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The Results of the Seventh HIA Haiku Contest
The Award ceremony for the Seventh HIA Haiku Contest was held
at Tokyo Kaikan from 10:30 till 14:00, on sunday November 13th,
2005. The six prizes were presented to the winners by representatives
of the four Japanese haiku organizations and the two companies sponsoring
the prizes. Lectures by Messrs. Lee Gurga, Stephen Gill and Akito Arima
and a reception party followed.
The Seventh HIA Haiku Contest
Sponsored by Haiku International Association,
Supported by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Japan Times
Granted by Japan Foundation.
| Number of submission |
Japanese haiku 834
Non Japanese haiku 309 |
| The announcement and comments on the winning haiku |
The announcement of the winners of the Japanese
haiku and comments were given by Hisao Yamazaki, (the representative
of the contest judges; the Managing Director of the HIA).
The announcement and the comments on the non Japanease haiku
were given by Hoshino Tsunehiko (the representative of the
contest judges; the vice President of the HIA).
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the 7th : 2005
| Translations by Miyashita Emiko |
Judges :
Kaneko Tôta, Inahata Teiko, Takaha Shugyô, Matsuzawa Akira, Arima Akito, Kogure Gôhei, Bôjô Nakako, Nagata Ryûtarô, Yamazaki Hisao, Kurahashi Yôson, Miyazu Akihiko, Ôkubo Hakuson, Tsunemoto Ushio, Katô Kôko, Yamada Hiroko
The HIA Awards
| sabiayu ni nagare no sara
ni hayaku naru |
| Ôgaki
city Amaoka Utsuhiko |
spawning sweet fish
the stream becomes
even faster |
| natsu fukashi arau to chisaku
narishi inu |
| Kochigaya city
Umezawa Houbu |
deep summer
the dog that got smaller
when washed |
| minamijûjisei suzushi
inka no mura ni hatsu |
| Tokorozawa
city Saitô Keiko |
in the Inca village
I stay over night
coolness of the Southern Cross |
The Association of Haiku Poets Award
| azemichi ni nefuda tsukisashi
nôguichi |
| Tsukui county
Miyazaki Tomiko |
price tags stick
to the footpath between rice fields
the farm tool fair |
The Modern Haiku Association Award
| ten takashi hanappashira
wo doko ni oku |
| Machida city
Iwamoto Keiko |
high autumn sky
where shall I put
the bridge of my nose? |
The Association of Japanese Classical Haiku Award
| tsuyu funde kusa no nioi
no tachiagaru |
| Ômuta
city Koga Akiko |
as I step on dewdrops
the fragrance of grasses
begin to rise |
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Award
| yakôhai katamuke tsuki
wo machi itari |
| Ôta-ku
Suga Masako |
tilting
the luminous cup
we wait for the moon |
The Japan Times Award
| sanga aoshi rokujûnenme
no shûsenbi |
| Chiba city
Torikai Emiko |
mountains and rivers are
blue
the sixtieth year’s
End of the War Day |
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| (Translated by Emiko Miyashita & Lee Gurga) |
Judges :
Hoshino Tsunehiko, Kiuchi Toru
The HIA Award
Selected by Hoshino
moving day
one last look
cherry blossoms
Yukiko Yamada,
Japan
a red baloon
floating above
the eagle cage
Paul Pfleuger
Jr., Taiwan
Selected by Kiuchi
the earthworm
moves away
from itself
Jvrgen Johansson,
Sweden
hydrangea--
into this stillness
the crescent moon
Ion Codrescu,
Romania
Crossing the field
bigger with each step
my feet of snow
David
Cobb, U.K.
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Lunch in the field
The sky is all around
even in the pot
Aleksandar
Sevo, Serbia Monte Negro
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Selected by Kiuchi
the heavy swing
of the mausoleum door
autumn heat
Chad Lee
Robinson, U.S.A
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bus ride home
everyone notices
my long stemmed rose
Janelle Berrera,
U.S.A
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summer rain
on the washing line
five swallows
Sandra Simpson,
New Zealand
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on the raw red neck
of a monk at his prayers
a kneeling fly
David Cobb,
U.K.
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