AWARDED POEMS OF THE 8TH HOSHI TO MORI
INTERNATIONAL TANKA CONTEST

THEME : ' SOUND '

JAPANESE FIELD

HOSHI TO MORI GRAND PRIZE
(TOKUSHIMA/JAPAN MASAAKI SEKI)
AA-AREWA
HAHA-NO-KURU-OTO
TSUE-WO-TSUKU
OTO-GA-BYOUGA-NO
WARE-NI-CHIKAZUKU




HOSHI TO MORI SUPPLEMENTARY PRIZE
(KAGAWA/JAPAN MAYUMI YABUUCHI)
AMERICA-NO
MUSUME-NI-HANABI-NO
OTO-OKURU
JYUWAKI-WO-TAKAKU
TAKAKU-KAKAGETE




HOSHI TO MORI SPECIAL PRIZE
(GIFU/JAPAN YUUKA UEMURA)
OBAACHAN
OTEDAMA-NO-OTO
YASASII-NE
GENKI-NI-NATTARA
ISSYO-NI-ASOBO



ENGLISH FIELD

HOSHI TO MORI GRAND PRIZE
NO CONTESTANT-QUALIFIED




HOSHI TO MORI SUPPLEMENTARY PRIZE
(OSAKA/JAPAN PETER DUPPENTHALER)
In the lukewarm pool
slowly swimming a crawl stroke
nostalgic and mild
come the sounds I used to hear
in mother's womb long ago.



HOSHI TO MORI SUPPLEMENTARY PRIZE
(USA JUANITO ESCAREAL)
I have listened to
the sound of one hand clapping.
It’s nothing special.
But the sound of two or more
sings of how the world was born.



HOSHI TO MORI SUPPLEMENTARY PRIZE
(USA ALLEN REICHERT)
Tonight spring fishing
he cuts the outboard motor
now only the sound
of water lapping the boat
and the splash of a catfish.


(SUNDAY) 23TH JULY 2006
JUDGE : JAPANESE FIELD
ENGLISH FIELD
HOJYO NAKAJIMA
JAMES KIRKUP
SELECTION COMMITTEE, HOSHI TO MORI
             
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