Monday, April 6, 2009

Publication & Contest Information

This just in from the editors of DailyHaiku:

DailyHaiku Cycle 7 is now Online!

We are thrilled to announce our new contributor team, selected from a record number of excellent submissions. The new contributors are (in order of publication): Catherine J.S. Lee, Greg Schwartz, Richard Krawiec, Patricia Benedict, Robert Moyer, and Megan Arkenberg. Congratulations to our new team; we think you'll be as excited as we are when you see their work.

Also online is a new special feature by Ray Rasmussen: Special Feature 5—Modern English Language Haibun. Ray's article gives both background and insights on the haibun form, and shares some of his recent work (text and audio).

Lastly, we are happy to welcome to DailyHaiku our first Invited Poet: Frogpond editor and a founder of Haiku Canada, George Swede. Each cycle, we will invite a different poet to help kick off our new contributor team with a week of brand new haiku; we are honoured to have George as the first poet in this series.

We hope you enjoy the new cycle!

Wishing you a Zen-like spring,
Patrick M. Pilarski and Nicole Pakan—Editors, DailyHaiku


In other haiku news:

The Shiki Monthly Kukai April 2009 Call for Submissions

The KIGO SECTION requires haiku using the designated seasonal subject or keyword used with a seasonal reference. Our kigo for April is "April Fools" and must be present in all accepted haiku.

The FREE FORMAT SECTION requires a haiku on a particular object, theme, or setting that may occur at any time within a given year. This is a free format haiku, in that the writer can compose and include a season word or submit a poem with no seasonal reference.

Additional information is located on the Shiki Monthly Kukai web page.



Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine "HAIKU Blossoms" Contest

GUIDELINES:

Limit 3 Haiku poems per entry. This is a free format haiku contest. Seeking high quality haiku poetry pertaining to spring/summer. Please type "HAIKU Blossoms" in subject line to avoid deletion. Enter as often as you like by email or snail mail, 3 haiku per submission but you can make 1 total payment by paypal, US check or US money order.

More information is available on the contest announcement web page.



Announcing Sketchbook "spring dream(s)" April 2009 Kukai

The April 2009 Kukai theme is "spring dream(s)". Use the exact words "spring dream(s)" in the haiku. No more than a total of three haiku may be submitted. Haiku submitted to the kukai should not be workshopped, appear on-line in forums, or in print.

More information is located on the "spring dream(s)" April 2009 Kukai web site.

1 comment:

Area 17 said...

The With Words International Online Haiku Competition is open until Sunday Midnight May 31st:
With Words International Online Haiku Competition 2009

Last Year's 'With Words' chosen charity & donation details:
last year's results and charity