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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.

JAL GRAND PRIX (in alphabetical order):

Ro�s�n 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
Sin�ad Ward, Co.Limerick, age 13

The winning poems are awailable for viewing on the JAL Foundation website.

Many thanks to all for taking part in the contest - and congratulations to our worthy winners!

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Each haiku must be an original and unpublished work by the child himself/herself.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"

Deadline:

All the entries shall be postmarked by 15^th January 2018.

Address for Entries:

Administrator,

World Children's Haiku Contest 2017-2018

75 Willow Park Grove

Glasnevin

Dublin 11

D11 VK85

Ireland
More detailed Rules are available here.
The Application Form is available here.

Queries: irishhaikusociety[at]gmail[dot]com

IHS International Haiku Competition 2017 Results

The Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the ninth 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

sunrise
all these little fires
in the frost

Simon Hanson (Australia)

2nd Prize

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 alphabetical order:

making no headway
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)

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 2016 Results

IHS International Haiku Competition 2014 Results

The Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the sixth 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.

(by Marion Clarke)

Our congratulations to the winners! We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom...

Competition Rules in PDF format are available here

IHS International Haiku Competition 2013 Results

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.

1^st Prize

John Barlow (England) receives the first prize of Euro 150 for the following haiku:

over the eggs
they laid too soon
late falling snow

2^nd Prize

The 2^nd Prize of Euro 50 goes to Quendryth Young (Australia) for the following haiku:

sun's out
a drop on the lily pad
changes to green

3^rd Prize

Scott Mason (New York, USA) and Ian Storr (England) each receive the third prize of Euro 30 for the following haiku:

the faint melody
of a carousel
swirling leaves

(by Scott Mason)

winter's end
fence wire ripples
in the wake of a coot

(by Ian Storr)

Highly Commended Haiku

In alphabetical order:

Ernest Berry (New Zealand)

sacred ground
red geraniums
where they fell

Our congratulations go to all of the winners. We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom...

Competition Rules in PDF format are available here

IHS International Haiku Competition 2012 Results

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.

1^st Prize

Alan S. Bridges (Massachusetts, USA) receives the first prize of Euro 150 for the following haiku:

gale-force wind
a bird's nest becomes
what it was

2^nd Prize

The 2^nd Prize of Euro 50 goes to Steven Carter (Arizona, USA) for the following haiku:

wind in tamaracks -
whispering to shadows,
shadows

3^rd Prize

John Barlow (England) and Ernest J. Berry (New Zealand) each receive the third prize of Euro 30 for the following haiku:

drawing the geese
from the stubble fields
the pink-tinged sky

(by John Barlow)

funeral march
the crunch crunch crunch
of cicada husks

(by Ernest J. Berry)

Highly Commended Haiku

In alphabetical order:

Owen Bullock (New Zealand)

on the piano
photos of the ones
who don't visit

Our congratulations go to all of the winners. We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom...

IHS International Haiku Competition 2011 Results

Our congratulations go to all of the winners. We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom...

IHS International Haiku Competition 2010 Results

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IHS International Haiku Competition 2018 Rules The Competition Prizes The IHS International Haiku Competition offers prizes of 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: All the entries shall be postmarked by 30^th November 2018. Overseas (non-EU) entries mailed in the month up to and including this closing date must be sent by airmail. Address for Entries: Administrator, The IHS International Haiku Competition 2018 75 Willow Park Grove Glasnevin Dublin 11 D11 VK85 Ireland or ihshaikucompetition[at]gmail[dot]com 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 USA $4. Or with each seven haiku: Euro 20 or �15 sterling or � 3000 or $25. Methods of payment: personal cheques, International Bank Drafts or postal/money orders in Euro, or U.K Sterling, or US Dollars only, are acceptable and should be made payable to The Irish Haiku Society. No other cheques/ International Bank Drafts/ postal/money orders can be accepted. Entrants in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries should send Euro, US, Sterling or Yen banknotes, unless they have an Ireland-, US- or UK-based bank account. Please do not send coins. 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. 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. Adjudicator 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 Ireland, Japan, USA, Italy, Croatia, Romania and Canada, were published in the main haiku magazines and widely anthologised. 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. JAL GRAND PRIX (in alphabetical order): Ro�s�n 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 Sin�ad Ward, Co.Limerick, age 13 The winning poems are awailable for viewing on the JAL Foundation website. Many thanks to all for taking part in the contest - and congratulations to our worthy winners! 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" Deadline: All the entries shall be postmarked by 15^th January 2018. Address for Entries: Administrator, World Children's Haiku Contest 2017-2018 75 Willow Park Grove Glasnevin Dublin 11 D11 VK85 Ireland More detailed Rules are available here. The Application Form is available here. Queries: irishhaikusociety[at]gmail[dot]com IHS International Haiku Competition 2017 Results The Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the ninth 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 sunrise all these little fires in the frost Simon Hanson (Australia) 2nd Prize 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 alphabetical order: making no headway 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) 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 2016 Results The Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the eighth 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): http://irishhaiku.webs.com/applicationform.xls IHS International Haiku Competition 2015 Results The Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the seventh 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) http://irishhaiku.webs.com/haikucompetition.htm 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) http://irishhaiku.webs.com/haikucompetition.htmsunset valley 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... IHS International Haiku Competition 2014 Results The Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the sixth 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. 1^st Prize Anton Floyd (Ireland) receives the first prize of Euro 150 for the following haiku: waiting in the sheaths of ice blades of grass 2^nd Prize The 2^nd Prize of Euro 50 goes to John Barlow (England) for the following haiku: places I'll never see the backlit wings of migrating geese 3^rd Prize Marion Clarke (Northern Ireland) and Cynthia Rowe (Australia) each receive the third prize of Euro 30 for the following haiku: reflection in this oyster shell pearl moon (by Marion Clarke) spring shower a peacock sips pinkness from the bromeliad (by Cynthia Rowe) *Highly Commended Haiku* In alphabetical order: Glenn G. Coats (USA) 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 â€“ 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 Our congratulations to the winners! We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom... Competition Rules in PDF format are available here IHS International Haiku Competition 2013 Results 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. 1^st Prize John Barlow (England) receives the first prize of Euro 150 for the following haiku: over the eggs they laid too soon late falling snow 2^nd Prize The 2^nd Prize of Euro 50 goes to Quendryth Young (Australia) for the following haiku: sun's out a drop on the lily pad changes to green 3^rd Prize Scott Mason (New York, USA) and Ian Storr (England) each receive the third prize of Euro 30 for the following haiku: the faint melody of a carousel swirling leaves (by Scott Mason) winter's end fence wire ripples in the wake of a coot (by Ian Storr) *Highly Commended Haiku* In alphabetical order: Ernest Berry (New Zealand) sacred ground red geraniums where they fell Marion Clarke (Northern Ireland) jardin d'hiver la balancelle de mon pÃ¨re toujours grinÃ§ante 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 peacockâ€™s cry across the paddocks Quendryth Young (Australia) spring birdsong a common cuckoo barges in Our congratulations go to all of the winners. We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom... Competition Rules in PDF format are available here IHS International Haiku Competition 2012 Results 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. 1^st Prize Alan S. Bridges (Massachusetts, USA) receives the first prize of Euro 150 for the following haiku: gale-force wind a bird's nest becomes what it was 2^nd Prize The 2^nd Prize of Euro 50 goes to Steven Carter (Arizona, USA) for the following haiku: wind in tamaracks - whispering to shadows, shadows 3^rd Prize John Barlow (England) and Ernest J. Berry (New Zealand) each receive the third prize of Euro 30 for the following haiku: drawing the geese from the stubble fields the pink-tinged sky (by John Barlow) funeral march the crunch crunch crunch of cicada husks (by Ernest J. Berry) *Highly Commended Haiku* In alphabetical order: Owen Bullock (New Zealand) 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 Our congratulations go to all of the winners. We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom... Competition Rules in PDF format are available here IHS International Haiku Competition 2011 Results 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 1^st Prize Quendryth Young (Australia) receives the first prize of Euro 150 for the following haiku: turning tide the buoy bobs sideways 2^nd Prize The 2^nd Prize of Euro 50 goes to John Barlow (England) for the following haiku: the windfalls he gathered gathering dusk 3^rd Prize Bouwe Brouwer (the Netherlands) receives the third prize of Euro 30 for the following haiku: November rain - the fence around the ruin *Highly Commended Haiku* In alphabetical order: Ernest J. Berry (New Zealand) early dusk the elderly sexton wreathed in mist Marion Clarke (Northern Ireland) storm on the lough streetlamps on Seaview lit by sunrise Beth McFarland (Northern Ireland - Germany) laid at the feet of a cat, all the Alps Peter Newton (USA) first snow... filling the emptiness of a curled leaf Roland Packer (Canada) equinox again you speak of leaving Cynthia Rowe (Australia) wild persimmon autumn sun fills the last leaf Priscilla Van Valkenburgh (USA) island morning fog - the spruce tree and wooden bench web-connected Category B 1^st Prize Clare McCotter (Co. Derry) receives the first prize of Euro 100 for the following haiku: silver moon climbing a scaffold of stars unemployed builder 2^nd Prize The 2^nd Prize of Euro 30 goes to Thomas Powell (Co. Armagh) for the following haiku: charity shop - we debate the need for a book on Gauguin 3^rd Prize Mary O'Keefe (Co. Cork) receives the third prize of Euro 20 for the following haiku: coffee morning in the hull of her handbag she stows her daughter's lunch *Highly Commended Haiku* In alphabetical order: Clare McCotter (Co. Derry) gold autumn dawn melting over the fields she once owned Clare McCotter (Co. Derry) rose dawn pulled tight around the bagwoman's shoulders Beth McFarland (Co. Tyrone - Germany) all the unborn children cherry blossom in the wind Conor O'Neill (Co. Dublin - Chile) outside the bank a beggar's empty hands counting raindrops Thomas Powell (Co. Armagh) work prospects... I search the sky for yesterday's swallows Our congratulations go to all of the winners. We also express our sincere gratitude to the Administrator of the competition, without whom... Competition Rules in PDF format are available here IHS International Haiku Competition 2010 Results The Irish Haiku Society is proud to announce the results of the third IHS International Haiku Competition. This year we saw a further increase in the number of participating authors. 227 haiku by poets from eleven countries (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, England, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Romania) were submitted to this year's competition in Category A. As for Category B

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.

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