Results of the March / April 2010 "spring rain"  Kukai

 

 

Announcing March / April 2010 "spring rain"  Kukai The March / April 2010  Kukai theme is "spring rain". Use the exact words "spring rain"  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, Country To: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org Subject: "spring rain" kukai Submissions: Monday, March 01, 2010 – Saturday, April 17, 2010 Midnight. Voting: Sunday, April 18 - Sunday April 25, 2010, Midnight. The results will be published in the Friday, April 30, 2010 Sketchbook. 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 From now on (April 1, 2008), Haiku entered in the Sketchbook kukai must be previously unpublished; they must not be workshopped; they must not appear on any list, forum, group, blog, or in print.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. A kukai is a peered review poetry contest. A haiku Topic is assigned by the editor. An 'anonymized' list of submitted haiku is then distributed to all participating poets and they are invited to vote. Votes are returned to the editor who tallies the votes and publishes the haiku for the participants, this time with names and points revealed.

 

The following twenty-five haiku poets participated in the Kukai: Willie Bongcaron, PH; Loren Brockway, NL; Ralf Bröker, DE; Bouwe Brouwer, NL; John Daleiden, US; Tatjana Debeljacki, SR; Andrzej Dembończyk, PL; John McDonald, UK (Scotland); Bernard Gieske, US; Michele Harvey US; Cara Holman, US; Krzysztof Kokot, PL; Catherine J.S. Lee, US; Ramona Linke, DE; Jacek Margolak, PL; Dejan Pavlinovic, CR; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Heike Stehr, DE; Brian Strand, UK (England); Elaine Whitman, US; Neal Whitman, US; Rafal Zabartyniski, PL; Leon Zeldis, IL Poets from the following nine countries contributed to the Kukai: Croatia, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom (England, Scotland), United States

 

1st Place spring rain— clattering of chairs from the pavement cafe # 44. John Mc Donald, UK (Scotland)   0 3 6 12 1st Place

 

2nd Place spring rain paint flakes from the gnome # 18. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 3 0 2 11 2nd Place

 

3rd Place spring rain— one after the other dandelions # 61. John Daleiden, US 0 2 4 8 3rd Place

 

4th Place Spring rain falls on my son's grave— the crocuses closed. # 17. Zhanna P. Rader, US 0 2 2 6 4th Place Tie   spring rain— nestled between oak roots a new mushroom # 49. Elaine Whitman, US 1 0 3 6 4th Place Tie

 

5th Place spring rain the peepers change their pitch # 04. Michele Harvey, US 0 0 5 5 5th Place Tie   spring rain— an earthworm shortens and spreads # 53. Jacek Margolak, PL 1 1 0 5 5th Place Tie   the metallic tang of fresh-turned earth spring rain # 54. Catherine J. S. Lee, US 1 1 0 5 5th Place Tie   I watch the spring rain reviving my garden— a mockingbird's song... # 56. Zhanna P. Rader, US 1 1 0 5 5th Place Tie

 

6th Place blackbird's beak dripping spring rain # 24. John Mc Donald, UK (Scotland) 0 1 2 4 6th Place Tie   spring rain my son's excuse to comb his hair # 25. Bernard Gieske, US 0 2 0 4 6th Place Tie

 

7th Place laughing eyes in spring rain her dress slides down # 01. Heike Stehr, DE 0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie   spring raindrops the peacock unfolds its fan # 03. Bernard Gieske, US 0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie   spring rain— a man kisses a woman under the viaduct # 21. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL 0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie   with your eyes closed imagine the desert blooms— spring rains arrive # 43. John Daleiden, US 0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie   picnic at the park after the spring rain hopscotching puddles # 45. Bernard Gieske, US 0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie   spring rain the wet street reflects flashing amber lights # 64. Rafal Zabratynski, PL 1 0 0 3 7th Place Tie

 

8th Place a rainbow across the lush hills— spring rain # 08. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 1 0 2 8th Place Tie     spring rain— vivid colours of flowers on the old umbrella # 19. Krzysztof Kokot, PL 0 1 0 2 8th Place Tie   verdant mountain tops reaching for the morning sun... the glow of spring rain # 28. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie   spring rain out of the plush moon drips a lullaby # 31. Ramona Linke, DE 0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie   spring rain the baby's name never used # 46. Michele Harvey, US 0 1 0 2 8th Place Tie   spring rain a profusion of umbrellas spring up # 52. Cara Holman, US 0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie   fleeing before the sun spring rain # 63. Dejan Pavlinovic, CR 0 1 0 2 8th Place Tie

 

9th Place Spring raindrops freezing again # 10. Ralf Bröker, DE 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   wet glass tears upon the window pane spring rains return # 13. Cara Holman, US 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   spring rain in my window box the rainbow of primroses # 14. Jacek Margolak, PL 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   spring rain through the half-leaved apple roosting robins # 15. Catherine J. S. Lee, US 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   Spring rain has arrived And the birds are flying north My heart is still cold # 22. Leon Zeldis, IL 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   spring rain at dawn I hear a silent anthem through the maple grove # 32. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   Spring rain curls up a little girl's hair— her cheerful singing... # 37. Zhanna P. Rader, US 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   spring rain the snowman bows it’s head # 38. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   spring rain... myriad mushrooms rising everywhere # 48. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   spring rain the call draws a signal to some sleeping seeds # 55. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   spring rain fresh patches of shredded wood # 57. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

10th Place young lovers kiss in spring rain— buds swelling # 02. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   Rainy autumn on the window pane wind is whirring # 05. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   spring rain, stop and go spoiled all the winter flowers covered our new beds # 06. Loren Brockway, NL 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   spring rain today how green my memories— ah I live again # 07. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   first cup by firelight spring rain rain rain # 09. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   spring's night rain barefoot at the seam of light # 11. Ramona Linke, DE   0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   duskfall the sound of spring rain… or quaking aspens? # 12. Neal Whitman, US   0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   spring rain will it ever kiss my greenhouse? # 16. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH   0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   spring rain in my window box the rainbow of primroses # 20. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   in the first spring rain street children dance with glee— earthquake dust # 23. John Daleiden, US 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   just where the tire swing was spring rain # 26. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   spring rain down the rocky ground I'm riding a white horse # 27.   spring rain daffodils bow in the garden each neck stretched long # 29. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   Sunday in april the old umbrella— where is it? # 30. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   peonies bow to earth top-heavy from spring rain # 33. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   the spring rain through the open window a swallow's twitter # 34. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   spring rain beads the blue hyacinths . . . your last letter # 35. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   spring rain the high-pitched screech of a Barred Owl # 36. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   spring rain— filled up with water tracks on the path # 39. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   the spring rain through the open window a swallow's twitter # 40. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   after the spring rain— appear on the grass first earthworm # 41. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   The snow on my Head Will not melt with the spring rain Sadness washes off # 42. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   I am treading mud under a linden in the rain— tempest of love # 47. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   early spring rain gentle on my shaker roof still time to hunker # 51. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   under the wet dress girlish breasts # 58. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   This is singing time Dance with joy in the spring rain Minstrel, cry no more # 60. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   salvage yard a rusty pickup catches spring rain # 62. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie

 

 

Hello Haiku Poet,   Voting: Sunday, April 18, 2010 - Sunday, April 25, 2010, Midnight. The results will be published in the Friday, April 30, 2010 Sketchbook. 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 “spring rain” 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: “spring rain” Kukai Vote 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 Friday, April 30, 2010, 2010 Sketchbook to be released 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 with the submission of your votes. The votes will appear as per the following sample: 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 Mar/April “spring rain” Kukai vote: Voting: Sunday, April 18, 2010 - Sunday, April 25, 2010, Midnight.