The following interviews were conducted by Michael Dylan Welch in the fall of 2018 with the winners in each of the six categories in VCBF’s 2018 Haiku Invitational contest presented by Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd.: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, United States, International, and Youth. We invite you to get to know each winner a little better through his or her responses and to learn their influences and recommendations regarding haiku poetry.
To read their interviews please click on the poet’s name or picture
Vancouver |
Playing tag under the cherry blossoms— the streetlights come on |
British Columbia |
in a dark cupboard full of coats cherry blossom petals |
Canada |
riding my bike a new way home cherry blossoms |
United States |
yaezakura petals a child learns to count beyond 5 |
International |
blossom by blossom— the old cherry tree gathers light |
Youth |
Early morning the cherry blossom opens my hand |