For those of you who do not know what a Haiku and Tanka is, both are forms of Japanese poetry, but don't worry you are allowed to write them in english as well.
Haiku is a short 3-line verse poem. The 1st line must have 5 syllables, the 2nd must have 7, and the 3rd must also have 5.
Haiku example:
Soft pink perfection You come to me in the spring How I await you
Now Tanka is similar to Haiku except instead of a 5-7-5 pattern, it's a 5-7-5-7-7 pattern. So there's basically 2 more lines for those of you who need just a few extra lines to fully complete your idea.
Tanka example:
He dreamt of walking The dream was always out there Just a simple dream Calling him to walk again In his heart he knew he would
Prizes
1st 600 points
2nd 400 points
3rd 200 points
Deadline
The deadline is June 15th. To submit your entry just post it here or PM it to me.
Rules
First and foremost, you must follow the rules of the type of poem you decide to write. Count your syllables carefully, because if you submit your Haiku or Tanka and it broke it's own rules, then it's not going to win. But you are allowed to change the poem as long as it's before the deadline. And I have recently been told that it is apparently a rule to write your Haiku with a nature or season kind of theme. Yeah I didn't know that...*is embarassed* ANYWAYS. The other rules are that your poem contains no swearing or inappropriate content etc etc...
Hope you guys have fun, I can't wait to read your poems!
Submissions Closed
Last edited by SnowGhost on Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:20 am, edited 7 times in total.
@Aley Choose to write either one Haiku poem or one Tanka poem. Post it here. If you do decide to write a Haiku, you can write either one you want. Honestly, I was not aware that it was a rule to have your Haiku strictly themed to nature and season. I did research on Haiku and I discovered no mention to this rule. I've actually read a published book with Haikus that do not follow that rule lol. But I guess nature and season both really cover a variation of subjects, so poets aren't to limited. Thank you for making me aware of this. I will now add it as a rule.
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When I was first introduced to Haiku, I was told that Haiku must have several things atop their syllable requirements. These included season words [our approximation of them anyway. Japanese has a class of words where they use special words to describe things with greater connotation and it doesn't really translate to English that well], a turn [or a juxtaposition between two halves of the poem], and a feeling of momentary endlessness [just capturing a single moment in time, no periods in other words].
(author's note - the plural of "haiku" is "haiku" so that's why there's not an 's' at the end of the first line. And in my mind 'breathing' is close enough to 'nature' so hopefully that satisfies that rule. Thanks for hosting this contest!)
I can't write haiku I lack the will power to fold truth in two breaths
you should know i am a time traveler & there is no season as achingly temporary as now
snowmonkey9, thank you so much for hosting this contest! It's great to see stuff like this around the site.
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