Haiku Society of America Haiku Award
in Memorial of Harold G. Henderson
2012
Judges: Mark Harris and Peter Yovu.
See commentary by 2012 judges.
First Place
no escaping
this moonlight—
Pompeii
Scott Mason
Second Place
river mud
the shape
of boys
Jayne Miller
Third Place
somewhere becoming rain becoming somewhere
Jim Kacian
Honorable Mentions (unranked)
desert twilight
a map with many creases
nailed to a cross
Garry Gay
we huddle
over mother’s open grave—
lawless winter
Anita Curran Guenin
a long bus ride
the prophetic language
of the stops
Michael McClintock
These awards for unpublished haiku were originally made possible by Mrs. Harold G. Henderson in memory of Harold G. Henderson, who helped found The Haiku Society of America.
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See the complete collection of award-winning haiku from all previous Henderson Haiku Award competitions.
See the contest rules for entering the next Haiku Society of America Haiku Award.