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Welcome to the Haiku Contest LibGuide!

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the LSUA Bolton Library is hosting a haiku contest.

  • The contest will begin April 1 to April 22
  • All LSUA students, faculty, and staff are welcome to participate
  • Submissions must be submitted via Microsoft Forms at this link.
  • In the email, provide your name and haiku as an attachment or in the email body
  • Haiku submissions can be about any topic or subject, but must be original and follow the 5+7+5 rule

What is a haiku?

  • A traditional Japanese poem comprised of 3 lines with 17 syllables
  • It follows the 5+7+5 rule

                An old silent pond...                 5

                A frog jumps into the pond,      7

                splash! Silence again.             5

 

You can read more about haikus and its format here. 

Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place!

 

 

                                                     

Haiku Contest Rules

1. Participants must be current LSUA student, faculty, or staff

2. Entries must be submitted by the deadline

3. Entries will be judged by a blind review panel composed of LSUA faculty and staff

4. Haikus that are not original or do not follow the 5+7+5 format will be disqualified 

5. More than one entry is allowed as long as it follows the rules