Sigh... it just figures. First time ending this contest, and we have a tie.

Well, we'll deal with this. Hey, finalists, comment here with two more haiku. / Your topics will be: 1) why you deserve to win, 2) this crappy tie ( Read more... )

Ten hours 'til poll's end, and the race is neck and neck! Don't forget to vote!

OK, here we are: LJ HAIKU BATTLEDOME. The crowd is hungry ( Read more... )

So, dear haikuists, the penultimate round ends. And the winners were ( Read more... )

Eleven more hours 'til our final round begins... every vote still counts.

The two survivors (still not sure which two they'll be) will really face off... :)

In current totals, the running is very close... get the word out: Vote!

Well, folks, here we are: Three contributions apiece from our final four. / When the dust settles, two last folks will duke it out in the final round. / Do vote carefully, for as many as you like. Winner: two high sums.

( Read these twelve haiku, then vote for ALL your faves. The bottom two lose. )

Just a reminder: Your three haiku are due soon. Plz to post, kthx.

Also, since some asked, titles will now be allowed (retro-naming's fine); / all contributors in this week's entries so far have used at least one.

Finally, a link to sate that haiku hunger: Indecent Haiku. / (Not-Slashdot effect is giving them site problems; try and try again.)

Of the four folks left, only two will still remain when Week Seven hits. / The remaining two will battle for the title of Haiku Idol.

Each player this week writes exactly three haiku, on any topic. / Each haiku must be distinct from the other two, topic-wise, at least. / Got that, haikuists? Three haiku, all separate; three diff'rent subjects ( Read more... )

Hey, yo, don't forget: sestina stanzas are due today at 6!