Announcing 2019 Haiku Contest Winners

Congratulations to the authors of the winning entries in our 2019 Haiku Contest! Results
were announced to the entrants on May 28, but it came to our attention that we did not
announce the results publicly, until now. We would also like to express our gratitude to all
who entered, to our English division and Japanese division judges, and also to the Japanese
and English calligraphy instructors who wrote the first place entries for display.

Japanese DivisionEnglish Division
Age 13 and above1st Place: Mayumi KawabeAnna Quinn
2nd Place:Shiho Honba Victoria Wilk
Age 12 and younger1st Place:Haon SatoMorgan Roberts
2nd Place:Megumi KawabeMeera Reddy


Please see the texts of their lovely haiku, and the photos of the first place entries in
calligraphy.

English 13 years and older

1st place:
Lake tinged with birdsong
Dewdrops rest atop petals
Beckoning sunrise
— Anna Quinn

2nd place:
Sleepy Winter Tableau
Roused Earth Blushes
Exhales Cherry Blossoms
— Victoria Wilk

English 12 years and younger

1st place:
Colorful blossoms
Pink and white light up the night
Soon they will be green
— Morgan Roberts


2nd place:
Cherry blossoms
The beauty of life
Means no more hibernation
— Meera Reddy

Japanese Division

日本語・十三歳以上の部

最優秀賞
時をこえ 桜の襲 野にひらく     [河辺真弓]

優秀賞
川光る 桜も夕陽も 一瞬だ      [本葉志保]

日本語・十二歳以下の部

最優秀賞
花ふぶき 私のせなかを そっとおす  [佐藤波音]

優秀賞
墨のそら ぽとりと泣いた 八重桜   [河辺恵実]