South Floridians shows their love of the arts 459 times in the Knight Arts Challenge’s first haiku contest. 17 was the magic number for local actor Alex Fumero, who took top prize ($500) for his 17 syllables. Artist Jim Drain and writer Andres Solar took second and third prizes ($250 and $150), respectively. Five others received a $100 honorable mention. See below for a complete list of winners & their haikus…
First place: Alex Fumero
if picasso joined
my 305 collective
he would have no paint.
Second place: Jim Drain
creativity
an artist’s greatest asset
lights off, hungry mice
Third place: Andres Solar
Miami bus stop
I wait with my new painting
Hours. Then bus splashes.
Honorable Mention: Marlene E. Adams
Enthralled child whispers:
Five days of classical songs
Are stuck in my head.
Honorable Mention: Ellen Berger
Night out on the town
found the venue was closed down
Two feet from a dance
Honorable Mention: Doris B. Kraus
Light on the water
Notes singing through the palm fronds
Sudden dusk and still
Honorable Mention: Pat Singleton
Water quenching thirst….
good food nourishing bodies….
the arts feeding souls.
Margaret Lake
very sunny place
yet the shade is everywhere
shine on in the dark
Sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the University of Wynwood, the first iteration of the contest explored the recent debate over arts funding in Miami-Dade county. Poet and FIU professor Campbell McGrath and University of Wynwood director Scott Cunningham judged the contest. To see a complete list of haiku entries click here. For more info about the Knight Arts Challenge click here.
Congratulations
all winners and runners up
First place haiku rocks . . .
Congratulations to ‘Haiku Contest Winners’ and everyone that got the creative muse energy and contributed to this project. Finding more and more inspiration in collective projects these days. Look forward to more projects where artists work together on common subjects and share just how diverse one topic can be.
I hope there will be more such competitions. I had a wonderful time with these haiku! It raised my awareness, too, of the arts situation in Miami-Dade, which I bet was the reason for the contest.
Mara