I was delighted to learn that one of my haiku has been named a “Judge’s Favorite” among the six winners of this year’s Golden Haiku Contest, Washington, D.C.
This year’s contest garnered more than 1,000 entries, among them poems from the authors of the other six winning haiku – Terri L. French, Marek Kozubek, Trish Bright, Mark E. Brager, Sandip Chauhan, and Michele L. Harvey.
Aside from the numbers game, the judges of this year’s contest are some real haiku heavies, so I am quite honored that they found merit in my little poem. My sincere thanks to the contest judges, Abigail Friedman, author of The Haiku Apprentice; John Stevenson, managing editor of the haiku journal The Heron’s Nest and author of several haiku collection; and NHK World’s Kit Pancoast Nagamura.
The other two haiku in my submission were also named runners-up in the contest. Here they are:
My haiku will be displayed on placards as in the image at top with the other contest winners and runners-up around Washington, D.C.’s Golden Triangle neighborhood, near the White House.
Public art exists to inspire others and bring meaning to people’s everyday lives. I hope my “zucchini” haiku will bring lots of people joy.
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So glad to be pointed to your blog by a haiku friend, Jennifer; congratulations on the “Golden” haiku award, and what a terrific series idea you’ve got going for March! Warmest wishes from the SC coast.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Robyn. I’m glad you stopped by Inner Voices. Love that SC coast!
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