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Haiku Hype Contest: The Results!

5/11/2018

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At last, it's time to announce the Haiku Hype Contest winners! So many beautiful, punchy, emotional poems! The judges and I were, once again, impressed. We did two rounds of selecting and sorting, calculating and recalculating points to come up with the list of finalists, but please know that we appreciated every single haiku that the students wrote and submitted to us! Honestly. Because writing that poem, creating something new, evoking an emotion with your words in someone reading from across the country is the true accomplishment here. And all of the entrants did that.
 
So students, I want you to be proud for writing your haiku, proud for sharing with us, and excited for the next opportunity that comes along. The more you practice, the more you connect with your creative nature and the better that serves you in all areas of your lives.
 
Thank you so much to all the teachers, librarians and  students for participating and for making this an inspiring and successful event. I hope you had fun in the process.
 
It is my goal to encourage kids to continue to write, strive to connect with their creative side, and share their work with others as I believe all that is of great importance.
 
Thank you all again for entering the contest. I hope you'll return next year!
 
My gratitude goes out to the amazing sponsors as well ― your prize donations were greatly appreciated!
 
And now, it's time for the results you've been waiting for!

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1st place
The Lovely Beach
by Jane T.  
 
Gentle, peaceful breeze
Frothing, foaming waves lapping
Against the calm sand

 
(K.B. Polk Center for the Academically Talented and Gifted, TX)
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2nd place

Mark G. 4th Grade

A lovely sunset
Reminds me of my mother
Both are beautiful
 

(John Ireland Elementary, TX)
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3rd place
Storms
by JI Carrillo
 
The dark, damp storm cloud
Destructive light burns the trees
Noises, it cries out

 
(K.B. Polk Center for the Academically Talented and Gifted, TX)
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4th place 
Hippopotamus
by Toby L.

Hippopotamus
Eats a can of green bean soup.
He likes green bean soup!


(Van Elementary School, IN)
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5th place
Summer
by Bryce F.

The warm, cool summer!
When kids play outside all day!
But it never lasts…


(Van Elementary School, IN)
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6th place
Maximiliano R. 4th Grade

A peaceful evening
Sparrows singing together
With pretty feathers.


(John Ireland Elementary, TX)
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7th place
Genesis E. 5th Grade
 
My mom, beautiful.
She is the best at loving.
She likes reading books.

 
(John Ireland Elementary, TX)
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8th place
Fire
by Braelynn J.

Dancing with the wind,
Glowing all night in darkness,
Warming people’s hearts.


(Van Elementary School, IN)
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9th place
Snow
by Isaac C.

A winter blanket,
It covers the icy ground.
It is beautiful.


(Van Elementary School, IN)
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10th place
War
by Ricardo J.
 
Clouds made from ashes
Bombs of death and destruction
Power and money

 
(K.B. Polk Center for the Academically Talented and Gifted, TX)
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First Honorable Mention
Dinosaurs
by James D. 3rd Grade
 
Dinosaurs are cool
Dinosaurs: awesome creatures
I want to see one


(George Mitchell Elementary School, Bridgewater, MA)
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Second Honorable Mention
Emily P. 5th Grade

Mr. Estrada
Is the funniest of all
And he is the best!


(John Ireland Elementary, TX)
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Third Honorable Mention
Emotions
by Annie P.

Sad, mad, happy, shy,
All the things that are inside,
To have and to feel.


(Van Elementary School, IN)
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And the Teacher/Librarian prize goes to . . .

My youngest child did the honors and picked the teacher to win the Starbucks gift card. Here's a picture of him drawing Shannon Anderson's name from
​the bag with the tickets.
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​Prizes will start shipping out to the schools on Monday, 5/14. If you have a student among the winners, please look out for your packages in the mail starting next week. If you won a bundle of books, those will arrive in multiple shipments as our various sponsors will be mailing them separately. 

Skype Visit Prizes: Authors will be connected with the teacher/librarian who sent the submission to make further arrangements.

Just one more thing . . .
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4 Comments
Melissa Stoller link
5/11/2018 12:43:03 pm

Wow! I am so impressed by all these wonderful Haiku poems. Well done! Congratulations to all the winners! And really, everyone who entered this contest is a winner just for putting your heartfelt work out there to be judged. Keep writing and creating. The world needs beautiful words. Bravo!

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Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan link
5/11/2018 01:24:55 pm

Rosie this is such a terrific initiative for budding poets and lexophiles. The results are magnificent. The poets are creative and clever and the haikus are engaging and fun. Kudos to you and congratulations to the young wordsmiths! Hurrah all!

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Gail Krause link
5/11/2018 05:48:06 pm

Lovely poems. Great job, kids. Even adults find haikus hard to write. :)

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Amy Losak link
5/18/2018 10:05:26 am

Congratulations to everyone who participated, and the winners and honorable mentions! Lovely poems. I hope you will continue writing haiku: it's such a challenging but delightful form, because it helps us "see" things in our daily lives with all our senses. Most importantly -- have fun! Congratulations again.

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    ​Rosie J. Pova is a 
    multi-published,
    ​award-winning children's author, speaker, and writing coach on a mission to inspire children not only to read and write more, but to use their creativity, follow their passions, dream big and believe in themselves.
     
    Rosie visits schools and shares her inspirational journey as an immigrant from Bulgaria and how she became a published author, encouraging kids to persist, push through rejections, and hold a high vision for themselves.

    Rosie's upcoming picture book, Sunday Rain, will be released in March 2021. It's a story that celebrates imagination, the love of books, and new friendships.

    Check out her Critique Services here, her Workshops here, and her school visits page here.

    Rosie is represented by Jessica Schmeilder of Golden Wheat Literary.

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