AWARDS OF THE 3RD HOSHI TO MORI
INTERNATIONAL TANKA CONTEST

JAPANESE CATEGORY

HOSHI TO MORI GRAND PRIZE
(GIFU/JAPAN KAORU KANBE
KOSUMOSU-NO
HANA-AKARI-SURU
MINAMI-MADO
KAZE-SHIMIJIMI-TO
KONO-KONYAKU-SU



HOSHI TO MORI SUPPLEMENTARY PRIZE
(SAITAMA/JAPAN SABURO UCHIIKE)
MINI-CHIKAKU
YANIHANI-SEMI-NO
KINAKI-KERI
AKIKAZE-ZO-FUKU
KONO-YUUKAGE-NI



HOSHI TO MORI SUPPLEMENTARY PRIZE
(TOKYO/JAPAN HIROSHI KANAYA)
CHINI-HIKUKU
KAZE-ASOBU-RASHI
KONO-YUUBE
KAYATSURUKUSA-NO
HO-NO-SOYOGI-WORI



ENGLISH CATEGORY

GRAND PRIZE
(NO CONTESTANT-QUALIFIED)



FIRST PRIZE
(CANADA WINONA LOUISE BAKER)
STRONG WINDS FROM THE SEA
HAVE BLOWN THESE WHITE GULLS INLAND
TO THIS OLD GRAVEYARD
THEY CRY AMONG THE HEADSTONES
AS IF SERCHING FOR YOUR NAME



SECOND PRIZE
(U.S.A ED SHARPE)
At your departure
the Santa Ana arrived
bringing bright moonlight.
Like your whispers in the wind,
my tears will be forgotten.



THIRD PRIZE
(HYOGO/JAPAN YASUKO YASUI)
in the smooth sun light
falling upon the slight winds
the fine yellow leaves
all around Rodin's Thinker
brushing his eternal thought



SPECIAL MENTION
(U.S.A YVONNE M. HARDENBROOK)
nothing but the wind
creaking empty rocking chairs
on the veranda
my heart remembers nothing
but the echo of your voice



 PRIZE FOR STUDENT NO CONTESTANT-QUALIFIED

(SUNDAY) 10TH JUNE 2001

JUDGE
SPONSOR
JAMES KIRKUP/SELECTION COMMITTEE, HOSHI TO MORI
KAZUO ITO
             

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