= the results | Maria Tirenescu [10.Jan.15 20:22] |
The editing board of the Journal of Romanian-Japanese cultural interferences HAIKU has organized in the first semester of this year, the annual competition of haiku poems, edition 2014 with international participation. It has received by e-mail or by mail a number of 816 haiku poems, belonging to 141 poets. From these a number of 220 poems belonged to the Romanian poets and596 poems belonged to the foreign poets. The criteria for accepting poems are the requirements communicated in the notification of the contest The jury was composed of: - President - Valentin Nicoliţov -Members: Teodora Moţet and Florin Grigoriu. Finally, the prizes and honorable mentions were awarded to the sections Romanian, English and French. The winners of the prizes and honorable mentions are: English section/ Secţiunea engleză** First Award Andrius LUNECKAS- Lituania Snowing – sick child draws the stork Second Award Stjepan ROZIC –Croaţia Winter beginning over the dry leaves rustles a hurried hedgehog Third Award Frans TERRYN -Belgia First tip of winter – an icy wind drives me and my dog homewards Senryu- First award Amitava DASGUPTA –U.S.A. April Fool’s Day my boss promises me a salary increase Senryu- Second award Sam CANAROZZI -Franţa You damn mosquito stop buzzing me will you please you trouble my dreams Mentions Jacek MARGOLAK - Polonia Turning the pillow to the cold side cricket song Nada JAČMENICA - Croaţia A tom cat in rush – from his mouth sticks out his breakfast's tail Klavdija ZBIČAJNIK - Slovenia Across the street is walking with large steps neighbor's black dog Radhey SHIAM - India A deserted road a divorced lady strolls faithful dog follows | |