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—
PompeiiScott Mason
Second Place
river mud
the shape
of boysJayne Miller
Third Place
somewhere becoming rain becoming somewhere
Jim Kacian
Honorable Mentions (unranked)
desert twilight
a map with many creases
nailed to a crossGarry Gay
we huddle
over mother’s open grave—
lawless winterAnita Curran Guenin
a long bus ride
the prophetic language
of the stopsMichael McClintock