Honorable Mention

     Woo hoo! After the success of my 1st Haiku My Photo Challenge, I have another reason to jump up and down. I received a letter from Kaji Aso Studio informing me that my haiku received honorable mention. Here's the letter that I received.  

Dear Christine L. Villa,

We are pleased to notify you that your haiku has received an HONORABLE MENTION in the Kaji Aso Studio International Haiku Contest 2012. The full winner’s list and honorable mentions will be announced at our 2012 Japan Festival on Sunday, May 6^th (please see program attached). If you happen to be near Boston, please join us!

Your haiku receiving this honor is:

new moon –

changing the photo

inside her heart locket

You will also receive a formal letter announcement highlighting your haiku.

Best regards,

Kate Finnegan, Administrator

KAJI ASO STUDIO

40 Saint Stephen Street

Boston, MA 02115

617-247-1719

administrator@kajiasostudio.com

     I wish I live near Boston so I can attend the festival tomorrow. Congratulations to all the winners!

Kaji Aso Studio International Haiku Contest 2012

   You have a few more days to submit to this contest so go ahead and read this!

     Please type or neatly print your submissions and send them to

Kaji Aso Studio
Haiku Contest
40 Saint Stephen Street
Boston, MA  02115

- Be Sure to include your name, address, and if you have one, your email address.
- If you have no email address, please include an sase.
- The entry fee is $2.00 per submission; you may send as many haiku or senryu as you like.  Be sure to mark any senryu submissions as such.
- All rights will revert back to the authors after June, 2011, when winners will be announced.

Deadline for submissions is APRIL 15, 2012

Go here to check the website. Good luck to all of you who wish to join! :-)