Heights Arts, the sponsor of the annual Haiku Death Match, seeks Samurai poets to compete in the 2017 Haiku Death Match on Saturday, April 8 at 7 pm at Dobama Theater.
Only
eight (8) poets will compete – so each poet gets to read more poems. No
eliminations until the end of the first half, which will consist of
five rounds on specific subjects: Personal Relationships, Politics,
Animals in our Life, The Daily Grind, All Things Cleveland. Poets
accumulate points during these rounds, and competitors with the most
points advance to the second half of the Match, in which all the Haiku
will be classic nature Haiku. Winner of the classic round is the Haiku
Death Match Master.
If you wish to compete, and can firmly commit to the date (April 8), contact Heights Arts: heightswrites@heightsarts.org ASAP.
We will be accepting contestants on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Once chosen, the eight contestants will attend a meeting to review the
rules of the competition and the structure of the event.
The
Haiku Death Match raises funds that help support the literary events
sponsored by Heights Arts, including the Poet Laureate program and the
EKPHRASTACY readings.
Tickets
for the Death Match go on sale February 20. They are $15, and $10 for
Heights Arts members, $15 for the general public. Each competitor
receives free tickets for two guests.
2 comments:
Pleased to report that I am a participant! I've been preparing my haiku.
This should be fun!
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