Heights Arts presents Fourth Not-So-Annual
Haiku Death Match
12 contenders vie for title of Haiku Master on
October 10, 2015
IT’S BACK…
Past
haiku masters and new contenders will be competing for glory, fame, and a
not-so-cheesy trophy in Heights Arts’ Haiku Death Match at Dobama Theatre.
Inaugurated in 2007, the Death
Match is a live haiku poetry competition where audience votes determine the
Haiku Master. Contenders, who come prepared with an arsenal of haiku, compete
in pairs for a given number of rounds. The audience judges the poems by raising
color paddles to indicate their vote, while volunteer counters tally the votes.
The emcee announces the score and endeavors to keep the crowds calm (at this
event, heckling is encouraged). The last poet standing is the 2015 Haiku Death
Match Master.
On-the-spot poetic competition
can be traced back to the 17th century Japanese poet Basho, who is also credited for
making the 17-syllable haiku a revered form of poetry. This year’s contenders
include past masters Geoffrey Landis and Kathleen Cerveny, recipient of the 2014
Cleveland Arts Prize; Jeff Coryell, Cleveland Heights city councilman; Lee
Chilcote, managing editor of Freshwater Cleveland; defending Death Match champion Ray McNiece; plus Diane Borsenik, Dominick Duda, Bridget Kriner, Celeste
McCarty, Mary Turzillo, and Marc Zielinski.
The community is invited to enjoy
the poetic carnage, participate as the voting and heckling horde, and help
support literary arts programming in the Heights areas. Audience tickets
available online at www.heightsarts.org, at the Heights Arts gallery, 2175 Lee
Road or at the door.
Cash bar and refreshments will be available to keep vocal
chords lubricated.
$15 audience – General admission
$10 audience – Heights Arts members
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