HNA 2013 Haiku Contest Results
The Haiku North America contest results were announced at the Saturday night banquet. Contest chair, Don Baird, reports that we received almost 1500 haiku from over 150 poets! The contest judge was Garry Gay. Entries were free.
First Place - $150
camellia floating
in a white cup
snow on mount fuji
N. E. Taylor
in a white cup
snow on mount fuji
N. E. Taylor
Second Place - $100
windblown -
a dandelion
colonizes
Diana Jeong
a dandelion
colonizes
Diana Jeong
Third Place - $50
downtown
pointing the way
with her cigarette
Bill Kenney
pointing the way
with her cigarette
Bill Kenney
Honorable Mention
first snow...
the shape of a grandchild
beneath the quilt
Terri French
long night
a snow fort
of dreams
John Stevenson
moonless night
a cormorant fisherman
tightens the leash
Andre Surridge
hospice
a hint of spring
in his window box
Ernest J. Berry
butterfly garden
scraps of conversation
float by
Brad Bennett
the shape of a grandchild
beneath the quilt
Terri French
long night
a snow fort
of dreams
John Stevenson
moonless night
a cormorant fisherman
tightens the leash
Andre Surridge
hospice
a hint of spring
in his window box
Ernest J. Berry
butterfly garden
scraps of conversation
float by
Brad Bennett
Thanks to everyone who entered!