Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 03:57PM Haiku Kung Fu Rules
About:
Welcome to my virtual Ultimate Fighting Writing Boxing Ring, where you can battle it out with total strangers to win an awesome 88W pendant each month. ($85-$120 value)
Haiku skillz rusty? No idea what a haiku even is? No worries, anyone can write a haiku! As described by writer, Russel Smith:
"A haiku is three lines — five syllables in the first line, then seven, then five again. You can always tell when someone is writing a haiku because their lips are moving and they’re counting on their fingers."
A haiku about haiku:
My lips are moving.
Syllables on my fingers.
Haiku in my throat.
- by Crystal Russell
Rules:
1. Use the Word of the Month in your haiku, and count your syllables. Haikus with wrong syllable counts will be disqualified. Enter your haiku by using the "post a comment" link below.
2. Leave an email address where you can be reached should you win.
3. Only one entry per person, but feel free to come back and heckle your competitors in the comments area.
4. Prize must be claimed within 72 hours of my first attempt to contact you via e-mail. After 72 hours, your prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.
5. Upon recieving the pendant, winner agrees to snap a creative self portrait wearing it, and promptly email it to me to post in the Haiku Hall of Fame
6. Contest begins with an announcement usually on the first of each month, is open for two weeks, then the contender's haikus are moved to the voting booth for two weeks of voting. Voting ends with an announcement usually on the last day of the month. Champions will be posted on the 8th of each month.
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR FEBRUARY'S WINNER!
VOTING BOOTH OPEN TIL FEB 28TH
