Carpe Diem Extra September 14th 2018: Last Call For Submissions Troiku Kukai 2nd edition

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,


Our 2nd edition of the Troiku Kukai is almost over you can submit your Troiku created from the following haiku by Yosa Buson until September 15th 10:00 PM (CEST).


Springtime rain -- 
little shell on a small beach, 
enough to moisten it


© Yosa Buson (Tr. unknown)


Email your Troiku to our email-address: carpediemhaikukai@gmail.com Please write Troiku Kukai 2 in the subject line.


!!! Last call for submissions !!!

Carpe Diem Extra August 15th 2018 2nd edition of the CDHK Troiku Kukai

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

It has been a while that I organized a kukai, but that will change today. I invite you to participate in our 2nd edition of the CDHK Troiku Kukai. What is the goal of the Troiku Kukai? I will give you an haiku from a modern or a classical haiku poet and you have to create a Troiku with it. More on Troiku you can find above in the menu. Troiku is a creative way of haiku-ing invented by myself back in 2012. I know that several of you are caught by this new creative way of haiku-ing and that you enjoy creating Troiku.

This 2nd edition of the CDHK Troiku Kukai starts today and will run to September 15th 2018. You can email your Troiku to our emailadress: carpediemhaikukai@gmail.com Please write Troiku Kukai 2 in the subject line.

For this 2nd edition of the Troiku Kukai I have chosen a nice haiku by the classical master Yosa Buson (1716-1784). Separate the three lines and create a new haiku with every separated line. No need to follow the classical haiku rules, just enjoy creating Troiku.

Shell On The Beach (photographer unknown)

Here is the haiku to work with by Buson:

Springtime rain -- 
a little shell on a small beach, 
enough to moisten it

© Yosa Buson (Tr. unknown)

This 2nd edition of the CDHK Troiku Kukai is NOW OPEN for your submissions and will remain open until September 15th 2018 at noon (CEST).
Send your Troiku to: carpediemhaikukai@gmail.com Please write Troiku Kukai 2 in the subject line.

Have fun!

Your host,

Chèvrefeuille

Carpe Diem Extra March 14th 2018 Results of the Troiku Kukai "in the herb garden"

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

Welcome at this Extra episode of our wonderful Haiku Kai. I finally have the results of our first Troiku Kukai "in the herb garden". In this Troiku Kukai we had 22 contestants and several of them voted for the best, second best and third best Troiku. The votes have been collected and I am glad to announce you all the winner and the runner-up of this Troiku Kukai, but first this:

Thank you all for participating in this first Troiku Kukai here at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. It made me proud to see how many participated in this kukai based on a creative haiku form I have created, the troiku. The Troiku is based on the ancient Russian sleigh the troika, a sleigh pulled by three horses. That "image" brought me (back in 2012) the idea to create the Troiku, a haiku form in which you are challenged to create three new haiku by using the separated lines of the first haiku (the sleigh). The three new haiku (the horses) are free-styled and that makes this new haiku form such a wonderful creative way of giving words to your thoughts.

A Troika (Russian sleigh pulled by three horse, the base of Troiku)

 This first Troiku Kukai I gave you a wonderful haiku by Claire Vogel Camargo to work with:

no spring sprouts
in the herb garden
his heart attack

© Claire Vogel Camargo

The goal of this Troiku Kukai was to create a Troiku with this haiku and I have read really amazing and wonderful Troiku ... thank you again for sharing these beauties with us all.

The WINNER of this first Troiku Kukai "in the herb garden" is Hamish Managua Gunn with the following Troiku he got 8 points:

no spring sprouts
in the herb garden
his heart attack

© Claire Vogel Camargo

no spring sprouts
only a timeless watch
left under pouring rain

in the herb garden

where the bare earth lies covered
with last year's leaves

his heart attack
and the horizon's rolling thunder
—the caws of rising crows

© Hamish Managua Gunn

With this Troiku Hamish has won the opportunity to create an exclusive CDHK E-book together with Chèvrefeuille's Publications and I will create a special episode of our Tokubetsudesu feature next month about his work as a haiku poet.

Fresh Herbs

Every Kukai has of course a "RUNNER-UP", but this month I have a tie, there are two Troiku with the same amount of points. First I thought to let someone else look at the both Troiku to decide which one will become the "runner-up", but after giving it a thought again, I have decided to accept this tie and so we have two "runners-up" in this Troiku Kukai, the first of these two is created by Louise Hopewell:

no spring sprouts
we bury grandad
in the cold earth

in the herb garden

a tangle of parsley and mint
sibling rivalry

his heart attack
summer thunderstorm
rolling over the ocean

© Louise Hopewell

And the second "runner-up" is Skaidrite Stelzer with the following Troiku:

no spring sprouts

beneath the leaves
a lost glove

in the herb garden
he hates to pull even
the wild chive

his heart attack
the forget-me-nots
still bloom

© Skaidrite Stelzer

Both "runners-up" have won the opportunity to be featured in a special Tokubetsudesu episode here at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. Both of these episodes I will also publish next month.

To all three I say !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

To conclude this Extra episode I have the complete list of results for you. I will give the points and the numbers of the Troiku.

8 points: Troiku 1
6 points: Troiku 7 & 19
5 points: Troiku 6
4 points: Troiku 2, 4 & 10
3 points: Troiku 20 & 21
2 points: Troiku 3 & 8
1 point :  Troiku 14
0 points: Troiku 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 22

I will open a new Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Kukai soon, but I haven't yet an idea which theme to use, so I keep you all posted.

Namaste,

Chèvrefeuille, your host here at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

Carpe Diem Extra February 3rd 2018 The Judging starts

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

Our first Troiku Kukai was a great success. There were 22 contestants which delivered the same amount of Troiku. This first Troiku Kukai we also have to Judge .. so that's why I publish this CDHK Extra episode.

The Troiku was based on the following haiku by Claire Vogel Camargo:

no spring sprouts
in the herb garden
his heart attack

© Claire Vogel Camargo

I have read wonderful Troiku inspired on this haiku and I am so glad that I have seen a lot of new names ... Of course I hope to see those new names more often here at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, but we will see.

You can find the Troiku Kukai above in the menu "Carpe Diem's Kukai" or by clicking HERE

 

The judging of this 1st edition of our CDHK Troiku kukai goes the same as all other kukai. So you may give 3 points to the best Troiku; 2 points to the 2nd best Troiku and 1 point to the 3rd best Troiku. Of course you can not give points to your own Troiku.

The "winner" of the Troiku Kukai wins the opportunity to create his / her own exclusive Carpe Diem Haiku Kai E-book and the "runner-up" will be featured in a special episode at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.

The judging starts NOW. Please send your judging results to our emailaddress:

carpediemhaiku@gmail.com

Please write "Judging Troiku Kukai" in the subject line.

You can send us your judging results until February 24th 10:00 PM (CET).

 

Carpe Diem Extra January 25th 2018 Troiku kukai - last call for submissions

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

As you all know our special Troiku kukai is running. I have had a lot of response and I think it will not be easy to make a selection ... I am looking forward to your judging, but that's not the right moment today. The submission period is almost over therefore this is the last call for submissions for this special Troiku kukai. You can send your Troiku created from that beautiful haiku by Claire Vogel Camargo:

no spring sprouts
in the herb garden
his heart attack

© Claire Vogel Camargo

You can send your Troiku to: carpediemhaikukai@gmail.com before January 28th 10:00 PM (CET). Please write "Troiku kukai" in the subject line.

More about Troiku you can find above in the menu. In that same menu you can also find a special CDHK E-book about Troiku "Flamingo Clouds".

I am looking forward to your responses. feel free to invite others to participate in this special Troiku kukai.

Namasté,

Chèvrefeuille, your host.

(Chèvrefeuille is the pseudonym of Kristjaan Panneman)