Eyes on the prize! I’ve won or placed in numerous poetry contests over the years, but my purpose here is to share reports of contests I’ve judged. I’ve also judged contests that are not recorded here, especially prior to 2000. The following is a selection of my reports of contest results, often with commentary on the winning poems. Most of the following are haiku and related contests, except as indicated, presenting the most recent first. See also the Reports page.
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2006 Moon Viewing Poetry Contest (longer poetry)
In addition to serving as a judge or cojudge, for most of this festival’s history I’ve served as a consultant, also proposing most of the judges over the years.