Haiku Contest
Previous Prize Winners
The Results of the 8th HIA Haiku Contest
The Award ceremony for the Eighth HIA Haiku Contest was held at Tokyo Kaikan from 11:00 till 14:00, on wednesday November 29th, 2006. The five prizes were presented to the winners by representatives of the four Japanese haiku organizations and the two companies sponsoring the prizes. Lectures by Liu De You(President of Chinese Haiku Institute) and the reception party followed.
The 8th HIA Haiku Contest
Sponsored by Haiku International Association
Supported by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Japan Times
Number of submissions
Japanese haiku: 942
Non-Japanese haiku: 286
The announcement and comments on the winning haiku
The announcement of the winners of the Japanese haiku and comments were given by Yoson Kurahashi (vice president of HIA).
The announcement and the comments on the non Japanease haiku were given by Kiuchi Toru (Director of HIA).
Haiku in non-Japanese
Judge
Kiuchi Toru, Kimura Toshio
Prize Winners - Selected by Kiuchi Toru
in darkness
i await
my voice
Marshall Hryciuk (Canada)
Although the tree's
dead，
the birds do not forsake it;
they stand guard on it.
Bill West (U.S.A)
Prize Winners - Selected by Kimura Toshio
a snowflake's
momentary pause―
the ground so far below
Jeremy Das (UK)
In the fresh print
of
the calf's hoof in the mud
new form of water.
Marijan Čekolj (Croatia)
Honorable Mentions - Selected by Kiuchi Toru
In the fresh print
of
the calf's hoof in the mud
new form of water.
Marijan Čekolj (Croatia)
Snow clad mountains
shine,
while interacting with moon;
wolves on walk to dine！
Mohammed Fakhruddin (India)
Spring flood.
Bunny's ears peeping out
from the ranger's boot.
Zoran Doderovič (Serbia)
snowy funeral
microphone-test:
“one two three...”
Ferenc Bakos (Hungary)
Honorable Mentions - Selected by Kimura Toshio
autumn park
a girl turns leaves
right-side up
Grzegorz Sionkowski (Poland)
Low grey cloud.
Against
the wind the melancholy weight
of one last heron.
Tom Loweinstein (UK)
War headline
heron's wings fold
white
Francis Attard (Malta)
cool morning
The Buddha's eyes
are still closed
Bruce Ross (U.S.A.)