The Results of 5th Japan – Russia Haiku Contest 2016

 

The Results of 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2016

 

The Akita International Haiku Network is willing to announce the results of the 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest in 2016.

Here are prize-winning haiku and haiku of HONORABLE MENTIONS in the contest.

 

日本語部門 (Japanese Section)（332句）

 

332 haiku were submitted from 5 countries: Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Taiwan, and USA.

 

お題　「山、海、湖、川、ただし、雑詠も可」 (The theme : “mountain, sea, lake, river, or anything ”)　

 

選者 (Judges)　

武藤鉦二、舘岡誠二、島松柏、工藤一紘、五十嵐義知、内村恭子、矢野玲奈　　　　　　

 

 

秋田県知事賞 (AKITA PREFECTURE GOVERNOR’S AWARD)

 

被爆者を抱き寄せており風薫る　　　　染川　清美（大阪府八尾市）

 

Hugging a survivor

of the atomic bombing　

cool light breeze in early summer

 

 

秋田商工会議所会頭賞

 (AKITA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PRESIDENT’S AWARD)

 

蒼天の利尻の富士や夏兆す　　　　　　穂苅　稔（長野県）

 

Mount Rishirifuji

in the blue sky

showing signs in summer

 

 

ＪＡＬ財団賞  ( JAL FOUNDATION AWARD)

 

ボルシチの器の底のクリスマス　　　　猪山　舞勇（埼玉県立所沢高等学校）

 

Christmas

at the bottom of the bowl

of borsch

 

 

入選 (Honorable Mentions)

 

海難の碑誌は露国語水仙花　　　　　　土谷　敏雄（秋田県）

 

The epitaph of the marine accident

written in Russian

daffodils in bloom

 

 

鰤釣つて大海原を裏返す　　　　　　　和田　仁（秋田県）

 

Yellowtail fished

as if it turned over

a vast expanse of sea

 

 

うらおもて無きふるさとの青谺　　　　森田　千技子（秋田県）

 

Green tree spirit

in my hometown –

the same on both sides

 

 

水面切る石の速さや脂照　　　　　　　山野　拓郎（東京都）

 

How fast a stone goes

bouncing off the water surface –

sweltering weather

 

 

春の海だけにヒミツをうちあける　　　半田　信和（福井県）

 

Only to the spring sea  I confide my secret

 

 

男四人星と語らう夏の山　　　　 　　 沖崎　匠（長野県松本県ｹ丘高等学校）

 

The mountain in summer –

four men enjoy talking

with stars

 

 

うつぶせの身に鳴り響く夏の音　　菊地　瑛貴（ノースアジア大学　明桜高等学校）

 

Sound of summer

resounding around the body

of lying on my face

 

 

キリル文字覚え切れない青田風　 　   丸山 泰平（埼玉県立所沢高等学校）

 

Cyrillic alphabet

difficult to remember –

wind in the green paddy field

 

 

シベリアのすずらん揺れる祖父の夢 　 中澤 真理恵（埼玉県立所沢高等学校）

 

Lilies of the valley

wave in Siberia –

my grandfather’s dream

 

 

末っ子のマトリョーシカに小鳥来る　　樺沢 実咲（埼玉県立所沢高等学校）

 

To the youngest matryoshka comes a bird

 

(Translated by Hidenori Hiruta)

 

Russian Section（670句）

 

670 haiku were sent for the Russian haiku section.

670 haiku were submitted from 18 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,

Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,

Poland, Russia, UK, Ukraine, USA and Uzbekistan.

 

Judge: Alexander Dolin　

 

ロシア語部門 (Russian Section)（670句）

 

 

HAIKU  (HAIKUISTS)（519句）

 

 

秋田市長賞（Akita City Mayor’s Award）

 

Пряный запах тайги…                         

И блуждает светляк одинокий        

в тумане полночном.   

 

The fragrance of taiga woods…

A lonely firefly wandering

In the midnight fog.

 

Екатерина Андреева (Russia)

 

 

秋田商工会議所会頭賞

 (Akita Chamber Of Commerce And Industry President’s Award)

 

Горы,                             

Скрывшиеся за облаками –       

Всё те же горы.                  

 

Mountains

Hidden by the clouds –

Still the same mountains.

 

Анна Железнякова (Russia)

 

 

入選 (Honorable Mentions)

 

Горизонт размыт.                                         

Сквозь осеннюю морось                            

Алеет парус.                                                     

 

Horizon is blurred.

Through the autumn rain

A red sail in the distance.

 

Татьяна  Рушинская  (Russia)

 

 

Жарко на пруду.                            

Лягушки загорают                          

на листьях лилий.                            

 

The summer heat –

Frogs in the pond are taking sunbath

On the lily leaves.

 

Светлана　Перцович　(Russia)

 

 

Поглажу камень.                         

Не холодно, Хатико?                  

Все веришь, все ждешь?          

 

I stroke the stone.

Aren:t you cold, Hachiko?

Are you still waiting’

 

Павел  Калинин  (Russia)

 

 

Белые мухи                                                    

Кружатся над озером.                              

Зимы начало.                                                  

 

White flies

Swarming over the lake.

The beginning of winter.

 

Виктория Пилипчук (Russia)

 

 

С облаком вровень                                        

Плыву над вершинами.                               

Горы в тумане.                                            

 

With a cloud

I float over the peaks.

Mountains  covered by fog.

 

Елена　Клепикова　(Kazakhstan)

 

 

Штиль на озере                           

Только облака в небе                  

Продолжают бег                           

 

The lake is still

Only the clouds in the sky

Keep on drifting

 

Ирина Рашева-Кузьмина (Russia)

 

 

 

Солнце над морем.                    

Волны бьются о скалы.               

Холст всё ещё пуст.                     

 

The sun over the sea.

Waves are crashing against the rocks.

The canvass is still intact.

 

Леонид　Светик　(Belarus)

 

 

Утренний туман.                          

Удар весла о воду                            

В вязкой тишине.                         

 

The morning mist.

An oar taps the water 

In the sticky silence.

 

Александр Галкин (Russia)

 

 

двух кузнечиков                           

неспешный разговор                    

глушит шум ручья                          

 

A lazy dialogue

of two grasshoppers

jammed by the murmur of the brook

 

Eugenia Yegorova (Ukraine)

 

 

Блики света                                            

Плоды оливы на мостовой                

Иерусалим                                              

 

The sun bleaks

Olives falling on the road

Jerusalem

 

Владимир　Кунцман (Israel)

 

 

В город влетает                             

С залива ветер морской             

С запахом рыбы.                          

 

From the bay it blows

The sea breeze in the town

Bringing the smell of fish

 

Светлана Стругацкая (Russia)

 

 

Лодка у реки.                            

Скорбят старые весла.              

Ушел хозяин.                             

 

A boat on the river bank.

The old oars are so sad –

Their master has left…

 

Олег Веретенников  (Russia)

 

 

жёлтые листья .                                           

облака над вершинами,                          

плывут и дрожат.                                         

 

Yellow leaves.

clouds over the peaks

float trembling.

 

Евгений Кульба (Russia)

 

 

Темно и холодно.                                                   

Голые ветки в окно скребутся.                            

Осенний вечер                                                          

 

It is dark and cold.

Naked branches scratch the window.

An evening in autumn. 

 

Наиля Сулейманова (Russia)

 

 

Речной туман                                                        

другого берега не видно                                    

А, может, его нет.                                      

 

The river fog.

The other bank stays invisible.

Maybe there is no other bank.

 

Ольга Арматынская (Russia)

 

 

Ночью на реке                                    

Затронул веслом воду                    

И сдвинул луну                                

 

On the river at night

tapping the water with an oar

I disturbed the moon

 

Антон Рундквист (Russia)

 

 

Лишь голос птицы                             

И дыханье пса –                            

Крутая тропка                                        

 

Just the voice of a bird

and the dog’s hard breathing –

a steep track

 

Инна Хмель (Russia)　

 

 

Близится вечер.                                               

Как подвенечный наряд                  

Туман над рекой.                                      

 

Evening is coming.

The white fog over the river

 Like a bridal dress.

 

Ирина Трофимова (Russia)

 

 

Руку протянул                                   

К солнцу в зеркале воды,              

Волна накрыла.                                 

 

The hand stretched

To the sun in the mirror of water

Is caught by the wave. 

 

Анастасия　Чехонадских (Russia)

 

 

Море спокойно.                     

Тихо танцуют                        

Рыбы в солёной воде.       

 

The sea is still.

So quietly they dance –

Fish in the salty water.

 

Анастасия　Губанова (Russia)

 

 

HAIKU   ( STUDENTS)（151句）

 

 

ＪＡＬ財団賞  ( JAL FOUNDATION AWARD)

 

В глазах её, раскинулось

Синее море…       

Девочка на берегу. 

 

The blue sea

Gleaming in her eyes –

A girl on the beach.

 

Алина Степаненко（Russia）

 

 

入選 (Honorable Mentions)

 

 

Холодная земля.            

Осторожно спускается с гор 

Осенний туман. 

 

Cold ground.

Cautiously comes down from the mountains

This autumn fog.

 

Виктория  Бродерзон  (Russia)

 

 

Весенние ручьи         

Омыли склоны гор

Безбрежно море  

 

The spring brooks

Wash the slopes of the mountains

The sea is boundless

 

Олеся Чистякова（Ukraine）

 

 

Горные вершины   

В белых снежных шалях   

Смотрят в небеса.   

 

Mountain peaks

In their white shawls 

Look up at the sky.

 

Валерия Жидкова (Russia)

 

 

Горное озеро 

Неба слезой застыло  

Среди вершин    

 

A mountain lake

Stays like a tear of heaven

Among the peaks

 

Валерия Софронова  (Russia)

 

 

Зелёные листья.          

А в один прекрасный день –  

Запах цветов. 

 

Green leaves.

And one day suddenly –

The fragrance of flowers.

 

Роман Киркоров  (Russia)

 

 

Смотрю в окно –        

Ласточка строит гнездо.   

Весна!  

 

I watch how outside the window  

A swallow is building its nest.

It’s spring!

 

Савва Елин  (Russia)

 

 

Раннее солнце  

Осветило снежный туман  

На вершине горы.   

 

The early sun

Shining through the snow fog

On the mountain top.

 

Даниил  Стаматов  (Russia)　

 

 

Лодка в воде,    

Как размытое облако –    

Плывет в горизонт.    

 

A boat on the water

Like a blurred cloud

Drifting to the horizon.

 

Дарья Телеш  (Russia)

 

 

Пожелтелый лист на воде.    

В глади зеркальной рачки эпишура резвятся – 

Благодатный Байкал.  

 

A yellow leaf in the water.

Tiny lake crabs swarming around

In the lofty Baikal.

 

Светлана  Гичко  (Russia)

 

 

Горное озеро, 

Как девичья шея охвачено

Ожерельем талого снега.

 

A mountain lake,

Like a  girl’s neck encircled

With a necklace of melting snow.

 

Валерия Овсянникова (Russia)

 

 

Ракушки в море.  

Жаль, что не видят пейзаж! 

Садится солнце.   

 

Shells in the sea –

It’s a pity they don’t see the landscape.

The sun is setting.    

 

Елизавета Безушко (Ukraine)

 

 

Тихий шум волны.   

Две одиноких скалы 

встречают рассвет…    

 

A quiet sound of waves.

Two lonely rocks

Are meeting dawn…

 

Владислава Симонова (Ukraine)

 

 

Река спокойна,   

Щепка плывет не спеша 

В шумное море.              

 

The river is quiet. 

A sliver floats slowly

Towards the stormy sea.

 

Глеб  Трухин  (Russia)

 

 

Играет  волна  

у моих ног, как щенок…   

Река  Самарка!  

 

A wave is playing

At my feet like a puppy…

Samarka river!

 

Софья Алаторцева (Russia)

 

 

Копьём вонзает   

Ветер потускневший лист. 

Круги на воде. 

 

Driven by the wind

A faded leaf hits like a spearhead.

Circles on the water.

 

Елизавета  Артамонова (Russia)

 

 

Взгляд в чашку чая:   

Пенятся волны в заре,       

Веет морской бриз. 

 

Looking inside a tea cup:

Ripples running at dawn,

The sea breeze blows.

 

Виктория Титова (Russia)

 

 

Под снегом гора

Видит десятый сон свой

Белая кошка  

 

A mountain under snow

A white cat watching

Its long-long dream…

 

Анастасия Вергунова (Russia)

 

 

Ночная прохлада   

Спустившись с горы　

Ушла на заре 

 

The night coolness

That has come down from the hill

left my home at dawn

 

Полина Новикова (Russia)

 

 

Камень голыш спит

Убаюканный морем  

Ему снятся скалы  

 

A pebble sleeps

Lulled by the sea

Seeing rocks in a dream

 

Екатерина Дементьева (Ukraine)

 

 

Каракуль.

Черное озеро

Забыло тени своего леса-

Грустит болотце.

 

Karakul –

The Black Lake

Forgot the shadows of the wood*

A sad swamp/

 

*The woods around Karakul lake were cut in the XX c.

 

Лия Мурашкинцева (Russia)

 

 

Белым золотом 

Окружили нас ели —  

невесты зимы.

 

We are all in white gold –

Surrounded by the fur trees,

The winter brides.

 

Яков　Марков (Russia)

 

(Translated by Alexander Dolin)

 

 

 

英語部門 (English Section)（382句）

 

Judges: David McMurray , Satoru Kanematsu, Ben Grafstrom, and Hidenori Hiruta　

 

HAIKU   (HAIKUISTS)（227句）

 

COMMENTS

 

Haiku contest judges Hidenori Hiruta, Satoru Kanematsu, Ben Grafstrom, and David McMurray separately reviewed a splendid and diverse assortment of 382 haiku submissions from haikuists in these 51 countries: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, Croatia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, UK, USA, and Vietnam.

 

At first stymied by their eclectic tastes in poetry, after careful consideration two haiku were finally evaluated as the winners of these coveted awards.

 

The Akita International University President’s Award was selected because readers are sure to enjoy the poetics employed by the gifted writer. Admirers of this winning poem are encouraged to read it aloud and to listen for the rustling sounds of the dry leaves that resonate in the words homelessness and leaves of the onomatopoeia poem.

 

The Akita Chamber of Commerce and Industry President’s Award winner was clearly able to bridge the distances of the heart and the need for migrants to work.

 

In addition 20 haiku are honorably mentioned by the judging committee because they superbly represent the diversity and the creativity of the international contestants. All haikuists are congratulated for their efforts to share stories and sketches from a variety of homelands. The judging committee of the haiku composed in English for the 5th Japan Russian Haiku Contest recommends the following entries penned by top haikuists.

 

 

AKITA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S AWARD

 

after the storm

the homelessness

of fallen leaves

 

TURKSON ADU DARKWA (Ghana)

 

 

AKITA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PRESIDENT’S AWARD

 

water at my feet

stretches to a distant shore

seeking my homeland

 

Andrea Newell (USA)

 

 

HONORABLE MENTIONS (20)

 

monsoon drizzle

the umbrella pulls

the bicyclist

 

Ramesh Anand (India)

 

 

after the tsunami

the ‘Great Wave off Kanagawa’

upside down

 

Angelee Deodhar  (India)

 

 

Wetlands canoeing―

Heron leaves his hiding place

With a piercing cry

 

Priscilla Lignori (USA)

 

 

Flying two hours

still over summer desert

borders unknown

 

Kiyoshi  Fukuzawa  (Japan)

 

 

A cockatoo calls

The scent of frangipani

Infuses the air

 

David Nunn (UK)

 

 

total solar eclipse

hindu priests hurry to exit

the dimmed temple

 

CHUNG HOO TIONG (Malaysia)

 

 

noodle shop lantern

joining the conversation

summer moths

 

RAJ BOSE (USA)

 

 

morning training

on the path by the river

racing with his shadow

 

Marija  Pogorilic  (Croatia)

 

 

the road to the shrine

a concrete jigsaw puzzle

of devastation

 

Barbara Ann Taylor (Australia)

 

 

a ruined brick wall –

what would the April grass know

more than its shadow?

 

Liliana Negoi (Romania)

 

 

rice planting

in the muddy water

children grow

 

Ian Willey (USA)

 

 

a child runs

to be run after–

shooting star

 

JIRO OBA (Japan)

 

 

mountain lake–

the minnow bucket

fills with stars

 

Kevin Valentine  (USA)

 

 

ancient lake－

across the smooth surface,

a cuckoo’s cry

 

Milan Dragovic (Serbia)

 

 

refugee convoy

the river continues

its journey

 

Cezar-Florin Ciobica (Romania)

 

volcano view －

our evening shadows

merging

 

Angelica Seithe (Germany)

 

 

harmattan moon

a leafless tree leans on

its shadow

 

Celestine Nudanu (Ghana)

 

 

the Vitosha moraines

how high can we get

hand in hand?

 

Vessislava Savova (Bulgaria)

 

 

flowering quince―

a crow shakes off

flurries of snow

 

Precious Oboh (Nigeria)

 

 

shifting light of winter sun the withered reeds

 

Jenny Fraser　(New Zealand)

 

 

The haiku listed above are deserving of recognition in the 5th Japan – Russia Haiku Contest organized in Akita.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

David McMurray

Professor

The International University of Kagoshima

 

 

HAIKU ( STUDENTS)（155句）

 

COMMENTS

 

Haiku contest judges Hidenori Hiruta, Satoru Kanematsu, Ben Grafstrom, and David McMurray separately evaluated a splendid and diverse assortment of 155 haiku submissions from students.

 

At first stymied by their eclectic taste in poetry, after careful consideration one haiku was finally evaluated as the winner of the JAL Foundation Award. The alluringly colored haiku is delightfully accompanied by a hint of humor. All eyes are on the pushing, posturing people. Or might it be the frenzied school fish who are posing for a memorable photograph?

 

In addition 20 haiku were selected as excellent representatives of the hard work, determination and creativity of the contestants. All students are congratulated for their efforts. The judging committee of the haiku composed in English for the 5th Japan Russian Haiku Contest recommends the following entries penned by students.

 

 

TOP PRIZE: the JAL Foundation Award

 

Deep turquoise water

Fish gathering all around

Posing for pictures

 

Stefanie Berrier  (Akita International University, Japan)

 

 

HONORABLE MENTIONS (20)

 

 

The school year begins

Spring wind pushes me forward

Starting a new life

 

Miki Munakata  (Akita University, Japan)

 

 

A row of old trees

They show the way of the wind

The sound of leaves

 

Niklas Holzapfel (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

 

 

Gentle rain

sweet birdsong fills the

dewy meadows

 

Sharma Diksha

(Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, India)　

 

 

Summer festival

playing electric guitar

there, the world’s on fire

 

Seiya TOGAWA

(The International University of Kagoshima, Japan)

 

 

sunny savanna

the lion starts to yawn

then roars

 

MERCY IKURI

(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agricultural and Technology, Kenya)

 

 

Talking to each other

two colored ice creams －

afternoon heat

 

Kouta  Moriyama

(The International University of Kagoshima, Japan)

 

 

in lake

two people shadow of

time stands still

 

Mirano Kurisu

 (ECC KOKUSAI COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, Japan)

 

 

a falling leaf

the sun claims one more spot

in tree shade

 

Barnabas Ikeoluwa Adeleke

(Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)

 

 

Volcano

covered in ash, yet

cherry blossoms

 

Koyachi Mao

(The International University of Kagoshima, Japan)

 

 

Great grandma

approaching one-hundred years–

calm longevity

 

Miyuu Kamada

(The International University of Kagoshima, Japan)

 

 

Clear blue sky

thunderhead approaching

cotton candy at the zoo

 

Mitsuki Itoda

(The International University of Kagoshima, Japan)

 

 

High emerald mountain―

right wind blowing through my sleeves

smiling sunflower

 

Yugo Suzuki (Akita University, Japan)

 

 

the rainy season―

icy drops flow on my cheeks

sad that the spring ends

 

Mizuki Aoki  (Akita University, Japan)

 

 

Ah, Spring has arrived

children run in the wind

followed by puppies

 

Atsuko Miyazaki   (Akita University, Japan)

 

 

Sunset on beach –

she considers a

second abortion.

 

Suchona Iffat Jahan (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)　

 

 

beach siesta

grandfather’s belly

rises and falls

 

Reshma Ramaprasad  (College student, India)

 

 

Stars becloud the sky

powdery snowflakes vanish

in the night ocean

 

Benjamin Bläsi (College student, Switzerland)

 

Shimmering river―

fireflies

dripping starlight

 

Luisa-Evelina Stifii

(Highschool student at Colegiul National de Arta “Octav Bancila” Iasi, Romania)

 

 

Skyline before dawn

my son vacuums the silence

out of my haiku

 

Gasper Trcek  (College student, Slovenia)

 

 

Smiling faces

on the Japanese islands

cherry blossoms bloom

 

Mao Yamamoto  (Akita University, Japan)

 

 

The haiku listed above are deserving of recognition in the 5th Japan – Russia Haiku Contest organized in Akita.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

David McMurray

Professor

The International University of Kagoshima

 

By Hidenori Hiruta