Irish Haiku Society
Established in 2006
Haiku Competition
The Irish Haiku Society is a not-for-profit organisation promoting the writing and appreciation of haiku in Ireland. It organises readings, ginko, workshops and other haiku-related events.
The
Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the eleventh IHS
International Haiku Competition. Over 300 haiku by poets from fourteen
countries/territories were submitted to this year's competition. It was
adjudicated by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, and judged blindly. The following
is the
list of prize-winning and highly commended haiku. 1st Prize Scott Mason
(USA)
2nd
Prize In
alphabetical order: on
every stem
Our
sincere congratulations to the winners! We also
express our sincere
gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, whose assistance
proved invaluable.
IHS International Haiku Competition 2018 Rules The Competition Prizes The IHS International Haiku
Competition offers
prizes of All the entries shall be
postmarked by 30th November 2018.
Overseas (non-EU) entries mailed in the month up to and including this
closing date must be sent by airmail. Administrator, The IHS International Haiku
Competition 2018 75 Glasnevin D11 VK85 The
Rules of the Competition 1. Entrants may
submit an unlimited
number of haiku/senryu in
any language. 2. A haiku/senryu
written in Irish (Gaelic), or in a foreign language, should be submitted accompanied
by an English translation of the haiku on the same list.
These translations cannot be made by the adjudicator of the competition
or edited by him. 3. Haiku by
international and Irish poets, including members of the IHS, are
eligible for the competition. Haiku by the members of the Board of the
IHS are not eligible. 4. Each haiku must be
accompanied by a fee of Euro 3
or £2.50 sterling or ¥ 500, or 5. Haiku/senryu of 17
syllables or fewer are eligible for
the competition. Free-form and experimental haiku are also welcome. All
haiku must be the original work of a living author. They must not have
been previously published, self-published, published on an edited or
unedited website, or have won a prize, or Honourable Mention, at a
haiku contest. 6. The poems must be
typed or very clearly written on one side of the paper only. Each haiku
must be submitted on a separate sheet of paper, or e-mailed to the
competition administrator as a MS Word file attached to your e-mail. E-mail
submissions can be made via ihshaikucompetition[at]gmail[dot]com 7. The haiku and
payment should be firmly attached to the entry form/covering letter. The
name of the entrant must not appear on the poems themselves (or
in the file attached to the e-mail). 8. Contestants are
asked to provide a covering letter with their Name,
Address, Phone Number, E-mail address, Date of Birth, Nationality,
Occupation, any Haiku group affiliation and the first lines of their
poems. This information can
be included in the body of the e-mail but not in
the attached file. The name of the translator(s), if any, must also
appear in the covering letter but not on the
poems themselves. 9. No alterations can
be made to the haiku once it has been submitted, and it is regretted
that no entries can be returned. 10. Haiku cannot be
submitted via the adjudicator of the competition. Any attempt to
contact the adjudicator of the competition in relation to it will
result in immediate disqualification. 11. The judge's
decisions are final and no correspondence can be entered into regarding
those decisions. Submission of
haiku implies the competitor's acceptance of the conditions set out
above. The prize-winners
will be announced in January 2019 and
subsequently awarded. A
list of the prize-winners will be posted up
on the IHS website at http://www.irishhaiku.webs.com/haikucompetition.htm as soon as they
are announced. Copyright
will remain with the competitors, but the Irish Haiku Society reserves
the right to arrange first publication or broadcast of selected haiku
as it sees fit.
World Children's Haiku Contest 2017-2018 We
are delighted to be able to announce the winners of the JAL World
Children's Haiku Contest 2017-2018, Ireland. The competition yielded
very impressive works, and we have four winners of JAL Grand Prix. Many
thanks to all for taking part in the contest - and congratulations
to our worthy winners! Deadline: All the entries shall be
postmarked by 15th January 2018. Administrator, World Children's
Haiku Contest 2017-2018 75 Glasnevin D11 VK85
The
Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the tenth IHS
International Haiku Competition. Over 300 haiku by poets from fifteen
countries/territories were submitted to this year's competition. It was
adjudicated by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, and judged blindly. The following
is the
list of prize-winning and highly commended haiku. 1st Prize Simon
Hanson (Australia)
2nd
Prize In
alphabetical order: making
no headway
Our
sincere congratulations to the winners! We also
express our sincere
gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, whose assistance
proved invaluable.
equinox
the leaf scent half bitter
half sweet
beyond the reach of light luminous fish
Simon
Hanson (Australia)
3rd
Prizes:
the river
smoothing river stones
winter moon
John Barlow
(England)
dead
orchard
the random blue sparks
of woolly aphids
Debbie Strange (Canada)
Honourable
Mentions
of the seed-spent umbel
a cluster of frost
John Barlow
(England)
a palomino
flicks her tail...
new foal’s first breath
Tracy Davidson (England)
falling
through serrated leaves
tatters of light
Anton Floyd (Ireland)
ullchabhán réisc
san aer feanntach –
ciúnas
(short-eared owl
in the chilly air –
silence)
Susan Flynn (Ireland)
warming tidal pool
a starfish creeps
deeper into shadow
Jay Friedenberg (USA)
a grub in the bark
the wattlebird’s beak
at the ready
Gregory Piko
(Australia)
tire swing
the memories
we cling to
Greg Schwartz (USA)
Euro 150, Euro 50 and Euro 30
for unpublished haiku/senryu in English.
In addition there will be up to seven Highly Commended haiku/senryu.
Entrants may win more than one prize.Deadline:
Address for
Entries:
PayPal payments can
be made via ihshaikucompetition[at]gmail[dot]com For
that, please create an account with http://www.paypal.com,
then click "Send Money" in the menu bar at the top of the page - and
send the required amount of money to ihshaikucompetition[at]gmail[dot]com You
can link your Paypal account to your bank account and transfer some
money onto it before you make this payment.
Anatoly
Kudryavitsky is the editor of Shamrock Haiku Journal and the current President of
the Irish Haiku Society. His own collections include Shadow of Time (2005), Morning at Mount Ring (2007), Capering Moons (2011) and Horizon (2016),
the latter three being collections of haiku, senryu and haibun. His
haiku have received awards in
JAL GRAND PRIX (in
alphabetical order):
Roísín Beazley,
Co. Kerry, age 8
Ellie Geary, Co. Limerick, age 13
Fionn Kearney, Co. Cork, age 13
Lorraine O'Shea, Co.Cork, age 13
The judges were of the opinion that the further four works were of
considerable merit, and so awarded four JAL Prizes:
JAL PRIZE
(in alphabetical order):
Noelle
McCarthy, Co. Cork, age 12
Duaa Aziza
Rejeb, Dublin City, age 6
Orestis Smalis,
Co. Limerick, age 12
Sinéad Ward,
Co.Limerick, age 13
The winning poems are awailable for viewing on the JAL Foundation website.
World Children's Haiku Contest 2017-2018
The contest is held by JAL Foundation, Japan, in cooperation with the
Irish Haiku Society.
Contestants must be aged
under 15 on 15th January 2018.
Each haiku must be an original and unpublished work by the child
himself/herself.
Assistance of others is prohibited.
The
haiku must be accompanied by a hand-drawn or hand-crafted artwork
appearing on the same page of an A4 sheet of paper (21cm x 29.7cm).
Glue the application form to the back of the artwork.
The winning haiku will appear in the book titled Haiku by World
Children, Vol. 15.
Topic:
"Living Things"
Address for Entries:
The Application Form is available here.
Queries:
irishhaikusociety[at]gmail[dot]com
sunrise
all these little fires
in the frost
endless heather first scent of the sea
Scott Mason
(USA)
3rd
Prize:
almost dusk
far from the shore
a small paper boat
Ann Magyar
(USA)
Honourable
Mentions
in the tipping rain
the wind-blown crow
John Barlow
(England)
river wind
the sting
of sulfur rain
Chris Bays
(USA)
vapour trails
a roaring horse
becomes unicorn
Tracy Davidson
(England)
slime trails
a tale
of two snails
Jay Friedenberg
(USA)
over the last hill
the sun melts
into golden red
Mercy Ikuri
(Kenya)
sunset
darkness settles
on an owl
Gregory
Longenecker (USA)
river bend the curve of a raven's cry
Gregory Piko
(Australia)
new moon tide
sandpiper takes
a longer U-turn
Srinivasa Rao
Sambangi (India)
snowy field
the owls we thought
were stones
Debbie Strange
(Canada)
The
Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the ninth IHS
International Haiku Competition. Over 300 haiku by poets from fourteen
countries/territories were submitted to this year's competition.
It
was
adjudicated
by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, and judged
blindly. The
following
is the
list of prize-winning and highly commended haiku.
1st Prize
equinox
the weight
of dying light
Gregory
Longenecker (USA)
2nd
Prize
coastal beach, crabs catching the wave home
Mercy Ikuri
(Kenya)
3rd
Prize:
nightswim
in mountain water
touch of the moon
Anton Floyd
(Ireland)
Honourable
Mentions
In alphabetical order:
turtle rain
grass root nudging
a half-buried egg
Bill Cooper
(USA)
warm breeze
a deaf man
and his blind dog
Ignatius Fay
(Canada)
between fence rails
an orb weaver
graphing the breeze
Scott Mason
(USA)
heartland
a road sign above
the floodwater
Roland Packer
(Canada)
ebb tide
turtle hatchlings
chase the sea
Christina Sng
(Singapore)
nothing planted
in the garden this year ...
wild strawberries!
Richard St.
Clair (USA)
this autumn
a willow
weeping gold
Steve Tabb (USA)
all the things
I never told you -
fallen leaves
Juliet Wilson
(Scotland)
Our sincere congratulations to the winners! We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom...
World Children's Haiku Contest 2015-2016
We
are delighted to be able to announce the winners of the JAL World
Children's Haiku Contest 2015-2016, Ireland. The competition yielded
very impressive works, and we have four winners of JAL Grand Prix.
JAL GRAND PRIX (in
alphabetical order):
Chantelle Esper
(15) Riverchapel, Co. Wexford
Athalia Fubara
(14) Foxrock, Dublin 18
Niamh
O'Farrell-Tyler (15) Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Emma O'Mahony
(12) Killaloe, Co Clare
The judges were of the opinion that the further four works were of
considerable merit, and so awarded four JAL Prizes:
JAL PRIZE
(in alphabetical order):
Roisin Beazley
(6) Killarney, Co. Kerry
Jessica
Lawrence (11) Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Briana Mac
Cinna (10) Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Dylan Walsh
(13) Limerick
The winning poems are awailable on the JAL Foundation website.
Many thanks to all for taking part in the contest - and congratulations to our worthy winners!
Rules:
http://irishhaiku.webs.com/rules.pdf
Application form:
PDF: http://irishhaiku.webs.com/applicationform.pdf
XLS
(download):
IHS International Haiku Competition 2015 Results
The Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the eighth IHS International Haiku Competition. Over 250 haiku by poets from twelve countries/territories were submitted to this year's competition. It was adjudicated by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, and judged blindly. The following is the list of prize-winning and highly commended haiku.
1st Prize
late afternoon
a rabbit
sniffs the sun
Scott Mason (USA)
2nd
Prize
forest mist...
a single bee fills
the stillness
Marion Clarke
(Northern Ireland)
Two poets receive the 3rd Prize:
July morning
fire-ants pour
from the faucet
Ernest J Berry
(New Zealand)
rocky ledge
a wolf with the moon
in its mouth
Debbie Strange
(Canada)
Honourable
Mentions
In alphabetical order:
bend of the river
a heron's shadow
stretches southwest
John Barlow
(England)
Crete dusk
between the shore's rocks
squid eye
Martin Cohen
(USA)
glinting off snow
a skater's blade
cuts through the silence
Tracy Davidson
(England)
mountainside
waterfall pours
colonnade of light
Anton Floyd
(Ireland)
thunderheads
a cowrie's mantle
purple-flushed
Marietta
McGregor (Australia)
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empty ocean
the shearwater's belly
catches the sun
Greg Piko
(Australia)
winter's afternoon
a golden pheasant weaves
through bamboo
Cynthia Rowe
(Australia)
autumn wind -
ten thousand shimmering stars
viewed from a wave crest
William Seltzer
(USA)
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a line of merinos
melds into the gold
Barbara A.
Taylor (Australia)
Our sincere congratulations to the winners! We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom...
The
Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the seventh IHS
International Haiku Competition. 165 haiku by poets from eight
countries/territories (Australia, Canada, England, Italy,
Ireland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and the USA)
were submitted to this year's competition. It was adjudicated
by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, and was judged
blindly. The
following
is the
list of prize-winning and highly commended haiku.
1st Prize
waiting
in the sheaths of ice
blades
of grass
2nd Prize
the backlit
wings
of migrating
geese
3rd Prize
Marion
Clarke (Northern Ireland) and Cynthia Rowe
(Australia) each
receive
the third
prize of Euro 30 for the
following haiku:
in this
oyster shell
pearl moon
spring shower
a peacock
sips pinkness
from the
bromeliad
(by
Cynthia Rowe)
Highly
Commended Haiku
In
alphabetical order:
mouth of the river
I dream with my cousin
boat to boat
Tracy Davidson (England)
empty jam jar
the tadpoles
in the u-bend
Jan Dobb (Australia)
no clouds
a wind in the sheoaks
shuffles bits of blue
Seren Fargo (USA)
loon call the
stillness of the lake
Scott Mason (USA)
flashes of lightning
across the pasture –
sheared sheep
Jan O'Loughlin, Australia
half light
not knowing what today
will bring
Roland Packer (Canada)
winter
commute
the face of a missing child
exits
Competition Rules in PDF format are available here
The
Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the sixth IHS
International Haiku Competition. 148 haiku by poets from eight
countries/territories (Australia, Canada, England, Germany,
Ireland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and the USA)
were submitted to this year's competition. It was adjudicated
by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, and was judged
blindly. The
following
is the
list of prize-winning and highly commended haiku.
1st Prize
over
the eggs
they laid too soon
late
falling snow
2nd Prize
a drop on
the lily pad
changes to
green
3rd Prize
Scott
Mason (New York, USA) and Ian Storr
(England) each
receive
the third
prize of Euro 30 for the
following haiku:
of a carousel
swirling
leaves
winter's end
fence wire
ripples
in the wake
of a coot
(by
Ian Storr)
Highly
Commended Haiku
In
alphabetical order:
sacred ground
red geraniums
where they fell
Marion Clarke (Northern Ireland)
jardin d'hiver
la balancelle de mon père
toujours grinçante
self-translation:
winter garden
my father's swing seat
still creaking
Robert Davey (England)
dawn grey
the scratch of a claw
from the sleeping dog
Cynthia Rowe (Australia)
on the pine
a feather stiff with sleet
ice moon
Timothy Russell (USA)
anniversary...
a pinwheel on the next grave
suddenly starts up
Jennifer Sutherland (Australia)
dusk shadows
a peacock’s cry
across the paddocks
Quendryth Young (Australia)
spring birdsong
a common cuckoo
barges in
Competition Rules in PDF format are available here
The
Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the fifth IHS
International Haiku Competition. This year we saw a further
increase in
the number of participating authors. 262 haiku by poets from thirteen
countries/territories (Australia, Canada, Chile, England, Germany,
Ireland, Japan,
The Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Serbia, USA and Wales)
were submitted to this year's competition. It was adjudicated
by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, and was judged
blindly. The following is the list of prize-winning and highly
commended haiku.
1st Prize
gale-force
wind
a bird's nest becomes
what
it was
2nd Prize
whispering
to shadows,
shadows
3rd Prize
John
Barlow (England) and Ernest J. Berry
(New Zealand) each
receive
the third
prize of Euro 30 for the
following haiku:
from the
stubble fields
the
pink-tinged sky
funeral march
the crunch
crunch crunch
of cicada
husks
(by
Ernest J. Berry)
Highly
Commended Haiku
In
alphabetical order:
on the piano
photos of the ones
who don't visit
Tracy Davidson (England)
April showers
my inside-out umbrella
drowns a snail
Cathy Drinkwater Better (Pennsylvania, USA)
November dusk
a cloud of sparrows rounds
the weathered silo
Scott Mason (New York, USA)
end of summer
the busker's trouser cuffs
collect burs
Conor O'Neill (Ireland - Chile)
twilight
the late swallow passes
the first bat
Cynthia Rowe (New South Wales, Australia)
stone steps
an electric ant takes
the handrail
Julie Warther (Ohio, USA)
spring equinox
chaise lounge claimed
by the swollen river
Competition Rules in PDF format are available here
The
Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the fourth IHS
International Haiku Competition. This year we saw a further
increase in
the number of participating authors. 232 haiku by poets from fourteen
countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland,
Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Portugal,
Romania, USA and Wales)
were submitted to this year's competition
in Category
A. As for Category
B open
only for participants born or residing
on the island of Ireland, we received 37 poems.
Poets submitting their works in this category were expected to write
about poverty and include reflections upon or
references to "Poverty: punishment for a crime you didn't commit"
(attributed to Eli Khamarov). This year's competition was adjudicated
by Anatoly Kudryavitsky, and it was judged
blindly. The
following
is the
list of prize-winning and highly commended haiku in both categories. Category
A 1st Prize turning
tide 2nd Prize 3rd Prize
the buoy bobs
sideways
he gathered
gathering
dusk