Haiku Festival

  • Haiku Fest Judges

  • We gratefully acknowledge the following judges who gave their time, talent and treasures to support Haiku Festival 2005:

    Marilyn Allen
    poet and healthcare administrator

    Marlon Billups
    poet, President
    Chicago Writers’ Collective

    Renée K. Moore
    poet, educator
    Cave Canem Alumna

    Nichole L. Shields
    poet and author of
    One Less Road to Travel

    Valerie Martt Wallace, poet,
    Administrative Director:
    Urban Life Center

--India N. Lucas, 1st Prize winner

  • Haiku Fest 2005 Winners

  • Haiku Fest awarded certificates to all participating student poets. Thanks to all 79 poets, parents and teachers for making Haiku Fest successful. For more information on the event, click here.
  • We proudly announce the following commendations:
    • First Prize: $100
    • "Rhythm"
      Rhythm is a beat,
      a jangled uniformed sound,
      that just continues.
    • India N. Lucas, Age 14, Grade 8
      Bellejoix Conservatory for Higher Learning
    • Second Prize: $50
    • [Untitled]
      Mindful of the past
      Unknowing of the future
      Sinful in the day
    • Ravyn Lynnae Shelton, Age 14, Grade 8
      Betty Shabazz International Charter School
    • Third Prize: $25
    • [Untitled]
      I saw a red dog
      by a red fire hydrant
      taking a spring bath
    • Julius Howard, Age 10, Grade 4
      Jordan Elementary
    • Third Prize: $25
    • "Baba Meshach"
      Memories we hold
      Stories your djembe drum told
      Still have your rhythm
    • Turiya Ingram, Age 12, Grade 6
      Betty Shabazz International Charter School
    • Honorable Mention
    • [Untitled]
      I am the fire of
      a volcanic eruption
      When I'm done, you're gone
    • Unknown, Age 12, Grade 6
      Betty Shabazz International Charter School
    • Honorable Mention
    • [Untitled]
      Birds fly in the sky
      Like a breeze in the wind, like
      a mouse in the house
    • Paul Garner, Age 12, Grade 6
      Betty Shabazz International Charter School
    • Honorable Mention
    • [Untitled]
      Come into my world
      Look into my eyes and see
      Death isn’t made by me
    • Sidney Antoinette Tukes, Age 13, Grade 7
      Betty Shabazz International Charter School
    • Honorable Mention:
    • [Untitled]
      Everyday for nothing
      Brutally murdered
      Cause of a girl
    • Ephraim Mahon, Age 13, Grade 7
      Betty Shabazz International Charter School
    • Honorable Mention:
    • [Untitled]
      The little green frog
      Jumps into the sparkling pond
      The sound of water
    • Salahuddin Muhammad, Age 13, Grade 7
      Betty Shabazz International Charter School
    • Honorable Mention:
    • "Rain"
      Rain is in the air
      It drops from the sky with care
      Rain is everywhere
    • Cory West, Age 12, Grade 6
      Betty Shabazz International Charter School

  • Haiku Fest Deadline: Saturday 13 March 2010 @ MIDNIGHT

  • Haiku Festival Awards will be issued on:
    Saturday, 24 April, 2010
    12:00 noon
    Carter G. Woodson
    Regional Library
    9525 South Halsted
    Chicago, Illinois
  • Poet Angela Jackson is our Special Guest for the 2010 Awards Program

  • FREE Admission


  • Contact Information

  • eMail:  Info@HaikuFest.com
  • Mail:    Haiku Fest
                   Post Office Box 450
                   Chicago, IL 60690
  • Phone:  312-458-9898