HAIKU MASTERS, Japan

EVENT 
haiku masters in Biei, Hokkaido

A.Runners-up
[ORIGINAL PHOTO HAIKU]

Steliana Voicu

B. Haiku this photo

your eyes...
a trip without
gps
Ana Drobot / Romania

old battlefield
a scarecrow guarding
the warriors' dreams
cezar florescu / Romania


C.Original photo haiku 

Lavana Kray

Steliana Voicu

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/haiku_masters/event/201709/gallery20170925.html

Mainichi - haiku in English

September 25, 2017 (Mainichi Japan)

love fight --

ginger stonefish

left uneaten

--

oana boazu (Galati, Romania)

Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Haiku Contest -- Canada

International section

Honourable Mention

starry night—
a cherry branch in blossom
for no one
                     Maria Tirenescu
                     Romania

noapte-nstelată -
o creangă de cireş înflorită
pentru nimeni 

Youth Section - Sakura Award

cherry blossoms
the names on the stone
fade to pink

flori de cireș

numele de pe pavaj

bat în roz
                     Ioana Brînzei
                     Romania

Youth Section - Honourable Mention

partial eclipse
crows gathering in
the cherry tree

eclipsă parțială

ciorile se adună 

în cireș
                     Naomi Gaidur
                     Romania

http://www.vcbf.ca/haiku-invitational/winning-haiku/2017-winning-haiku

HAIKUNIVERSE

haiku by Ana Drobot

orange code for heat –
I draw a snowman
on my cold drink glass

http://www.haikuniverse.com/

Ribbons: Tanka Society of America Journal - Vol. 13, No. 2

Lavana Kray ne trimite:

two tea cups

on the garden table

just in case...

a snail

crawling up

http://www.lulu.com/shop/tanka-society-of-america/ribbons-springsummer-2017-vol-13-no-2/paperback/product-23218655.html

 

HAIKU FOUNDATION BLOG

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 

BY JIM KACIAN

Haiku in the Workplace: Man v. Machine

on/off —

the relationship with

his computer

     — Ana Drobot

to my boss

after discharge:

“I’ll be back”

     — Cezar Ciobika

https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2017/09/13/haiku-in-the-workplace-man-v-machine/

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 

BY JIM KACIAN

Haiku in the Workplace: BurnOut

burnout syndrome —

not pausing for air

the barking dog

     — Ana Drobot

overwhelmed

blaming my muse

for writer’s block

     — Cezar Ciobika

https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2017/09/06/haiku-in-the-workplace-burnout/

The results of the Croatian International Haiku Contest on theme GOURD

We received haiku by 72 authors from 26 countries. The Selector was Carole MacRury.


FIRST PLACE/PRVO MJESTO
Ana Drobot, Romania

pumpkin field–                                             
unknown faces                                           
in the crowd                                                

SECOND PLACE/DRUGO MJESTO
Eduard ŢARA, Romania

towards dawn –                                           
the full moon leads                                        
a row of pumpkins                                       

 HIGHLY COMMENDED/VISOKE POHVALE:

Georgiana Cucu, 14, Romania

after Halloween–                                                 
the pumpkins’                                                      
hollow looks                                                         


http://www.tri-rijeke-haiku.hr/en/arhiva/546

CASCINA MACONDO RISULTATI CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE HAIKU IN LINGUA ITALIANA - 15° EDIZIONE 2017

1° PRÈMIO  -  Ciobîca Cezar-Florin - Romanìa

 voci di guèrra
davanti al convòglio
sciame di farfalle

rumours of war
before the convoy
a swarm of butterflies



 4° PRÈMIO PARI MÈRITO - Miclaus Silvestru - Romanìa

 patate dolci -
salario del marito
solo a metà

sweet potatoes –
the husband’s salary
reduced by half

În antologia concursului “BIANCO SU BIANCO” vor mai fi prezenţi şi:
 Dan Iulian - Romanìa
 Florin Golban - Romanìa
 Tara Eduard - Romanìa

 http://www.cascinamacondo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1477:risultati-concorso-internazionale-haiku-2017-15d-edizione&catid=102:news&Itemid=90
 

Results Of The Indian Kukai # 21

3rd place: 21 POINTS

#27
hummingbird...
waiting for
your email

Ana Drobot, Bucharest, Romania
(5,8,0)=21


8th place (3): 11 POINTS
 
#40
roadside shrine
a hummingbird fanning
the Jesus's forehead

Cezar Florescu, Botosani, Romania
(4,2,1)=11

*

#62
dewy morning glory
a hummingbird sucking
nectar from the moon

Cristina Apetrei, Botoșani, Romania
(2,0,2)=8

*

SORRY, NO POINTS THIS TIME!

#8
thousands miles flying
haiku spartan poems -
with hummingbird soft

Gheorghe Postelnicu (Nicu Stopel), Bucharest, Romania


#30
The first day dream
of any hummingbird:
to step on earth

Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania

 http://indiankukai.blogspot.ro/2017/09/results-of-indian-kukai-21.html

Haiku: Sept. 12, 2017

September 12, 2017 (Mainichi Japan)

sunrise --

last glow of the dragonfly

in the spider's web

--

oana boazu (Galati, Romania)

Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

Sept. 12, 2017

September 12, 2017 (Mainichi Japan)

sunrise --

last glow of the dragonfly

in the spider's web

--

oana boazu (Galati, Romania)

Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

Haiku: Sept. 12, 2017

September 12, 2017 (Mainichi Japan)

sunrise --

last glow of the dragonfly

in the spider's web

--

oana boazu (Galati, Romania)

Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

Haiku: Sept. 12, 2017

September 12, 2017 (Mainichi Japan)

sunrise --

last glow of the dragonfly

in the spider's web

--

oana boazu (Galati, Romania)

Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170822/p2g/00m/0fe/067000c

Haiku: Sept. 12, 2017

September 12, 2017 (Mainichi Japan)

sunrise --

last glow of the dragonfly

in the spider's web

--

oana boazu (Galati, Romania)

Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

The 9th World Haiku Association Conference, Parma - Italy/Haiga Exhibition. Sept.2017

Lavana Kray ne trimite:

Selected by Kuniharu Shimizu

HAIKU MASTERS -- september 2017

     Week #1

   A. Haiku this photo

no one

is waiting for me at the station...

I keep traveling

Lavana Kray / Romania

end of summer -

still running away

from herself

Eduard TARA / Romania

using eye shadows

for the first time...

foggy morning

Ana Drobot / Romania

lifting the fog

around anesthesia

whale song

cezar florescu / Romania

every day I travel

around the world

fridge magnets

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara / Romania

B.ORIGINAL PHOTO HAIKU

      little sparrow,

    is it sunshine or the whole world

    in your eyes?

    Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu / Romania

September in Prague -

on my childhood's street

another chestnuts seller

Steliana Cristina Voicu / Romania

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/haiku_masters/gallery201709.html?week=1

HAIKU FOUNDATION BLOG

Haiku in the Workplace: 

After failure

AUGUST 30, 2017 BY JIM KACIAN

after failure —
I win the lottery 
in my dreams
     — Ana Drobot

after failure
changing my approach
to my boss’s wife
     — Cezar Ciobika


https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2017/08/30/haiku-in-the-workplace-after-failure/