Haiku Contest
Previous Prize Winners
The Results of the 7th HIA Haiku Contest
The Award ceremony for the Seventh HIA Haiku Contest was held at Tokyo Kaikan from 10:30 till 14:00, on sunday November 13th, 2005. The six prizes were presented to the winners by representatives of the four Japanese haiku organizations and the two companies sponsoring the prizes. Lectures by Messrs. Lee Gurga, Stephen Gill and Akito Arima and a reception party followed.
The 7th HIA Haiku Contest
Sponsored by Haiku International Association,
Supported by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Japan Times
Granted by Japan Foundation.
Number of submissions
Japanese haiku: 834
Non-Japanese haiku: 309
The announcement and comments on the winning haiku
The announcement of the winners of the Japanese haiku and comments were given by Hisao Yamazaki, (the representative of the contest judges; the Managing Director of the HIA).
The announcement and the comments on the non Japanease haiku were given by Hoshino Tsunehiko (the representative of the contest judges; the vice President of the HIA).
Haiku in Japanese
Translations by Miyashita Emiko & Lee Gurga
Judge
Kaneko Tôta, Inahata Teiko, Takaha Shugyô, Matsuzawa Akira, Arima Akito, Kogure Gôhei, Bôjô Nakako, Nagata Ryûtarô, Yamazaki Hisao, Kurahashi Yôson, Miyazu Akihiko, Ôkubo Hakuson, Tsunemoto Ushio, Katô Kôko, Yamada Hiroko
The Haiku International Association Award
sabiayu ni nagare no sara ni hayaku naru
Ôgaki city Amaoka Utsuhiko
spawning sweet fish
the stream becomes
even faster
natsu fukashi arau to chisaku narishi inu
Kochigaya city Umezawa Houbu
deep summer
the dog that got smaller
when washed
minamijûjisei suzushi inka no mura ni hatsu
Tokorozawa city Saitô Keiko
in the Inca village
I stay over night
coolness of the Southern Cross
The Association of Haiku Poets Award
azemichi ni nefuda tsukisashi nôguichi
Tsukui county Miyazaki Tomiko
price tags stick
to the footpath between rice fields
the farm tool fair
The Modern Haiku Association Award
ten takashi hanappashira wo doko ni oku
Machida city Iwamoto Keiko
high autumn sky
where shall I put
the bridge of my nose?
The Association of Japanese Classical Haiku Award
tsuyu funde kusa no nioi no tachiagaru
Ômuta city Koga Akiko
as I step on dewdrops
the fragrance of grasses
begin to rise
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Award
yakôhai katamuke tsuki wo machi itari
Ôta-ku Suga Masako
tilting
the luminous cup
we wait for the moon
The Japan Times Award
sanga aoshi rokujûnenme no shûsenbi
Chiba city Torikai Emiko
mountains and rivers are blue
the sixtieth year’s
End of the War Day
Haiku in non-Japanese
Judge
Hoshino Tsunehiko, Kiuchi Toru
Prize Winners - Selected by Hoshino Tsunehiko
moving day
one last look
cherry blossoms
Yukiko Yamada (Japan)
a red baloon
floating above
the eagle cage
Paul Pfleuger Jr. (Taiwan)
Prize Winners - Selected by Kiuchi Toru
the earthworm
moves away
from itself
Jvrgen Johansson (Sweden)
hydrangea--
into this stillness
the crescent moon
Ion Codrescu (Romania)
Honorable Mentions - Selected by Hoshino Tsunehiko
Campfire―
above the glowing faces
the cold space
Ljubomir Dragovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Rain on the roof―
voices spreading
in the room
Helga Hle (Sweden)
Crossing the field
bigger with each step
my feet of snow
David Cobb (U.K.)
Lunch in the field
The sky is all around
even in the pot
Aleksandar Sevo (Serbia Montenegro)
Honorable Mentions - Selected by Kiuchi Toru
the heavy swing
of the mausoleum door
autumn heat
Chad Lee Robinson (U.S.A)
bus ride home
everyone notices
my long stemmed rose
Janelle Berrera (U.S.A)
summer rain
on the washing line
five swallows
Sandra Simpson (New Zealand)
on the raw red neck
of a monk at his prayers
a kneeling fly
David Cobb (U.K.)