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Caribbean Kigo Kukai
The Kukai - a haiku contest, where each person submits a haiku, and then, becomes a judge. When all the poems are compiled in a list, the contestants comment, vote, and give scores to poems of their choice. One cannot comment on, nor vote for one’s own poem. At the end of the voting process winners emerge, the selection based on votes by the kukai’s contestants.
--gillena cox; kukai co ordinator
HAPPY NEW YEAR
And Welcome to our 1st KUKAI for the year 2010
Caribbean Kigo Kukai #09
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Ninth Kukai
The Theme is food traditionally considered to bring good luck for the new year
Send one haiku which includes this theme to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
Example:-
the main course
blackeye peas and rice
new year's lunch
--gillena cox
In Trinidad and Tobago, blackeye peas it is believed will bring good luck into the homes of families where this dish is cooked served and eaten.
Deadline for sending entries is-- January 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is-- January 20th 2010
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
Voting: Votes to be scored using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
Comments are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines
When published votes and comments will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots to be sent to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
A list of haiku and results will be published online at Caribbean Kigo Kukai
http://caribbeankigo.pbwiki.com/Caribbean-Kigo-Kukai-Results
much love
gillena
Kukai #08 is the last for the year 2009; Thanks to all participants for making Kukai 1-8; a successful season
MERRY CHRISTMAS 09 AND A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS 2010
much love
gillena, kukai coordinator
Caribbean Kigo Kukai #08
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Eight Kukai
The Kigo is lights
Send one haiku which includes lights to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
Example:-
the trek through the streets –
lights notched in bamboo beckon
on Divali night
--gillena cox
In Trinidad and Tobago, Divali is observed by the Hindu Community; tiny deyas are the traditional way of lighting the festival night, the deyas (hand made clay lamps) are placed in notches of the bamboo hand cut and stripped and designed into different shapes to hold the lights; Divali is a word from two others Deepa and Wali which mean rows and lights
From as early as the last week of September our radio stations start what is now secularly accepted as 'The One Hundred Days of Christmas' so that parang music and local Christmas songs are heard; It is not unusual or surprising to see Chrismas trees lights alongside deyas in store windows in October
On Divali night people of all religious creeds come out of their homes into the street to view the lights, some people commute from one district into another to see the lights;The festival attracts not only locals but also foreign visitors
Deadline for sending entries is October 10th 2009
Deadline for sending votes is October 20th 2009
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
Voting: Votes to be scored using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
Comments are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines
When published votes and comments will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots to be sent to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
A list of haiku and results will be published online at Caribbean Kigo Kukai
http://caribbeankigo.pbwiki.com/Caribbean-Kigo-Kukai-Results
much love
gillena
Caribbean Kigo Kukai #07
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Seventh Kukai
The Kigo is Flood
Send one haiku which includes Flood/ Floods /Flooding/ etc to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
Example:-
rush of fear –
flood waters imbibe
road vehicles
--gillena cox
Deadline for sending entries is September 10th 2009
Deadline for sending votes is September 20th 2009
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
Voting: Votes to be scored using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
Comments are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines
When published votes and comments will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots to be sent to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
A list of haiku and results will be published online at Caribbean Kigo Kukai
http://caribbeankigo.pbwiki.com/Caribbean-Kigo-Kukai-Results
much love
gillena
Caribbean Kigo Kukai #06
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Sixth Kukai
The Kigo is Fireworks
Send one haiku which includes Fireworks
to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
Example:-
night sky –
fireworks resound over
upturned faces
--gillena cox
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago celebrates Independence on August 31st..
Deadline for sending entries is August 10th 2009
Deadline for sending votes is August 20st 2009
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
Voting: Votes to be scored using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
Comments are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines
When published votes and comments will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots to be sent to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
A list of haiku and results will be published online at Caribbean Kigo Kukai
http://caribbeankigo.pbwiki.com/Caribbean-Kigo-Kukai-Results
much love
gillena
Caribbean Kigo Kukai #05
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo fifth Kukai
The Kigo is Summer Vacation
Send one haiku which includes Summer Vacation to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
Example:-
summer vacation -
painting funny faces
at camp
--gillena cox
How does summer vacation enter the everyday conversation of the average Trini, when in our part of the globe we do not experiences the seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter? Well, the concept has its own definition for the Caribbean. In T&T. ‘Summer vacation’ is the longest school break for the year, and it’s the fore runner to new beginnings for many. Eleven to twelve year olds would have received their results of SEA an entrance exam into secondary schools, they can now exhale, and go to camps, malls, or be packed off on overseas visits to friends and relatives where there are real summer climes; or, play host to friends and relatives from abroad who come to vacation with them.
Deadline for sending entries is July 10th 2009
Deadline for sending votes is July 20st 2009
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
Voting: Votes to be scored using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
Comments are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines
When published votes and comments will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots to be sent to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
A list of haiku and results will be published online at Caribbean Kigo Kukai
http://caribbeankigo.pbwiki.com/Caribbean-Kigo-Kukai-Results
much love
gillena
Caribbean Kigo Kukai #04
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo #04 Kukai
The Kigo is Corpus Christi
(Corpus Christi translates to mean body of Christ, this is a public holiday in Trinidad and Tobago, The Thursday after Trinity Sunday; the folk culture sets this day aside as the start of the rainy season and a day for planting house crops like pigeon peas, corn, and hot peppers. The catholic religious sets this day aside to process through the streets praying and singing hyms in reverence to Jesus Christ who offered himself to his disciples at The Last Supper and commemorates the institution of the Holy Eucharist)
Send one haiku which includes Corpus Christi to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
Example:-
corpus Christi
planting the seed of love
once again
--gillena cox (first published at World Kigo Database)
Deadline for sending entries is June 10th 2009
Deadline for sending votes is June 20st 2009
Voting: Score your votes using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
Comments are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines
Send your votes to
gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
A list of haiku and results will be published online at Caribbean Kigo Kukai
http://caribbeankigo.pbwiki.com/
much love
gillena
Caribbean Kigo Kukai #03
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Third Kukai
The Kigo is Mothers Day
Send one haiku which includes the words Mothers Day to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
Example:-
waiting for a table -
on a day set aside
for mothers
--gillena cox
Deadline for sending entries is May 7th 2009
Deadline for sending votes is May 15th 2009
Voting: Score your votes using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
Send your votes to
gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
A list of haiku and results will be published online at Caribbean Kigo Kukai
http://caribbeankigo.pbwiki.com/Caribbean-Kigo-Kukai-Results
much love
gillena
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Caribbean Kigo Kukai #02
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Second Kukai
The Kigo is EASTER
Send one haiku which includes the word EASTER to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
Example:-
Easter Monday-
a wave rises and flows out
to the beach sand
--gillena cox
Deadline for sending entries is April 15th 2009
Deadline for sending votes is April 26th 2009
Voting: Score your votes using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
Send your votes to
gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
A list of haiku and results will be published online at Caribbean Kigo Kukai Results
http://caribbeankigo.pbwiki.com/Caribbean-Kigo-Kukai-Results
much love
gillena
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Caribbean Kigo Kukai #01
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo First Kukai
The is Kigo LENT
Send one haiku which includes the word lent to gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
Example:-
season of lent-
we choose the lime hot sauce
for our fish
--gillena cox
Deadline for sending entries is March 17th 2009
Deadline for sending votes is April 2nd 2009
Voting: Score your votes using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
Send your votes to
gillenacox@tstt.net.tt
A list of haiku and results will be published online at Caribbean Kigo Kukai
http://caribbeankigo.pbwiki.com/Caribbean-Kigo-Kukai#
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much love
gillena
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