Results of the July / August 2010 "heat / coolness" Kukai

 

 

Announcing  July / August 2010 "new coolness"  or "lingering heat" Kukai The July / August 2010  Kukai theme is an Early Autumn one: "new coolness" (shinryoo–see 500 Essential Japanese Season Words) or "lingering heat"  (summer–zansho)–seeThe Haiku Handbook, William J. Higginson, p. 276. Use the exact words "new coolness"  or "lingering heat" 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: "___" kukai Submissions: Saturday, July 01, 2010 – Saturday, August 21, 2010 Midnight. Voting: Sunday, August 22 - Saturday, August 28, 2010, Midnight. The results will be published in the Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Sketchbook 5-4: Results of the July / August 2010 "new coolness"  or "lingering heat" Kukai. 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 From now on (April 1, 2008), Haiku entered in the Sketchbook kukai must be  previously unpublished; they must not be workshopped; they must not appear on any list, forum, group, blog, or in print.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 thirty-seven haiku poets wrote eighty-eight haiku for the Kukai.

Participants

Cheryl, Ashley; Willie R. Bongcaron, PH; Ralf Broeker, DE; Bouwe Brower, NL; Angelika Bygott, CA; Martin Cohen, US; Gillena Cox, TT; Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă, FR; Jon Davey, UK; Rolland Fletcher Jr, US; Terri French, US; Bernard Gieske, US; George Hawkins, US; Christopher Herold; Cara Holman, US; Marleen Hulst, NL; Diane Mayr, US; John McDonald, UK; Cristian Mocanu, RO; Vasilie Moldovan, RO; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Ruth Nott, US; Peter Pache, US; Reason A. Poteet, US; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Richard Stevenson, CA; Brian Strand, UK; Barbara A. Taylor, AU; Juhani Tikkanen, FL; Jennie Townsend, US; Ian Tuttle US; Durdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR; Neal Whitman, US; Robert D. Wilson, PH; Rafal Zabratynski, PL

Poets from the following twelve countries contributed to the Kukai:

Australia, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States

 

1st Place lingering heat— the dog's tongue hangs lower # 02. Terri French, US 2 1 8 16 1st Place

 

2nd Place lingering heat the dogwood’s leaves curling inward # 24. Cara Holman, US 0 4 2 10 2nd Place

 

3rd Place lingering heat a curlew pokes holes in the mud flat # 85. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 2 5 9 3rd Place

 

4th Place lingering heat— in the flower girl's basket not one bee # 06. Vasile Moldovan, RO 2 0 2 8 4th Place

 

5th Place Tie new coolness our first conversation in sign language # 03. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 2 2 6 5th Place Tie   lingering heat— umbrellas crisscross to shield sweating brows # 33. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH 0 2 2 6 5th Place Tie

 

6th Place Tie new coolness— the cat begs at the door to come inside # 38. John Daleiden, US 1 1 0 5 6th Place Tie   sunset— lingering heat in the leaves # 74. John McDonald, UK 1 1 0 5 6th Place Tie   lingering heat— in the beggars hand a fan # 86. Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă, FR 1 1 0 5 6th Place Tie

 

7th Place Tie lingering heat . . . the stillness of a thousand dreams # 09. Robert D. Wilson, PH 0 2 0 4 7th Place Tie   diesel fumes in the wake of a tour bus lingering heat # 19. Christopher Herold 1 0 1 4 7th Place Tie   blankets up to our noses new coolness # 20. George Hawkins, US 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   lingering heat... the tip of her nose cold from the a/c # 23. Diane Mayr, US 0 2 0 4 7th Place Tie   lingering heat from the old bench flakes a butterfly # 34. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   shadows falling into the darkness: lingering heat # 42. Keith A Simmonds, TT 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   new coolness the brief flares of Perseids 49. George Hawkins, US 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   lingering heat night noises through my open window # 55. Cara Holman, US 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   lingering heat— it seems to get longer, my doggie's tongue # 61. Zhanna P. Rader, US 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   new coolness the maple trees brighter than the sunset # 72. Martin Cohen, US 0 0 4 4 7th Place Tie

 

8th Place Tie harvest moon appears and disappears... new coolness # 04. Keith A Simmonds, TT 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   Lingering heat hangs in mid-nineties in Eugene as we step off train # 08. Rolland Fletcher, US 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   lingering heat the katydid brushes it off # 16. George Hawkins, US 1 0 0 3 8th Place Tie   lingering heat of trees pockets of warm amongst fallen leaves # 48. Cheryl Ashley 1 0 0 3 8th Place Tie   new brown bags along the slip road lingering heat # 53. Ralf Broeker, DE 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   new coolness— during the meteor shower the scent of her hair # 57. Rafal Zabratynski, PL 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   new coolness the wax hardens around the fly # 63. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 1 0 0 3 8th Place Tie   lingering heat blows brimming the edge of summer; autumn yet to settle # 82. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 1 0 0 3 8th Place Tie

 

9th Place Tie a long parting kiss— imprinted upon my lips her lingering heat # 05.Brian Strand, UK 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   stillness in the air a lingering heat holds on— dragonfly heaven # 10. Ruth Nott, US 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   sun on your face in your blue irises a new coolness # 11. Angelika Kolompar 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   cherry's yellow leaves— new coolness in my old bones # 13. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   in falling snow cat sits on the car's hood— lingering heat # 17. John McDonald, UK 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   light frost the new coolness yummy turnips # 18. Reason A. Poteet, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   new coolness— how frail the lustre of a dragonfly's wings # 22. Jon Davey, UK 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   lingering heat— hems of pine cone widely open # 25. Juhani Tikkanen, FI 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   new coolness— forest fire haze makes the sun the only red grape # 27. Richard Stevenson, Canada 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   new coolness she strews her chemo'd hair where the bloodroot bloomed # 30. Jennie Townsend, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   new coolness— moving in the nursing home # 35. Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă, FR 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   a last kiss for her dead father: lingering heat in his hand # 50. John McDonald, UK 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   a last kiss for her dead father: lingering heat in his hand # 50. John McDonald, UK 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   lingering heat— locusts feasting in a field of golden seeds # 62. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   lingering heat deciding to go camping one more weekend # 68. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   first time surgery hospital gown new coolness # 71. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   worm holes riddle a fallen apple new coolness # 76. Christopher Herold 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   lingering heat the mannequin's sunglasses full of fingerprints # 79. Rafal Zabratynski, PL 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   new coolness his children mimic my attempts at Italian # 81. Jennie Townsend, US 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie

 

10th Place Tie thousand legger moving across the pavement lingering heat # 12. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   new coolness of morning ferry packed with long faces back to school # 14. Cheryl Ashley 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   ingering heat the noon sidewalk whitens the air # 15. Martin Cohen, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   between the desert rains lingering heat # 26. Peter Pache, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   new coolness she strews her chemo'd hair where the bloodroot bloomed # 30. Jennie Townsend, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   lingering heat parches the soil— folks with parasols # 32. Zhanna P. Rader, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   lingering heat the poet's mobile home making a U-turn. # 36. Cristian Mocanu, RO 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   Leaves pool around the tree's feet Above, black branches Feel new coolness # 37. Ian Tuttle, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   holiday cottage in the lingering heat late strawberries ripen # 41. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   at every farm cows in the pond new coolness # 46. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   lingering heat each field has its meadowlark # 59. Jennie Townsend, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   lingering heat— wilted geraniums bent to parched soil # 65. John Daleiden, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   broken clouds sweeping the evening sky... lingering heat # 69. Keith A Simmonds, TT 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   blankets up to our noses new coolness # 73. George Hawkins, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   new coolness rust-colored chrysanthemums in a vase # 77. Cara Holman, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   new coolness— even the plants seem stuck in long pants # 78. Richard Stevenson, Canada 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   new coolness spiraling smoke by mid afternoon # 80. Barbara A. Taylor, AU 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie

 

11th Place Tie the hermitage bell wakes the zen monastery new coolness # 01. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   new coolness this morning’s bougainvillea was not there yesterday 07. Gillena Cox, TT 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   Out with the dogs. Where did she lay my vests? New coolness ... # 21. Ralf Broeker, DE 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   new coolness silver stretches to the horizon # 29. Barbara A. Taylor, AU 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   new coolness after unexpected rains— winter not far # 31. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   a man with a hose uses his thumb for nozzle lingering heat # 39. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   on a dare eating the serrano— lingering heat 40. Terri French, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   the wind blows from the mountains new coolness # 43. Vasile Moldovan, RO 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   We leave for the coast the sea breeze brings new coolness arriving Coos Bay # 44. Rolland Fletcher, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   falling leaves abound a new coolness in the air — a hint of Autumn # 45. Ruth Nott, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   new coolnes– our cat and three new kittens at play # 47. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   the new coolness reading in the swing with a blanket # 51. Reason A. Poteet, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   new coolness a coyote trots through town in broad daylight # 52. Christopher Herold 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   lingering heat— finches share a street vent with a homeless man # 56. Richard Stevenson, Canada 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   lingering heat perfume on my pillow after she's gone # 58. Barbara A. Taylor, AU 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   somewhere it rains a new coolness in the air— season shifts # 60. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   Boom –– golden red arms beating on hoop elk hide drums lingering heat # 66. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   umbrellas block cameras on Tiananmen Square— lingering heat # 67. Terri French, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   Family members on road to Banning Lighthouse summer vacation # 70. Rolland Fletcher, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   lingering heat the twitter of katydids praying for rain # 75. Reason A. Poteet, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   in the flower bed, my plastic blooms, warped— lingering heat # 83. Zhanna P. Rader, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   new coolness— freshly prepared apple juice for aching tummy # 84. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   lingering heat— in the Sonoran desert no shadows at noon # 87. John Daleiden, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   lingering heat the grim reaper speaks to young deaf ears # 88. Barbara A. Taylor, AU 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie

 

Hello Haiku Poet, Below is the ballot for the Sketchbook July / August “coolness / heat” Kukai vote. Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org CALL FOR Sketchbook July / August “coolness / heat” Kukai vote: Voting: Sunday, August 22 - Saturday, August 28, 2010, 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 coolness / heat” Kukai vote 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: “coolness / heat” 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 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Sketchbook with votes received; on the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, etc. place poets' names will be revealed. Please indicate with your ballot one of these choices:      Yes, reveal my name even if my haiku receive 0 votes      No, remove my name if my haiku receive 0 votes Poets who do not include one of the above statements will have their name published with each haiku. The voting results 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 July / August “coolness / heat” Kukai vote: Voting: Sunday, August 22 - Saturday, August 28, 2010, Midnight.