Results of the March/April 30, 2011 "Spring's end"  Kukai

 

 

Announcing the March / April 30, 2011 "Spring's end" Kukai The March / April 30, 2011 Kukai is "Spring's end". See The Haiku Handbook, William J. Higginson, p. 267. Use the exact words "Spring's end" 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: "Spring's end" kukai Submissions: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 – Sunday, April 17, 2011 Midnight. Voting: Monday, April 18, 2011 - Monday, April 25, 2011, Midnight. The results will be published in the Saturday, April 30,20ll issue of Sketchbook 6-2 Results of the March / April 30, 2011 "Spring's end" 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 From now on (April 1, 2008), Haiku entered in the Sketchbook kukai must be previously unpublished; they must not be work shopped; they must not appear on any list, forum, group, blog, or in print.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.

 

Results

1st Place spring's end— the gurgle of the brook now a murmur # 19. Sanjukta Asopa, IN 1 3 2 11 1st Place

 

2nd Place Spring’s end— cherry blossoms floating downstream # 06. John McDonald, UK (Scotland) 0 3 4 10 2nd Place

 

3rd Place spring’s end my first senior’s discount too soon # 21. Ignatius Fay, CA 1 2 2 9 3rd Place

 

4th Place spring's end the tumbling arch of her skipping rope # 27. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 1 1 3 8 4th Place

 

5th Place in her mailbox divorce papers— spring's end # 13. Chitra Rajappa, IN 0 1 4 6 5th Place Tie   spring's end— a late pear expects bee processions # 29. Vania Stefanova, BG 1 1 1 6 5th Place Tie   Spring's end out of a hollow tree trunk a flow of life # 35. Neal Whitman, US 1 1 1 6 5th Place Tie   spring's end— curled up under my pillow her sleep shirt # 41. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 1 1 1 6 5th Place Tie

 

6th Place spring's end: bright young leaves take on darker hues # 31. Chitra Rajappa, IN 0 1 3 5 6th Place Tie   spring’s end— the dragon kite still in its wrapper # 40. Cara Holman, US 0 1 3 5 6th Place Tie

 

7th Place lilac petals in my hand— spring's end # 05. Alex Serban, RO 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   spring’s end— new curtains in the window of my old home # 26. Cara Holman, US 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   lingering perfume of fallen cherry blooms: spring's end # 44. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   Spring’s end— fields of fresh cut hay wait for the bailers # 55. John Daleiden, US 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   ephemeral moment— the last mayfly dies— Spring's end is nigh # 04. Brian Strand, UK 1 0 1 4 7th Place Tie 4   Spring’s end Sixty years gone Wrinkled skin # 51. Munia Khan, BD 1 0 1 4 7th Place Tie 51

 

8th Place spring's end vanishing into the haze golden rain # 09. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie 9   a wandering fire on the tops of the bulrush ... spring’s end # 11. Vania Stefanova, BG 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie 11

 

9th Place dark clouds hanging over Fukushima ... spring's end # 12. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   Spring's end— an icefree river # 22. Juhani Tikkanen, FN 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   Spring’s end baby’s first haircut set for today # 28. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   morning sunlight filters through the naked trees... spring's end # 30. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   Spring’s end the hair on his chin beginning to soften # 42. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   s pring's end the waiter brings me pizza ”Quattro stagione” #45. Nelly Dobrinova, BG 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   spring's end— melted snow exposed last year's mud # 02. Juhani Tikkanen, FN 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   spring's end— the last robin leaves the nest # 08. Cara Holman, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   Spring’s end the scent of mosquito candles on the evening breeze # 10. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   spring's end children pelt each other with cherry pits # 14. Nelly Dobrinova, BG 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie

 

10th Place spring’s end the upcurved bill in avocet song # 07. Bill Cooper, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie 7   Shiny spring's end. On the last dandelion bees are brought together. # 16. Marinela Serban, RO 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   we know it by the flight of butterflies Spring's end # 20. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie 20   Springs end— on the puddles a crust of cherry blossom # 24. John McDonald, UK (Scotland 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie 24   mountain storms nothing but rain— Spring’s end # 36. John Daleiden, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie 36   spring’s end dad still undefeated at Monopoly # 37. Ignatius Fay, CA 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie 37   spring’s end a deep bend forming an oxbow lake # 39. Bill Cooper, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie 39   Spring’s end Summer sneezes Willow allergies # 52. Munia Khan, BD 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie 52   Spring’s end on March lake Dancing swans bathe # 54. Munia Khan, BD 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie 54   in the air the scent of horse stables— Spring’s end # 56. John Daleiden, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie 56

 

11th Place Tie spring’s end joggers by the river stiff nipples # 01. Ignatius Fay, CA 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   Cracked, perched earth seeks rain Farmer looks at emptying barn Plough burns in spring's end. # 03. Amitava Chakrabarty, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   at last the last haiku Spring's end # 15. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   spring’s end Nature laughs in bloom- dizzy bees # 17. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   spring's end— the last rose blooming ... # 18. Sunil Uniyal, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   Flame of the forest Inflamed by its love's labour Falls dead in spring's end. # 23. Amitava Chakrabarty, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   spring’s end a flying squirrel fast asleep by the dogwood # 25. Bill Cooper, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   dogwood petal clinging to a web twirling Spring's end # 32. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   end of dry-cold spell in the warmth of spring’s end flowery wind blows # 33. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   empty pellets by the forest trail— spring's end # 34. Sanjukta Asopa, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   Tired cuckoo stops Roasted peacock flower drops In silent spring's end. # 38. Amitava Chakrabarty, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   at long last dry bench in the garden— spring’s end # 43. Vania Stefanova, BG 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   the band marches on trailing notes Spring's end # 46. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   plants and flowers vigorously respond- spring’s end warms up # 47. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   spring's end— the Barbie goes back to its box # 48. Sanjukta Asopa, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   pink buds behind the fern Spring's end # 49. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   overblown branch barely touching the M oon s pring's end # 50. Nelly Dobrinova, BG 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie

 

Hello Haiku Poet, Below is the ballot for the Sketchbook March / April 30, 2011 "Spring‘s end" Kukai vote. Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org CALL FOR Sketchbook "Spring‘s end" Kukai Vote: Submissions: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 – Sunday, April 17, 2011 Midnight. Voting: Monday, April 18, 2011 - Monday, April 25, 2011, Midnight. Please include one of these statements with your ballot: Yes Publish my name even if my poems receive 0 points. No Withhold my name if my poems receive 0 points. Poets who submit no statement will have their names published with all poems 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‘s end" 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‘s end" 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 June 30, 2009 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 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 "Spring‘s end" Kukai Vote: Submissions: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 – Sunday, April 17, 2011 Midnight. Voting: Monday, April 18, 2011 - Monday, April 25, 2011, Midnight.