2024 Haiku Contest Results
Congratulations to the winners of the Dreamers 2024 Haiku Contest!
Each year, as the number of submissions to our Haiku Contest grows, selecting winners becomes an increasingly rewarding challenge. For 2024, we are excited to announce the winners: first, second, third place, and honourable mention, all chosen from an exceptional pool of haiku entries.
We are incredibly thankful to our esteemed judges. Dr. Reinekke Lengelle, writing professor at Athabasca University in Canada, has brought her deep expertise to the contest since its launch in 2018. She teaches courses such as “Writing the Self” and is the author of the acclaimed book Writing the Self in Bereavement.
This year, we also had the honour of welcoming Dr. Bob Fecho, writing professor at Columbia University in NYC, USA, as our guest judge. His fresh perspective and keen insight added depth to the selection process, helping us choose the haiku that best represent the beauty and simplicity of this timeless form.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all who participated, and now, without further delay, we are thrilled to share the winning haikus of 2024!
by Rosemary Herbert
A murmuration
of starlings, fans dark gossip
with whispering wings.
by Stefanie Bucifal
summer solstice
floating between grass and sky
the lovers’ hammock
by Liz Gauthier
Splashing puddle hops
wet socks in rubber boots
Mother calls “Stay dry!”
by Christy Umberger
The gathering tree
on every branch birds talk, laugh
—unknown occasion
To read more haiku, check out the winning entries from last year’s haiku contest!
Read more poems on the Dreamers website, like:
Dream Upon Dream
The Worst Drunk Poem I’ve Ever Written
Writing Myself Alive: An Episodic Poem
Maybe a Mango, Recovery, Yearly Physical
“In Her Garden” and “Fresh News”
This Is What Death Does
Rainlight, No Last Words
The Space I Take
The damsel in distress was not for me…
before whisky after jazz
Things I’ve Learned on the Road
We grew up on fear and became heroes…
To be in the Summer **CONTEST WINNER**