Australian haiku poet Simon Hanson has won second place in the Golden Triangle Haiku Contest in the United States with the following haiku:
midnight snow
whispers of light
in the darkness
The competition was winter-themed. Sixty poems were chosen for display in flower beds along the streets of Washington DC during the American winter.
Simon was also awarded an honourable mention and given runner-up for three other haiku in this contest.
Winners of the 7th Irish Haiku Society International Competition 2014 include the following Australian haiku poets:
Cynthia Rowe (Third Prize), Jan Dobb and Jan O’Loughlin (both Highly Commended).
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The winner of the 8th European Quarterly Kukai Winter Edition 2014 is Cynthia Rowe, New South Wales, for this haiku:
neap tide
the old fisherman harvests
moon crystals
170 Poets from 40 countries participated in this kukai.
A complete posting of results may be viewed through accessing the following link:
http://europeankukai.blogspot.com/2014/12/results-of-european-quarterly-kukai-8_18.html
Results of 2014 World Haiku Competition include Australian Poets Carole Harrison and Cynthia Rowe, awarded First Place and Honourable Mention respectively.
1st Place Grand Prize Winner!
cicada dusk . . .
pine needles threading me
the moon
by Carole Harrison (Australia)
Following are the 2014 Annual Moon Viewing Haiku Contest 3 prize winning and 10 honorable mention haiku, which include haiku by Australian poet Cynthia Rowe.
First Prize:
full moon
the baby turns
under her hand
Vera Constantineau, Canada
Congratulations to Lorin Ford for taking out First Place, with the following haiku:
a last year’s lambskin where mushrooms gather dusk
– Lorin Ford (Australia)
Congratulations to the winners of the City of Perth Library Haiku competition!
1st Prize Jan Dobb, Mawson ACT
one lone cloud
a curl of duck –down
sails the lake
Hearty congratulations to Helen Davison for having achieved the highest distinction in her category – Best International Haiku in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival – 2014 Haiku Invitational, with her haiku
bridge crossing . . .
the full moon sprinkled with
cherry blossoms
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