SENRYU CONTEST ON THE THEME OF GOURDS
Organized by the Haiku Association “Three Rivers”, the Pumpkin Festival and the Tourist Board of
the town of Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
Open to all poets worldwide, all ages and nationalities.
Deadline: May 31, 2023.
The theme: The Cucurbits ̶ gourd, pumpkin, squash, cucumber, melon, calabash, zucchini, melon, loofa The Cucurbitaceae consist of 98 proposed genera with 975 species!
All rights remain with the poets. Printable certificates will be emailed to winners and authors with honorable mentioned works.
Please send six original and unpublished haiku/senryu in English to the coordinator D. V. Rozic
e-mail: dvrozic@gmail.com
SUBJECT: Pumpkin Haiku/Senryu Contest.
The results will be published at www.tri-rijeke-haiku.hr during October 2023, and in IRIS International haiku magazine No 9/2022. All winning authors will be advised by e-mail.
Haiku Association “Three Rivers”, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
The President:
Stjepan Rožić
Ivanić-Grad, Croatia, March 1, 2023. …
IRIS International No.8
IRIS International
Internetski časopis za haiku poeziju i srodne izričaje
Udruge „Tri rijeke“ HPOI, Ivanić-Grad
Web magazine for haiku and related genres of the
Haiku Association “Three Rivers“, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
Izlazi jednom godišnje / Published once a year, Godište 7, svezak 7, 2021. /
Year 7th, No. 7, 2021
Izdavač: Udruga „Tri rijeke“ HPOI, Ivanić-Grad
Published by the Haiku Association „Three Rivers“, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
Urednički savjet / Editorial advisors: Stjepan Rožić, Antun Mikleš, Jasminka
Predojević
Uredništvo / Editorial Board: Miroslav Vurdelja, Nina Kovačić, Dejan Pavlinović,
Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan, Goran Gatalica, Sanela Pliško
Glavna i odgovorna urednica / Editor-in-chief: Đurđa Vukelić Rožić
Lektura hrvatskoga teksta / Croatian sub-editing: Ružica Marušić-Vasilić
Korektura i lektura / Correctons: Ivana Cerinski
Lektura prijevoda na engleski jezik / English sub-editing: Elizabeth Harrison-Paj
Fotografija na naslovnici / Photo on the cover: Sanja Srbljinović-Čuček
Adresa uredništva / Editorial address: Kolodvorska 44, 10310 Ivanić-Grad
Tel./Phone: +385 (1) 2882 716, E-mail: dvrozic@gmail.com
Grafička priprema / Prepress: Antun Mikleš
ISSN 1849-8639
Cilj časopisa jest prezentirati haiku i japansku kulturu hrvatskom čitateljstvu, a hrvatske autore predstaviti u svijetu. Haiku se prevodi redakcijski, a ostali tekstovi po izboru. Časopis ne isplaćuje honorare za bilo kakav oblik suradnje. Rukopisi se ne vraćaju. Izlaženje Irisa potpomažu Grad Ivanić-Grad i Zagrebačka županija. Pogledi, mišljenja i stavovi izneseni ovdje u člancima, kolumnama i komentarima isključivo su autorovi i ne moraju nužno predstavljati stav Glavne i odgovorne urednice, Uredništva i/ili izdavača. Sva prava zadržavaju autori.
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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!…
9th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU/SENRYU CONTEST ON THE THEME OF GOURDS, 2022
9th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU/SENRYU CONTEST ON THE THEME OF GOURDS, 2022
The Haiku Association Three Rivers
The Pumpkin Festival
The Tourist Board of Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
AN INTERNATIONAL HAIKU/SENRYU COMPETITION IN ENGLISH
For all poets, all ages and nationalities
Deadline: May 31, 2022.
The theme: The Cucurbits ̶ gourd, pumpkin, squash, cucumber, melon, calabash, zuchini, melon, loofa … The Cucurbitaceae consist of 98 proposed genera with 975 species!
Adjucator: an’ya, USA
The contest is open to everyone worldwide and free of charge; all rights remain with the poets. Printable certificates will be emailed to winners and authors with honorable mentioned works.
Please send six original and unpublished haiku/senryu in English to the coordinator D. V. Rozic
e-mail: dvrozic@gmail.com SUBJECT: Pumpkin Haiku/Senryu Contest.
The results will be published at www.tri-rijeke-haiku.hr during October 2020, and in IRIS International haiku magazine No 8/2022. All winning authors will be advised by e-mail.
Haiku Association Three Rivers, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
The President
Stjepan Rožić
Ivanić-Grad, March 1, 2022. …
Judging Report – A Little Iris Haiku Contest, Croatia 2021
Judging Report – A Little Iris Haiku Contest, Croatia 2021
By Debbie Strange
Theme: Book and Reading
My thanks to Djurdja Rozic for inviting me to adjudicate this contest, and to the entrants who entrusted me with their work. Congratulations to the winners! It was an honour to read the entries for this challenge, and even if your haiku was not chosen, it does not mean it was without merit. Judging choices are subjective, so please don’t be discouraged from submitting your poems elsewhere. You just might be the next winner!
I keep the following quote in mind when I submit my own work for consideration:
“What has praise and fame to do with poetry?” —Virginia Woolf
I think we writers have an ingrained love of reading that has likely been present since our childhoods. Who cannot remember the pleasure of learning to read their first book, the delight in practicing their first letters, or the joy in penning their first poem? Literacy gives us access to all the knowledge this world has to offer, and it is a privilege not to be squandered. We all understand that words have the power to hurt or to heal, and they must be wielded with care.
Themed contests present unique opportunities for writers to venture beyond straightforward interpretations of the subject matter. Thinking outside the box is vital in order to lift one’s haiku out of the ordinary realm, into the extraordinary. The competition is fierce when all of the contestants are on the same page, so to speak!
First Place: Taylor Jo Kelly, United Kingdom
dark forest
a young girl lost
in chapter two
I was drawn to this haiku from the first reading. A cinematic natural scene is set in the first line, or so we might think. The second line seems to reinforce the idea of a young girl’s misadventure. In the final line, we are treated to a charming surprise, and a feeling of joy. How wondrous that feeling of being “lost” in a book! I commend the multiple uses of ambiguity in this poem. Is the girl reading her book in an actual forest, or is it simply the chapter’s backdrop? Pivot lines in haiku are intriguing and rather rare, and the adept use of the zoom-in technique lifted this finely crafted poem into “something other” for me.
Second Place: Alan Peat, United Kingdom
drifting …
IRIS International No.7
IRIS International
Internetski časopis za haiku poeziju i srodne izričaje
Udruge „Tri rijeke“ HPOI, Ivanić-Grad
Web magazine for haiku and related genres of the
Haiku Association “Three Rivers“, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
Izlazi jednom godišnje / Published once a year, Godište 7, svezak 7, 2021. /
Year 7th, No. 7, 2021
Izdavač: Udruga „Tri rijeke“ HPOI, Ivanić-Grad
Published by the Haiku Association „Three Rivers“, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
Urednički savjet / Editorial advisors: Stjepan Rožić, Antun Mikleš, Jasminka
Predojević
Uredništvo / Editorial Board: Miroslav Vurdelja, Nina Kovačić, Dejan Pavlinović,
Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan, Goran Gatalica, Sanela Pliško
Glavna i odgovorna urednica / Editor-in-chief: Đurđa Vukelić Rožić
Lektura hrvatskoga teksta / Croatian sub-editing: Ružica Marušić-Vasilić
Korektura i lektura / Correctons: Ivana Cerinski
Lektura prijevoda na engleski jezik / English sub-editing: Elizabeth Harrison-Paj
Fotografija na naslovnici / Photo on the cover: Sanja Srbljinović-Čuček
Adresa uredništva / Editorial address: Kolodvorska 44, 10310 Ivanić-Grad
Tel./Phone: +385 (1) 2882 716, E-mail: dvrozic@gmail.com
Grafička priprema / Prepress: Antun Mikleš
ISSN 1849-8639
Our goal is to present haiku and the Japanese culture to the Croatian readers and
introduce Croatian haiku to the world. If not submitted in English, only haiku
will be translated by the editorial team while other texts optionally. IRIS does not
pay any fee for any form of cooperation. Submissions will not be returned to the
authors. IRIS and IRIS International are sponsored by the City of Ivanić-Grad and
the Zagreb County. Views, thoughts and opinions expressed in the articles, columns
and commentaries herein are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect the opinion of the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board and/or the Publisher.
Copyright Iris International Haiku Magazine, 2021. All rights revert to the authors
upon publication.…
The country of Croatia shown by Haiga from Croatian authors
Every week we present one haiga by a Croatian author/authors. You are welcome to send three of your unpublished photo-haiga, size 2000 pixels on the longer side of your photograph to the Editor: dvrozic@gmail.com
On your haiga please note the name of the author/authors. Please write the Haiku in Croatian and in your e-mail message you may give the Editor its version in English. Also, in several sentences please let us know how this particular haiga was created.
About haiga
A photo-haiga consists of two art forms, haiku and a photograph. It is important for your haiku not to describe the photograph, nor should it create any misunderstanding. Haiku and the photograph should complement each other and depict an atmosphere of sincerity, buoyancy and depth, creating a piece of art which is more valuable than each separate expression. You need to explore reality and move away from the expected poetical clichés. Be original.
In the spirit of sume-e painting, let your haiku and photography be free of any redundancy. Empty space is important. Explore and take several photographs of the item of your interest until you achieve something especially good. Let your choice of photograph speak of poetry. Take care about choosing the font with which you will write the haiku concerning your photograph. Try several different fonts until you have no obtrusive connection of the letters (shape, colour and size) with the photograph and mood of your art work.
In your haiku do not be a slave to the form of 5-7-5 syllables at the expense of the literary quality of the poem, avoid adjectives. Remember, kigo impersonates the transience of everything and denotes constant changes of everything alive. Only one kigo is allowed in your haiku. Be short and clear, use simple words understandable to each average educated reader. Unfamiliar words may be wrongly interpreted and draw the attention away from such a short poem. While your reader looks up a word in a dictionary, your haiku has lost his/her attention. Remember, haiku is complementary with our rushed, everyday lives. It is clear and short and may be read on sight. It of course hides a story to be thought about.
Try to connect your poem with the photograph in the best possible way. Create several haiga and edit them until you attain the best results. Take care about the main postulates in fine arts. Lay …