Write THREE-Lined, succinct poems as a chain of poems(yet discretely distinctive) about Nature, in January 2008 through images gleaned from near your home.
ALL ENTRANTS SHOULD ACT AS JUDGES ALSO, AS LONG AS DISINTEREST PREVAILS. I SHALL BE CHIEF ARBITER OF THIS CONTEST.
LYNDON.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 30, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 660, Silver: 360, Bronze: 130, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: This contest has been difficult for all of us. No Haiku, according to our standard [Haikumonk; Lyndon; myron], were written. Going by my own judgment, myron's excellent commentaries and Haikumonk's appraisals (I ignored self-judging because of partial participation ~ apologies to compliers), we have, at last, a result.
Gold trophy: "Winter Vignettes [congratulations to grannyeri].
Silver Trophy to "Winter Haiku Trio" by Pamela A Lamppa (Congratulations Pamela).
Bronze Trophy: "Waiting for Snow" [Congratulations Carly].
Honorable Mention: " First Snow" [Congratulations Joy].
I hope all onlookers realize that this was a Winkling contest and hours were spent agonizing over the nature of the contest and the fairness to the poets involved. I could have deleted the contest, but be proud, contestants. With me, this was never an option.
Lyndon. xxxx
Contest Winners
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by Pamela A Lamppa 14 lines, 16 comments, on Jan 1 8:03 PM 2008. In Nature, Life
Silver trophy winner
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This writer's keyboard
in a New York State of mind• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
by crystaldust 21 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 2 8:59 AM 2008. In Contest, Nature, Thoughts
Honorable mention
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Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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Did spring usher in?
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brittle rigid spines
stand straight against coming changeby Tamera 10 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 6 7:19 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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What's a winkling?
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good question
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haiku understanding
i read through all the poems in this contest, but couldn't find any which addressed one of the more important aspects of haiku, which is: a juxtaposition of two sense images.
most of the entries here are 17 syllable poems which express thoughts and opinions about nature - but i'm not sure that's enough.
yours in haiku,
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Hi Ron - i've read through all the entries once again and even though some of the poets have made changes, i still can't find any "true haiku" which i feel deserve an award. but then i'm a hard judge and people don't like me for being one.
it's very difficult to write ONE good haiku, so asking contestants to write a chain of 3 is an extremely difficult task.
Altho i can't find any haiku here, i do feel there is good poetry here and most of the entries followed this guideline of your contest:
Write THREE-Lined, succinct poems as a chain of poems(yet discretely distinctive) about Nature, in January 2008 through images gleaned from near your home.
So perhaps you could judge the winners, using that as your criteria?
sorry i could not be of any help to you.
best wishes to you and the poets who entered this demanding contest.
yours in haiku,
myron.
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