Saturday, February 25, 2012

Kid Count For Earthday Haiku WebFest

Earthday Haiku WebFest 2012


NOTE! Kids Count for Earthday Haiku Contest Has changed to the Earthday Haiku WebFest 2012


*This year we decided to do something a bit different! Instead of holding submissions, we are allowing teachers, parents and students to post their posme via the Kids Count For Earthday Facebook Page, For all contestants to read.


earthday haiku
This years sponsors of The Haiku WebFest are:
  • Haiku Society of America
  • With Words UK
  • Planetpals.com
  • Sketchbook Short Verse Journal
The WebFest is designed to combine the love of Earth with the sheer simple fun of writing Japanese haiku in English!
We call it the The 2012 "Kids Count for Earthday" Haiku WebFest because we want you to help all of us to learn how to keep the planet clean and healthy!


Sharing the love of EARTH , ART and POETRY!


Show the world you are a Planetpal!


The 2012 Kids Count for Earthday Haiku Webfest is in association with The Haiku Society of America; With Words, (UK); Sketchbook Haiku Journal (USA); and Planetpals (Worldwide) in partnership with the planet to bring the Earthday Haiku Webathon.


Kids will only need to count approximately 5-7-5 or use some combination of short, long, short syllables, to create their Earthday haiku.


The 5,7,5 count isn't mandatory but the rhythm of short, long, short is important. Also make sure that your haiku is a complete thought, using articles wherever necessary for a smooth flow.
Suggestions and links for writing haiku are listed further below (after the Haiku Society of America, Planet Pals, With Words, and Sketchbook logos).


Enjoy the challenge of writing modern haiku!


Best of luck!


Where:
Earthday Haiku WebFest


Theme:

The contest theme is "What Earthday means to you".



Who Can Enter:

Children and young people aged from 7 years old right up to 20 years from the USA, UK and English Speaking Countries (including Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii; as well as Japan; Africa; India; Pakistan; Bangladesh; China; Middle East; and Australia; New Zealand and all other countries). If English is not your first language please do add an English language version of your haiku entry as well.



***ONLY ONE ENTRY PER STUDENT!

Age Groups: 
7-20 yrs old


PLEASE NOTE: This year all poems will appear on this FACEBOOK PAGE. Only Entries and no other posts are allowed on this page! Duplicate and unrelated posting will be removed.


RULES:
  • Do not email entries!
    You must post:
  • Name
    Age/grade
  • You must post the entries here
    *Must be posted by parents (for under age children) or teachers as a classroom list
For more information on Haiku Poetry go to the following pages:
For more detailed info:

Best of luck!

Entries must be e-mailed to:
Learn more about Haiku and Earthday:

Links to learning and teaching haiku to students:
Teaching Haiku Website
WHC Haiku in Education Website
Hotchalk Haiku Poetry Lessons Plans
Learn more about Earthday:planetpals earthday journal
The Story of Earth Day
Earth Day Pledge
Energy Page
Planetpals Recycle Center
Home Safety Page
Learn to PREcycle
The Earth
Earth Fast Facts
Hazardous Materials 
Global WarmingHealthy Lifestyle and Nutrition

The Planetpals Story
Meet Planetpals Characters
Earthzine Magazine


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The 2011 Kids Count for Earthday Haiku Contest

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The 2011 Kids Count for Earthday Haiku Contest
in association with The Haiku Society of America; With Words, (UK); Sketchbook Haiku Journal (USA); and Planetpals (Worldwide) in partnership with the planet to bring the Earthday Haiku Contest.

The contest is designed to combine the love of Earth with the sheer simple fun of writing Japanese haiku in English!

We call it the The 2011 "Kids Count for Earthday" Haiku Contest because we want you to help all of us to learn how to keep the planet clean and healthy!






Kids will only need to count approximately 5-7-5  or use some combination of short, long, short syllables, to create their Earthday haiku. 


The 5,7,5 count isn't mandatory but the rhythm of short, long, short is important.  Also make sure that your haiku is a complete thought, using articles wherever necessary for a smooth flow.

Suggestions and links for writing haiku are listed further below (after the Haiku Society of America, Planet Pals, With Words, and Sketchbook logos).


Enjoy the challenge of writing modern haiku!


The contest is open to individual students 7-20 years old.


Best of luck!
Judith, Karina, and Alan, and an'ya (judges)

Contest Rules

Starting Date: February 22nd, 2011
Ending Date: Earthday-April 22nd, 2011

Announcements: 
Winners will be announced by May 22, 2011

Theme:
The contest theme is "What Earthday means to you".

Who Can Enter:
Children and young people aged from 7 years old right up to 20 years from the USA, UK and English Speaking Countries (including Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii; as well as Japan; Africa; India; Pakistan; Bangladesh; China; Middle East; and Australia; New Zealand and all other countries). If English is not your first language please do add an English language version of your haiku entry as well.


***ONLY ONE ENTRY PER STUDENT!

Age Groups:

7-9 years old
10 -12 yrs old

13-15 yrs old

16-18 yrs old
19-20 yrs old


Winners:
There will be winners for each category and entries based age appropriately.

Submissions:
All entries must be postmarked no later than April 22, 2011 and include the students name and address or school name and address. (*NOTE: winners private information will not be distributed to any 3rd parties - all information is for internal purposes only )

Entries must be e-mailed to:
kidscount4earthday@gmail.com


PRIZES: Haiku Society of America 1 Year membership


JUDGES: The Haiku Society of America represented by an'ya, Judith Gorgone of Planetpals (Worldwide); Karina Klesko of Sketchbook, Journal for Eastern and Western Short Forms; and Alan Summers of With Words (UK) 

SPONSORS:
Haiku Society of America
Planetpals.com
With Words UK
Sketchbook Haiku Journal



To be notified of results: 
Email Sign Up kidscount4earthday@gmail.com and say "Let me know!" in the subject line.

Learn more about Haiku and Earthday:
We suggest you check out the following links to learn more about haiku and Earthday. There are some handy tips to teach haiku to your students:

Learn more about Earth and Earthday?
Learn with Planetpals.com

Learn more about Haiku.  What is Haiku?
Learn with WithWords.org.uk

Teaching Haiku Website
Word Dance

To See 2010 Haiku Contest Results


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Alan's Tips On a Simple Way of Writing Haiku
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* Think of a haiku as two parts, one line and two lines, doesn't matter which order.

* Use a subtle clue to suggest the season. Sometimes the season clue can be obvious and even point to a specific day like Earthday.

* So remember to indicate the time of year with a seasonal clue, and that's your one line finished.

* Next is the two line part otherwise known as the 'phrase'.

* I prefer to write about something I've personally experienced, as it's also a great reminder, even years later, of what happened!

* Have a go yourself, it's easy, but remember to make the language sound natural, whether you attempt 5/7/5 or a free verse haiku of less than seventeen syllables.






 

summer wind
a sparrow re-rights itself
at the peanut cage

 
haiku by Alan Summers 
art by Dru Marland
Poem published: 
Wing Beats: British Birds in Haiku (Snapshot Press 2008)
 




Winning Entries will be published in Sketchbook, a Journal for Eastern and Western Short Forms.


Good luck! ;-) 
Judith, Karina, Alan, an'ya
PlanetPals, Sketchbook, With Words, and HSA


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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Results of the Earth Day Children's Haiku Competition

The results are in!


Judges commentary

An excellent turn out of haiku!

Our main criteria was good writing which captured the haiku spirit.  Not all the entries were necessarily 5-7-5, and as this was only a guideline, you will find the occasional exception.

A big thank you to all who entered, we enjoyed over 250 entries from various countries.




7-9 Years Old Group

1st Prize

a big green turtle
resting on the hot black sand
the blue ocean waves
Isabella Wikoff
Petaluma, California, USA

Highly Commended
Winter is frosty
Squirrels sleep in the warm tree
They sleep and they snore

Anh Nhat Nguyen
American International School
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

On the day ''earth day''
we help the environment
and turn off the lights.

Molly Francis Megan
Sai kung, New territories, Hong Kong

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10-12 Years Old Group
1st Prize


Earthday -
a little student spells first time
the word recycling
 
Alisia Rusu
Elena Rareş School, Botoşani, Romania



Highly Commended

Running in the snow,
Making a snowman with friends,
Until the day ends.

Ben Sekerel
Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA


Winter is here now
Cold like a frozen snow balI
Sipping hot cocoa

Jeffrey Alo
Carver Elementary School
Stanton, California  U.S.A.


spider on my board
crawling up a white mountain
can it reach the top?

Raheem Abdullah
Barrow Hill School, London U.K.


If you could hold Earth,
Like a bird’s delicate egg,
You would not drop it

Bella Griscom
Pine Point School, Stonington, Connecticut, USA


people fill the earth, step by step
together, we can change the world

Zoey Ramsay
USA

We come together
With our trash bags and supplies
And pick up our homes

Helen Wingate
Sacred Heart Academy in Winchester, Virginia, USA



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13-15 Years Old Group

1st Prize



Earthday -
drawing just forget-me-not
on each poster

Otilia Camilar
Elena Rareş School, Botoşani, Romania


Highly Commended

The ocean is blue
The whales are calling for you
I respect their sound.

Matthew Feingold
Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA


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16 -18 Years Old Group

1st Prize


Spring morning
the naughty cat back home
countless scratches


不良猫無数の傷負い朝帰り

Furyou neko  musuu no kizu oi  asa gaeri

Miyamoto Maki
Akita Meitokukan High School
Akita-city, Akita, Japan



Highly Commended


Snowflakes landing on kites
Turning them to rainbow slop
Windy winters day.

Claire Wiebe
Adelaide, South Australia


stars hidden by clouds
tinged with copper-hued street light
glowing far below

Rebecca Rehberger
Luther Preparatory School
Watertown, Wisconsin, USA


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19 - 20 Years Old Group

1st Prize

The owner off
fireflies glowing on
the paddy field

蛍舞う主の去りし田の上で

Hotaru mau  aruji no sarishi  ta no ue de


Yamahata Nanoha
Akita Meitokukan High School
Akita-city, Akita, Japan




Highly Commended


Verdure
trembling in the cool
over the sunshade

木々の青揺れる涼しさ日傘越し

Kigi no ao  yureru suzushisa  higasa goshi

Takahashi  Natsumi
Akita Meitokukan High School
Akita-city, Akita, Japan

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Again, we would like to thank everyone who entered this competition.

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