Results of the September / October 2010 "autumn wind" Kukai

 

 

Announcing  September / October  2010 "autumn wind" Kukai The September / October 2010  Kukai theme is "autumn wind".  SeeThe Haiku Handbook, William J. Higginson, p. 277. Use the exact words "autumn wind"  in the haiku. No more than a total of three haiku may be submitted. Haiku submitted to the kukai should not be work shopped, appear on-line in forums, or in print. Haiku Author, Country To: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org Subject: "autumn wind" kukai Submissions: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 – Thursday, October 21, 2010 Midnight. Voting: Friday, October 22, 2010 - Saturday, October 29, 2010, Midnight. The results will be published in the Sunday, October 31, 2010 Sketchbook 5-5 Results of the September / October 2010 "autumn wind" 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 From now on (April 1, 2008), Haiku entered in the Sketchbook kukai must be  previously unpublished; they must not be workshopped; they must not appear on any list, forum, group, blog, or in print.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.

These twenty-seven poems from ten countries contributed 70 haiku to the "autumn wind" Kukai:

Ralf Bröker, DE; Bouwe Brouwer, NL; Cezar-FlorianCiobîca, FR; Magdalena Dale, RO;John Daleiden, US; Andrzej Dembończyk, PL; Claire Everett, UK;Ignatius Fay, CA; Bernard Gieske, US; George Hawkins, US; George Holman, Cara US; Marleen Hulst, NL; Alegria Imperial, CA;
Ramona Linke, DE; Jacek Margolak, PL; Thomas Martin, US; Diane Mayr, US; John McDonald, UK; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Reason A. Poteet, US; Alex Serban, RO; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Brian Strand, UK; Sunil Uniyal, IN; Althea Rowe Watson, US; Neal Whitman, US.

Canada, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom (England), United States

 

1st Place laundry day an autumn wind wears his shirt # 20. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 1 3 5 14 1st Place

 

2nd Place autumn no hair to catch the wind # 02. George Hawkins, US 2 1 1 9 2nd Place

 

3rd Place autumn wind a father looks for his kite # 12. Ralf Bröker, DE 1 1 3 8 3rd Place Tie   autumn wind— leaves covering our shadows # 66. Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă, FR 2 1 0 8 3rd Place Tie

 

4th Place autumn wind losing the argument with my boss # 40. Marleen Hulst, NL 1 0 3 6 4th Place Tie

 

5th Place a lost butterfly fights against the current— autumn wind # 03. Alex Serban, RO 0 2 1 5 5th Place Tie   autumn wind the subtle taste of ashes in our food # 26. George Hawkins, US 1 0 2 5 5th Place Tie   searching his coat she finds the smell of autumn wind # 35. Ralf Bröker, DE 0 2 1 5 5th Place Tie   the vulture circling it's shadow autumn wind # 69. Althea Rowe Watson, US 1 1 0 5

 

6th Place two old lovers walking in tight embrace... autumn wind # 09. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 1 2 4 6th Place Tie   my neighbors and I swap gossip and leaves— autumn wind # 18. Cara Holman, US 0 1 2 4 6th Place Tie   this autumn wind unfolds my memory book… leaf after leaf # 25. Magdalena Dale, RO 0 1 2 4 6th Place Tie   autumn wind she sends some leaves by post # 29. Thomas Martin, US 0 1 2 4 6th Place Tie   wet window the autumn colors come with the wind # 43. Jacek Margolak, PL 0 1 2 4 6th Place Tie   through the darkness the whisper of her yes— autumn wind # 46. John Daleiden, US 0 1 2 4 6th Place Tie   autumn wind rearranging the leaves in the zen garden # 62. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 1 2 4 6th Place Tie   autumn wind as each sand hill crane steps out of a pose # 70. Althea Rowe Watson, US 1 0 1 4 6th Place Tie

 

7th Place coming soon autumn wind circus of leaves # 05. Bernard Gieske, US 0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie   autumn wind— the chapel door closes early # 07. Alegria Imperial, CA 0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie   hanging rain drops in the old oak grove autumn wind # 11. Neal Whitman, US   eaf by leaf my carefully chosen words autumn wind # 15. Claire Everett, UK 0 0 3 3 7th Place Tie   autumn wind the tire swing a pendulum # 42. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie   a buck leaping over the fallen tree— autumn wind # 55. Neal Whitman, US 1 0 0 3 7th Place Tie   brushing her cheek before he leaves autumn wind # 59. Claire Everett, UK 1 0 0 3 7th Place Tie   autumn wind— dressing the scarecrow with my father's top coat # 67. Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă, FR 0 1 1 3 7th Place Tie

 

8th Place autumn wind— a whistling boy through the fallen leaves # 10. John McDonald, UK (Scotland) 0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie   yellow leaves up and down up and down— autumn wind # 22. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL 0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie   autumn wind— small spiders fly away # 44. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL 0 1 0 2 8th Place Tie   Between forests the wind sweeps away the last leaf # 45. Vasile Moldovan, RO 0 1 0 2 8th Place Tie   autumn wind the whipoorwill calls the evening # 50. Thomas Martin, US 0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie   dance arbour nothing but autumn wind # 56. Ralf Bröker, DE 0 0 2 2 8th Place Tie   autumn winds— the meadow grass turns green in mountain valleys # 65. John Daleiden, US 0 1 0 2 8th Place Tie

 

9th Place autumn wind... the clatter of cornstalks tied to a lamppost # 04. Diane Mayr, US   0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   after the concert ... strong autumn wind beats the high tide # 14. Ramona Linke, DE 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   autumn wind styles my hair for free # 16. Reason A. Poteet, US 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   autumn wind— dry leaves on the sidewalk chase each other # 19. Sunil Uniyal, India 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   autumn wind dropped letter dodging his reach # 28. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   paper moon— too high for the autumn wind # 30. Alegria Imperial, CA 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   autumn wind–– weaving my way home under patchy skies # 34. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   autumn wind— the robin's red breast warming # 54. John McDonald, UK (Scotland) 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   Autumn is coming Only the wind plays in the bandshell # 58. Ramona Linke, DE 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   autumn wind the clothes on the line still damp # 60. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   morning chill— hickory smoke carried on the autumn wind # 61. Cara Holman, US 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie   All alone in the night... listening to the sound of autumn wind # 64. Vasile Moldovan, RO 0 0 1 1 9th Place Tie

 

10th Place upon the Autumn wind summer's warm caress departs— where are my salopettes # 01. Brian Strand, UK 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind traces of the black circle where she burned the leaves # 06. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   cool autumn wind smearing the rapeseed bank called our loan # 08. Ignatius Fay, CA 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind flows keeping its yearly promise— once again # 13. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind taking the day off to go to the beach # 17. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn morning the creak and rattle from an old windmill # 21. Jacek Margolak, PL 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   Chestnut leaves falling one by one— autumn wind # 23. Vasile Moldovan, RO 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind over the mountain— hail breaks my windshield # 24. John Daleiden, US 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   trout helped in mountain river— autumn wind # 27. Alex Serban, RO 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind the dying embers cast faint ghosts # 31. Ignatius Fay, CA 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind... leaves falling into an assembly of leaves # 32. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind toppling the summer —house # 33. John McDonald, UK (Scotland) 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind calls reminding that she was here— last year # 36. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   Autumn wind— sunny flickering falls out of the birch # 37. Ramona Linke, DE 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   no one hears the stars nailing down the tin roof sky autumn wind # 38. 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   the voice of death sings its dirge autumn wind # 39. Reason A. Poteet, US 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind— a maple leaf falling up # 41. Cara Holman, US 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   so many sighs lost in the autumn wind… heart’s music # 47. Magdalena Dale, RO 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   mowing beneath the chimes— autumn wind # 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind turning the scenic pages of October # 49. Bernard Gieske, US   flaming trees but not fanned by the autumn wind # 51. Alegria Imperial, CA 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind… urgent need to pee knot in my shoelace # 52. Ignatius Fay, CA 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   the full moon basking in crimson glow— autumn wind # 53. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn wind breathes a sigh as it passes away # 57. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   autumn moon through tall windblown reeds a white sail # 63. Jacek Margolak, PL 0 0 0 0 10th Place Tie   with the strength of thirty-three miners autumn wind # 68. 0 0 0 0 10th 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.