The Jerry Kilbride Memorial 2012 English-Language Haibun Contest

The 11th Annual Jerry Kilbride Memorial

2013 English-Language Haibun Contest!


Sponsor: Central Valley Haiku Club (CVHC)


Deadline: In hand by December 1, 2013


Submissions: All entries must be in English, unpublished, and not currently under consideration by any online or printed publication. Haibun that have appeared on social network sites are not considered published for the purposes of this contest. There is no limit to the number or length of any submissions. Submit three copies of each haibun, two (2) copies without author information attached for anonymous judging, one (1) copy with author’s name, address, phone number and e-mail address for notification purposes. A first prize of $100 and a second prize of $50 will be awarded. Honorable mention certificates also will be given. The entry fee of $5 (US) per haibun should be paid by check and made out to: Mark Hollingsworth (CVHC Treasurer).


Eligibility: Open to the public; CVHC officers are not eligible.


Correspondence: No entries will be returned. Contestants will be notified by email. Please note that entries that fail to adhere to contest rules will be disqualified.


Judges: Will not be disclosed until the contest winner has been decided.


Send entries to: Yvonne Cabalona,

709 Auburn Street,

Modesto, CA 95350-6079.


If you have further questions, please contact Yvonne Cabalona, YCabalona@gmail.com

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Haiku and related forms by CVHC Members

Here are some items our members
have published or are working on
(all rights reserved by each writer).

through chain link
and over razor wire
blooming almond tree

before dawn
silhouette
of a mockingbird song
  • Mark Hollingsworth

distant thunder
a few cherry blossoms
float to earth

just blossoming
we meet under
the cherry tree

spring darkness
the scent of cherry blossoms
is bright
  • w. f. owen
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3 comments:

Mark Hollingsworth said...

Concerning "spring darkness": to eliminate the "is" might the second and third line read something like,
cherry blossoms'
bright scent

8:23 AM PST
w. f. owen said...

Hi Mark, yes, that does make it
more compact. I don't usually use
verbs. I put these in because they
were winners in the Vancouver Cherry
Blossom Haiku Contest in 2007.
I like your suggestion.

Bill

3:01 PM PST
w. f. owen said...

Great poems Mark.

About "over & through," two things:

1. Why the ampersand (&) and not "and"?

2. Do you need "this year's" in line three?
(Of course, you know I'm always trying to cut
words--being a minimalist).

Bill

9:45 AM PST

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