Tuesday, December 6, 2011

3rd Annual "Haiku for the Holidays" Contest

Announcing: The official opening of the 3rd Annual Infinite Queso “Haiku* for the Holidays” Contest!

The grand prize (ok, really it’s more like a stocking stuffer) will be a $10 iTunes or Starbucks gift card.

Here’s how to play…

InfiniteQueso’s 3rd Annual “Haiku for the Holidays” Contest Rules: 
  1. The theme for this year’s contest is “Classic Christmas TV Specials.” (This is not to be confused with Christmas-themed
    2. movies that were originally shown in theaters and are now often aired on TV during the holiday season—that was our theme last year.)
  2. All entries must follow traditional haiku form: 17 syllables in three lines—5 in the first line, 7 in the second, 5 in the third.
  3. Bonus points will be awarded for adherence to traditional Japanese form and nuance. For more information, read here.
  4. Judging will be based on creativity, insight, depth, and/or humor.
  5. All entries must be clean! No vulgarity or cursing. Any entry violating this rule will be deleted.
  6. All entries must be an original composition of the entrant.
  7. All entrants must reveal their identities. Anonymous entries will not be eligible for the grand prize. (If you don’t have a Google or Blogger account, feel free to just include your name in the body of your comment.)
  8. There is no limit to the number of entries a contestant may submit.
  9. All entries must be posted in the comments section of this post by midnight (CST) on Monday, December 12, 2011.
  10. Finalists will be announced in a new post on Tuesday, December 13, 2011.
  11. The grand prize winner will be selected from among the finalists by a public vote. The polls will close at midnight (CST) on Thursday, December 15, 2011.
  12. The grand prize winner will be announced on Friday, December 16, 2011.
The contest is officially open! You may now post your entries in the comments section below.
*I realize many of the entries in this contest will technically be senryu. However “Senryu for the Season” didn’t quite have the same accessibility as “Haiku for the Holidays.” My apologies to purists.
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10 comments:

  1. Kelley SautnerDec 7, 2011 10:07 AM

    2 Haikus, inspired by A Charlie Brown Christmas, submitted by Kelley Sautner

    "Thanks for the card sent"
    "But I didn't send a card!"
    "Hello, sarcasm?"

    I picked the wrong tree
    So what is Christmas about?
    "And there were shepherds..."

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  2. Antlers on a dog?
    A Heart two sizes too small?
    It must be the Grinch.

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  3. Love Christmas TV,
    But One they lack; thankful for
    Linus and Tebow.

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  4. A Red Nosed Reindeer
    The young one shall lead the old
    Hope he doesn’t crash.

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  5. Thanks for the diversion! I have two entries (from MN Tracy):

    Heat and Snow Miser
    Seventies Claymation rocks
    Where are the reruns?


    Pantophobia
    Silly dance trumps rehearsal
    Best ending ever!

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  6. Yukon Cornelius
    Prospecting monster tamer
    Bumbles bounce real good!


    Winged lion, masked isle
    The island of misfit toys
    Creeps me out a bit


    "What's eating you, boy?"
    Doesn't like to make toys!
    Hermie, elf dentist

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  7. "I killed it," he said
    As the young, little tree drooped.
    Charlie gave it love.

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  8. Santa, Presents, Gifts
    Snow covered tops. Reindeer fly.
    Elves are working hard.

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  9. Frosty the snowman
    A corncob pipe, button nose
    and two eyes of coal

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  10. Weak tree Charlie Brown
    But at least yours didn't get
    Puked on like my tree

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