PRIZES
Entry Categories:
18 years and older
13 to 17 years old
12 years old & under
The winner from each category will be put into a 3 person drawing for a $1,000 grand prize. The 2 winners not selected for the grand prize will receive a "Best of the Northwest" Gift Basket.
Grand Prize: $1,000!!!
2nd & 3rd Place: A "Best of the Pacific Northwest" Gift Basket including smoked salmon, souvenirs and other items unique to the Northwest.
Deadline for entries is June 20, 2011.
Winners will be announced July 15, 2011.
Sponsored by the Hydro Research Foundation.
More About Haiku
HAIKU IS A FORM OF JAPANESE POETRY.
The FWEE contest uses the 17 syllable verse form. It is written in three lines to equate to the three metrical phrases of haiku in Japanese. The first line has 5 syllables, the second 7 syllables and the third 5 syllables.
For example:
Currents flow downstream (1st line, 5 syllables)
Falling water spins turbines (2nd line, 7 syllables)
Light finds my darkness (3rd line, 5 syllables)
The shortness of the poem captures a snapshot, understanding and perspective of the world in a single moment. It gives the sense of discovery, where the essential nature and meaning of something comes clear.
Haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the nineteenth century.
To learn more about writing Haiku and its history go to:
Haiku for People: www.toyomasu.com/haiku/
Haiku Society: www.haikusociety.com
Haiku Lesson: http://volweb.utk.edu/school/bedford/harrisms/haiku.htm