the 14th : 2012 the 13th : 2011 the 12th : 2010
the 11th : 2009 the 10th : 2008 the 9th : 2007
the 7th : 2005 the 8th : 2006 the 6th : 2004
the 5th : 2003 the 4th : 2002 the 3rd : 2001
the 2nd : 2000 the 1st : 1999  

The Results of the 14th HIA Haiku Contest

The Award ceremony for the 14th HIA Haiku Contest was held at Ichigaya Arcadia on Saturday November 24th, 2012. The six prizes were presented to the winners by representatives of the four Japanese haiku organizations and the two companies sponsoring the prizes. A lecture, "Poem,Tanka,Haiku and Poesy", by H.E.Dr.Lars Vargo and the reception party followed.

The 14th HIA Haiku Contest

Sponsored by Haiku International Association
Supported by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Japan Times

Number of submissions

Japanese haiku:
Overseas haiku:

The announcement and comments on the winning haiku

The announcement and the comments on the Overseas haiku were given by Kiuchi Toru, a director of HIA

the 14th : 2012

Haiku in Overseas

Judges :

Kiuchi Toru, Kimura Toshio

Prize Winners
Selected by Toru Kiuchi

Two blackbirds
fighting for a breadcrumb−
sparrow is faster

Tugomir Orak (Croatia)

Air plane and bird
different speeds
but parallel

Anusha Tennakoon (Japan)

Selected by Toshio Kimura

unable to shut it out
even when I close my eyes
full moon

Seren Fargo (U.S.A.)

early thaw
paw prints
to oblivion

Scott Mason (U.S.A.)

Honorable Mentions
Selected by Kiuchi
the sweat of an alien boy
at the border −
wet midday
Sitting Mountain (Ghana)		 old chestnut tree
with shadows of leaves −
sky eagle
Tatjana Debeljacki (Serbia)
on every wall
the graffiti
of soldiers’ shadows
John McDonald (Scotland)		 a black swan
my whisky glass emptied
into the moon
Chen-ou Liu (Canada)
Selected by Kimura
full moon
another moth
ignites
John Soules (Canada)		 On God’s image
created. Fresh egg
tinted by dirt
Drago Stambuk (Croatia)
A lone empty bench
memories rains wash away
and the bus is late
Sam Cannarozzi (France)		 fresh flowers
from her garden
for her grave
Irena Szewczyk (Poland)