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May 2008 Barefoot Kukai Ballot
 

 

 

Announcing May 2008 Barefoot Kukai

For the May 2008 Kukai submit one to three HAIKU using the kigo barefoot. The exact word(s) must be used 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.

Haiku

Author

To: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org
Subject:May08 barefoot Kukai

Submissions: Thursday, May 01, 2008 – Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Midnight.

Voting: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 – Tuesday, May 27, 2008, Midnight.

The results will be published in the Saturday, May 31, 2008 Sketchbook

Recent letters to the Sketchbook editors and discussions on various forums indicate that some assumptions about a kukai must be spelled out. From now on (April 1, 2008), Haiku entered in the Sketchbook kukai must be previously unpublished; they must not be workshopped; they must not appear on any list, forum, group, blog, or in print. In short, if the haiku has appeared on the internet or in print we consider it to have been published. The voting in a kukai is anonymous and publication anywhere voids anonyminity. Any haiku found to be previously published will be disqualified.

 

 

 

Barefoot Kukai Voting Directions

 

Dear barefoot Kukai Poet,

Below is the ballot for the Sketchbook May 2008 "barefoot" Kukai vote.

Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org

CALL FOR Sketchbook May 2008 "Barefoot" Kukai vote:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 – Tuesday, May 27, 2008, Midnight.

1. All the entries are listed on the ballot by number.
2. Only submitting Kukai Poets are eligible to vote.
3. Email your votes to: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org When voting, please use the words “Barefoot” Kukai in the subject line of your e-mail.
4. Each poet has SIX (6) points to use for the kukai vote. Voters may distribute the points in increments of 1, 2, or 3. You may not cast more than 3 points for any single poem.
5. Please do not vote for your own poem(s). Any such votes will be disqualified.
6. Please use the following format to submit your votes (listing by numerical order, rather than order of preference, as the sample below):

To: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org
Subject: Barefoot Kukai: Sketchbook May 2008

Each voter has 6 points

# 03--1 pt.
# 11--2 pts.
# 28--3 pts.

7. All votes will be compiled and the haiku will then be published in the May 2008 Sketchbook with votes received; on the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, etc. place poets' names will be revealed. Haiku receiving 0 votes will be published without names. If you want your name revealed regardless of the number of votes received please notify the kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org. The votes will appear as per the following sample:

0 2 7 11  ____ Place

0 2 7 11 ____ Place

Which means:
No voter gave 3 points, 2 voters gave 2 points, 7 voters gave 1 point = for a total of 11 points

CALL FOR Sketchbook May 2008 "Barefoot" Kukai vote:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 – Tuesday, May 27, 2008, Midnight.

 


 

Results of the May 2008 Barefoot Kukai

 

 

Kukai Participants

Ed Baker, US; Gillena Cox, TT; Magdalena Dale, RO; John Daleiden, US: Mary Davila, US; Billie Dee, US; William Kenney, US; Karina Klesko, US; Catherine J. S. Lee, US; Jacek Margolak, PL; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Peter Pache, US; Kala Ramesh, IN; Keith Simmonds, TT; Melissa Spurr, US; Barbara A. Taylor, AU; Rafal Zabratynski, PL

 

 

 


barefoot
from her tent to my tent
morning chill

# 45. Jacek Margolak, PL
 
1 1 4 9 1st Place

 

 


after the dance—
she walks home
barefoot

# 37. Karina Klesko, US
 
0 3 2 8 2nd Place Tie

 

 

temple . . .
along with the ants
I enter barefoot

# 08. Kala Ramesh, IN

0 3 2 8 2nd Place Tie

 

 


new shoes
driving home
barefoot

# 05. Betty Kaplan, US
 
1 1 2 7 3rd Place

 

 


barefoot
stepping down the path
stone by stone

# 16 Melissa Spurr, US
 
1 1 1 6 4th Place Tie

 

 

Perseides shower—
my bare feet
wet with the dew

# 13. Jacek Margolak, PL

0 1 4 6 4th Place Tie

 

 


barefoot in the grass
the coolness
of morning dew

# 48. Melissa Spurr, US

0 0 5 5 5th Place

 

 

 


city heat . . .
dancing barefoot through
the sudden rain

# 14. Catherine J. S. Lee, US
 
0 0 4 4 6th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot on the beach
the heat of the whole day
still in the pebbles

# 39. Rafal Zabratynski, PL

1 0 1 4 6th Place Tie

 

 

barefooted—
the sound
of mother's toe-rings

#41. Kala Ramesh, IN

0 2 0 4 6th Place Tie

 

 


Barefoot in dust—
from afar the poppy fields
pervade the sky

# 15. Magdalena Dale, RO
 
1 0 0 3 7th Place Tie

 

 

hot pavement
the barefoot kids walk
on their heels

# 25. Billie Dee, US

0 0 3 3 7th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot firewalk
an orange moon blazes
above the beach

# 30. Catherine J. S. Lee, US

1 0 0 3 7th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot vagabond
the muddy road
clings to his soles

# 31. Melissa Spurr, US

0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie

 

 

full
moon

wading
in

bare
foot

# 01. Ed Baker, US

0 0 3 3 7th Place Tie

 

 


subway
I read about the joys
of walking barefoot

# 26. Bill Kenney, US
 
0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot, pregnant
her old humdrum days
in the kitchen

# 27. Barbara A. Taylor, AU

0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie

 

 

coolness
walking barefoot
on the log footbridge

#29. Jacek Margolak, PL

0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot
the heat of the sun
in the sand

# 42. Bill Kenney, US

0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie

 

 


barefoot children
running on the seashore...
a ship sets sail

#02. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
 
0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

the lapping waves—
and us; barefooted
on the sand

# 03. Gillena Cox, TT

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot on the shore
the jellyfish waits
for the next wave

# 06. Rafal Zabratynski, PL

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

barefoot—
my toes caress
the desert rain

# 10. Peter Pache, US

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

freedom at weekends
bare breasted, barefoot
strolling on scorched sands

#11. Barbara A. Taylor, AU

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

diminishing wind—
the old man walks barefoot
through the snow

# 17. Mary Davila, US

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot
reassuring
mud-luscious

# 19. Ed Baker, US

0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

Harvest Moon Ball
sliding the slippery floor
barefoot

# 23. Betty Kaplan, US

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

mowing's over
inspecting the lawn
barefoot

# 24. Rafal Zabratynski, PL

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

clutching her bowl
barefoot in the slums
a wide-eyed child

#43. Barbara A. Taylor, AU

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

Ginko—
walking barefoot
on the haiku pathway

# 44. Vasile Moldovan, RO

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot
covered with plecenta—
our baby

# 49. John Daleiden, US

0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

 


toe in mouth
baby giggles
barefoot mommy

# 04. Karina Klesko, US
 
0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot—
honeybees in a patch
of cactus flowers

# 07.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

final decree—
driving barefoot
in the rain

# 09.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

Mother's Day—
near the icon a barefoot child
praying again

# 12.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot—
cool between our toes
the grape juice

#18.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

walk barefoot
nature lover:
feel the vibes

# 20.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 


the homeless man
his barefoot near
a dog and boot

# 21.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

candle-white buds—
slow dancing barefoot
at her wedding

# 22.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

After her wedding
the bride walking barefoot
through the dewy grass

# 28.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

shattered glass—
she runs barefoot
into the street

# 32.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot—
the corpse face down
in the surf

# 33.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot lovers
in this light
revealed

# 34.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

songs of praise:
barefoot harvesters
in a ricefield

# 35.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

barefoot beggar—
held securely on his back
a knapsack

# 36.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

hot beach sand
tip-toeing to the ocean
barefoot

# 38.

0 0 0 0 10thPlace Tie

 

 

barefoot weather
fire ants nesting
in the garden

# 40.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

barefooted
in the terrace garden—
the climbing sun

# 46.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

champagne toasts
in the formal garden
barefoot bride

# 47.

0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

 

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