Our winning writers use intensely focused language to change the way that readers view the world. Congratulations to all of our winners!
Visit us to read our winning poems.
Recent Winning Haiku - September 2008
"Marek Kozubek - "first snow"- 1st Place !
- $ 100.00 Winner
Marek is an office worker, living in the beautiful mountain town -Zywiec, POLAND.
He loves the beauty of mountains and mountain journeys. Haiku he creates
from a few years. It is his real passion. His favorite classic writer
is Yosa Buson. He likes the music, too.
He's an Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison fan.
Catherine J.S. Lee- "hunger moon"- 2nd Place !
- $ 30.00 Winner
Patricia M. Benedict- "snow-covered hedge"- 3rd Place !
- $ 15.00 Winner
Honorable Mentions
first snow
how lightly
the cat steps - Timothy Russell, Ohio
arctic morning
the panting postman follows
his steaming breath- Patricia M. Benedict, Calgary, Canada
snow
the mourners
huddle closer - Timothy Russell, Ohio
Christmas dinner
lifting the mistletoe
over my head - Francis W. Alexander, Sandusky, Ohio
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).
Welcome!
The poems in this beautifully bound book are a result of over twenty years of observations. Observations of the world around us and on the telecommunications network. All of the hate, love, heroism, disasters, and those who help. Beautiful
