Prizes from Hekinan; some thoughts on haiku. -- Призы из Хекинана; мысли о хайку.
This is the Hekinan City Hall where all the banners with winning haiku were displayed for six months. A few days ago, I received the banner with my haiku, so I can finally show you all the prizes I received from Hekinan. -- Вот так в течении 6 месяцев были вывешены на обозрение баннеры с победившими хайку в Сити Холле города Хекинан. Недавно я получила баннер со своим хайку , и теперь могу показать его, и остальные мои призы с этого конкурса.

 



I received three packages. There were two Certificates in the first mail  --  Всего я получила три почтовых отправления. В первом были вот эти два сертификата:



и

 


... the Letter of notification -- письмо-извещение:

 


... this T-short ... -- ... вот эта футболка ...

-- front (перед)

-- back (задняя сторона)



-- sign on the back (надпись сзади)


... and five plastic sleeves with my haiku printed on them (all other winners also received the same sleeves with my haiku) -- и пять пластиковых папок для бумаг с моим хайку на них (остальные победители тоже получили точно такие же папки с моим хайку):



-- one empty sleeve close

-- that's a sleeve with the Letter in it


In the second mail a few months later, there was another Letter, and a booklet with all winning haiku, of all sections and categories, everything in both Japanese and English -- Через несколько месяцев пришёл второй пакет с ещё одним письмом и буклетом со всеми победившими хайку, всё на японском и английском языках идентично:





- front; - back

- content

- my haiku


-- Grand Prix Japanese haiku (category: Adults)

and - Grand Prix haiku in Children's Category

-- some of my favorite children's haiku


Finally, in the third package, the banner arrived a few days ago -- Наконец, несколько дней назад прилетел и самый большой (в буквальном смысле) приз, баннер с моим хайку:

... ...

и и

The banner in full size -- Баннер в полный рост:



... - Denny holds the banner (Денни держит баннер)

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A NOTE regarding the haiku shown here, and other haiku of three separate fragments, or one sentence form haiku. As you see here, and may see in many Japanese haiku (including those published in the Japanese online and printed editions, contests' winning haiku, etc.) -- it is NOT something unusual in Japan to write in three "sentences" (or "fragments"), as well as in one "sentence". We also know many great English haiku with these structure. Then why so many non-Japanese haiku writers think and try to justify it that the only "eligible" haiku structure is 2-parts haiku, i.e. a "fragment - phrase", or two fragments haiku with juxtaposition as a necessary (and even the "only") technique? There are so many wonderful haiku with no juxtaposition whatsoever, or with a very slight and such a subtle juxtaposition that it's almost unnoticed; haiku written in one sentence, or in three sentences -- and they are considered classics, win contests, are widely published in Japan? Somehow, these made up so called "rules" became widely spread in the countries other than Japan. After all, the most famous haiku in the world, Basho's haiku about the frog jumping in the water, has not one, not even two, but THREE kire! And I don't even mention the concept of "Ma" (betweenness) (kire creates "ma")... It's time to re-consider some of our haiku prejudices, and to learn and study haiku further, don't you think? :) Below are some examples of my favorite haiku written in the form other than "fragment - phrase", and which I consider absolutely great haiku: