V-Day Haikus
By: Courtesy of Wendy Love Anderson
Issue date: 2/21/08 Section: Lifestyle
These poems, selected by a panel of three judges are the winning compositions from this year's Valentine's Day/International Writing Center Week haiku contest:
Judging from the judging, this year's theme appears to be Ill-Fated Love
-- or possibly our judges needed more chocolate!
FIRST PLACE:
Train-wrecks on parade
Careening out of control
Their love is toxic
- Don Miller, graduate student, Media Communications
SECOND PLACE:
She said do your best
We loved words that rhyme with "can"
It would never last
- Lis Hohl, senior, International Relations and Heather Brown, alumna '07
THIRD PLACE:
He sent me flowers
Large bouquet of red roses
Shame I'm allergic
- Dawna Ferreira, Coordinator, Dean's Office, School of Education
FOURTH PLACE (tie):
Dear shadow seen close
The old groundhog sleeps again
I rest with you near
- Julie Dwyer, Community Relations Coordinator, Community Music School
Snow-covered playground
Trampled, tarnished, dirty -- Snow
Big kids got there first
- Kelsey Hughes, sophomore, International Relations
These poems, as well as other submissions are on display on the bulletin board opposite the Writing Center in Loretto Hall Room 6.
Judging from the judging, this year's theme appears to be Ill-Fated Love
-- or possibly our judges needed more chocolate!
FIRST PLACE:
Train-wrecks on parade
Careening out of control
Their love is toxic
- Don Miller, graduate student, Media Communications
SECOND PLACE:
She said do your best
We loved words that rhyme with "can"
It would never last
- Lis Hohl, senior, International Relations and Heather Brown, alumna '07
THIRD PLACE:
He sent me flowers
Large bouquet of red roses
Shame I'm allergic
- Dawna Ferreira, Coordinator, Dean's Office, School of Education
FOURTH PLACE (tie):
Dear shadow seen close
The old groundhog sleeps again
I rest with you near
- Julie Dwyer, Community Relations Coordinator, Community Music School
Snow-covered playground
Trampled, tarnished, dirty -- Snow
Big kids got there first
- Kelsey Hughes, sophomore, International Relations
These poems, as well as other submissions are on display on the bulletin board opposite the Writing Center in Loretto Hall Room 6.
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