tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005728690699845866.post8287359761411718532..comments2023-09-04T08:27:22.536-07:00Comments on Conversations Around a Wood Stove: Announcing the Gill O’Teen 2 Yo (2010 A.D.) Haiku ContestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005728690699845866.post-36843057558458511012010-03-25T06:13:22.453-07:002010-03-25T06:13:22.453-07:00The 2010 Haiku contest is now history.
The Judge ...The 2010 Haiku contest is now history.<br /><br />The Judge wrote me the evening of the 23rd that "Entries have been judged based on the following criteria:<br />Proper 5-7-5 format. (No points - but if it fails it's out.)<br />Clarity: It must be easily understood. Points: 1 for best, 21 for "least best." (I won't say worst. They were all good.)<br />Message: The message must be pertinent to the issues we face, or point out the idiocy on display by the leftists. (Points: 1 to 21 as above.)<br />Use of words: Looked for insightful or clever word use that drives home a point. (Points: 1 to 21 as above.)<br /><br />In each category, the score will be the rank. If a Haiku wins a category, its score will be 1 for that category. The sum of the three category scores will be the total for each Haiku, with the lowest total winning the contest. Obviously, the best possible score is a 3.<br /><br />And the winner, with a low total of 6 points, is: HC-022-013 composed by pmedi which was received 2/1/2 Yo.<br /><br />Promised hope and change<br />credulous folks voted yes<br />we got hoax and chains<br /><br /><br />And a last haiku from the judge:<br /><br />Haiku contest calls<br />Judging them throughout the night<br />Need another drink<br /><br />A PDF of all the entries is attached is available upon request to gill.Oteen07041776@gmail.com<br /><br />The contest judge was not given the identity of each composer.<br /><br />Thanks to all who participated, and especially thanks to The Contest Judge. He came up with a firm relatively objective method of determining the winner and put a lot of time and work into this.<br /><br />For that other drink, I suggested he look into Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey www.kilbegganwhiskey.com which won the 2009 IWSC Worldwide Whiskey of the Year Brown-Forman Trophy by being selected as the Best Whiskey in the World. But is it better than any whisky? Extensive personal research is definitely called for. I’m just worried that under kommiecare and recognizing the medicinal benefits of a tasty shot, and shots are a medical procedure, I will have to register my ABV. This fits with my other blog post "Bourbon Thoughts".<br /><br />Gill O'Teen<br />March 25, 2 YoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005728690699845866.post-39625610849850385442010-03-03T12:06:17.333-08:002010-03-03T12:06:17.333-08:00All the contest entries are now in the hands of Th...All the contest entries are now in the hands of The Judge. As soon as he tells me the results, I'll post them here. Unless he used another ID, watchbird1 did not enter. All entries must actually be sent to me in order to be eligible.<br /><br />GillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005728690699845866.post-90467291635318775792010-02-03T06:19:35.052-08:002010-02-03T06:19:35.052-08:00Only if I spoke Japanese might I, possibly, if I w...Only if I spoke Japanese might I, possibly, if I were fortunate and worked very diligently and some fair muse deigned, craft a haiku in response to your challenge. Contrary to popular delusion, there IS no English haiku, nor can there ever be. The syllabic constraints, the intricate and formal elegance of a true haiku depend upon felicitous juxtaposition of ideograms and their spoken equivalents in a dance as measured as a minuet, as fervent as a prayer. <br /><br />Herewith a modest proposal: enjoin your compatriots to set five-seven-five English syllables in three paltry rows that still make sense of some sort. And call it WhyKu. <br /><br />That might work.<br /><br />Here, then, a humble WhyKu in honor of recent political events. <br /><br />azure swirls collide<br />perturbations thunder on<br />raven’s swift ascentwatchbird1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005728690699845866.post-62462107903042559012010-02-02T20:38:00.844-08:002010-02-02T20:38:00.844-08:00I don't know a haihu from a watsu but it looks...I don't know a haihu from a watsu but it looks like fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005728690699845866.post-17009532786331535902010-02-02T11:28:26.573-08:002010-02-02T11:28:26.573-08:00watchbird1, if you are so much more clever than I ...watchbird1, if you are so much more clever than I in the haiku department, put up or shut up. By the way, you would not be competing against me. I'm not eligible to win. The rules just might be simple to promote participation by more folks. If only quality work were permitted, and I'm not the judge, then only you would be skilled enough to enter. Taking the prize here should be a lock for a writer as talented as you obviously think you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005728690699845866.post-36486306598213622792010-01-30T16:01:00.263-08:002010-01-30T16:01:00.263-08:00As do most people, you are making the egregious as...As do most people, you are making the egregious assumption that haiku consists merely of 17 syllables arranged in the right order. Prose, no matter how banal, thus under your ham-handed sway apparently qualifies as haiku if it meets the proper syllabic constraint.<br /><br />What you have given as an example lacks metaphor, finesse, astute observation of nature, or any artistic expression at all. You are right: anyone can do THIS. But don't delude yourself; it is not haiku.watchbird1noreply@blogger.com