Copyblogger’s haiku contest was so much fun, we have decided to hold our own. The prize will be a $15 gift card from iTunes. The subject is anything to do with a book (ex. about the story or illustrations, about your enjoyment of the book, or books in general). Only original work, please.
Haiku is a form of poetry that consists of 17 syllables broken up into three phrases of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.
The contest expires December 31, 2008. Post your haiku in the comments for this post. If you wish, you can certainly Twitter it, too. The winner will be announced both here and on Twitter. The account to follow is minerva66.
November 15th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Here is one I came up with:
Harry Potter craze / Is the buzz dying down yet? / Pottercast says “No.”
November 15th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
A circular world / Nearing the end of a turn / Prophesy abounds.
(The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan)
November 16th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Most people in need / Turn to comfort foods. But me, / I have comfort books.
@power2b
November 20th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
What a laugh riot!/Thinking of words to write down./Funny Stories made.
Haiku to Mad Libs (kind of a book, right?) I happened to be playing with my son while trying to think up something to write.
November 20th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
If you like mad libs, maybe you’ll like my sons Potter Libs at the Site of Requirement.
One thing I didn’t think to say-you can submit as many haiku as you like.
November 21st, 2008 at 9:04 pm
The link didn’t work. If you want to try again I am definitely interested!
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:08 am
Jenine,
You weren’t able to get to the Potter Libs or the Libs didn’t work? The link took me right to it.
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:12 am
Ok, my son just checked and said they aren’t working. He had a loss of data recently and will try to fix it within the next couple days. We probably need to update them, too, since they are fun.
November 22nd, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Aunt Pol raises boy,
Old Wolf story teller,
Garion’s venture.
November 22nd, 2008 at 3:39 pm
forgot…
that is based on David Eddings’ Pawn of Prophecy.
November 24th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Lots of words fill it.
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs.
Find out what they mean.
(Webster’s Dictionary)
November 24th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Frodo gets a ring / Oh no, the thing is evil / He destroys the ring.
Hello, Dr. Creep? / You haven’t been on Runescape. / Er… Why have you not?
November 24th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Will’s new awareness. / The cycle recommences. / The Dark Is Rising
This is one of the first fantasy or YA series that I read. Still one of my favorites. Author – Susan Cooper.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Because ten authors / stories of every kind / building and branching.
Click
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Consuming a book /
Ingesting words with our eyes /
Its food for the soul
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:35 pm
The Harry Potter series…
Young orphan with a mark
Fights evil wizard with friends
Creates family.
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Catcher in the Rye
Drop-out goes crazy
drinking and swearing but still
protects innocence.
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Fahrenheit 451
Firefighters torch books,
ideas seen as dangerous.
One wakes up, escapes.
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Fiction is not false.
Truths are often revealed
By ink on paper.
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:09 pm
We all live and die
but Charlotte saves humble pig
before she passes.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:36 am
Hey, pdhski, I like your submission. You would not believe the bowling we are doing now. Too many days. Al and I are going to join a league soon, I hope.
Jim, wow! I know you love the poetry. Though it may be dangerous, I might have to try a limerick contest sometime. I like your entries, but not so good with the syllables. Do you want to try to adjust them? For a contest, I think I have to stick to the 5/7/5 pattern.
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:11 am
One to bear burdens. / Society without pain / Excludes happiness.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Reading is learning
So learning equals knowledge
Knowledge is power
December 4th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Young orphan with mark
Fights evil wizard with friends
Creates family.
That was the only mistake I can find.
December 4th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
2nd line in Fahrenheit 451 is 8.
2nd line in #19 is 6. Maybe counted revealed as 3?
Have had some probs myself. Been doing some for fun, as different idea. Don’t you hate it when the words are perfect, but syllables won’t work? Thought to send a haiku email daily 12 days leading up to Christmas and maybe Twitter, since I haven’t been sending cards or presents. Way to connect with people. Got 4 already.
December 4th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Going to have difficulty choosing. Plan on having other opinions. Maybe librarians and teacher friends.
December 5th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Don’t think I thought of this while reading The Giver. How Christ-like the idea is. Dump all the burdens onto one person willing to shoulder it all. And generations go by without a new person willing to take over the burden.
December 8th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Corrections
Firefighters torch books,
ideas are dangerous.
One wakes up, escapes.
Fiction is not false.
Great truths are often revealed
By ink on paper.
December 8th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Thanks Jim, Those are the ones I like the best of yours and figured they would be in the running. Need to think of some more myself just for fun.
December 10th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Gutenberg entrusts / magic book to assistant. / Modern search for book.
Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
art, life, connections / multiple ways of thinking / missing boy and art
The Calder Game by Blue Balliett
Greek gods living now / Percy is half; fights monsters / Kronos plots revenge.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
December 13th, 2008 at 8:24 am
How can a book fit
inside a poem so short?
Where is the story?
December 14th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Look for the essence./ Extract key thoughts or concepts./ Memorable scene.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Even just one scene / cannot be distilled easy. / Near impossible.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
promote discussion / inspire interest in books / that’s the intention
December 14th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Need I remind you? / Don’t judge a book by cover. / Or by it’s haiku.
December 14th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
haiku is about / sharing part not whole subject / a glimpse is enough
December 14th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
What are you doing / Writing these silly haiku’s / In your comment posts?
December 14th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
And I agree with Redwall.
December 14th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
@minerva66:
Okay, whatever. / You may win the argument, / but my point is good.
December 14th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
It is a good point. / Not expecting a review. / Just shared ideas.
December 14th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Go to Dragonsden / dot com, see my new comics / they’re hilarious
December 14th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
What’s with Haiku with / odd, nonsensical wording? / refridgerator
December 14th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Reading Brisingr / hear about Haiku contest / gives me good idea.
Prize is Itunes card / this is totally awesome / probably not win.
Paolini’s last book / What! It isn’t anymore!? / It’s a trilogy!
December 21st, 2008 at 11:42 am
generate new cells / human memory upload / ninety percent new
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
December 21st, 2008 at 11:51 am
minds trapped in boxes / technology goes too far / but new life, not freak
Here’s another for The Adoration of Jenna Fox, because one was not enough to express what I wanted.
December 22nd, 2008 at 9:47 am
Conversing within
The confines of a haiku:
Syllable recount
December 24th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
What happened before
Merlin came to Great Britain?
Wizard’s Beginning.
(T. A. Barron’s The Lost Years of Merlin series.)
January 2nd, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Thank you all for your participation. I will need a few days to decide, since I want to get some other opinions. Will announce winner soon.
January 10th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Results can be viewed here.