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9 February 2006

Haiku contest ends today

by Andrew, onboard the Esperanza

The Defending Our Oceans/Save the Whales haiku contest is almost over. I am amazed at both the number and quality of entries so far. I'll keep the contest open until midnight tonight ship time (GMT +2) to give folks a last minute chance to enter. Then I'll get the rest of the crew to help me pick the winner - to be announced on this weblog Monday.

Read/Submit haikus.

And while you're at it, sign up to be an Ocean Defender - join us on our journey.

Important: If you submitted a haiku on February 2nd, and you don't see it, please resubmit. We had a slight technical problem. (Sorry!)

   

Comments

Posted by: echo at February 11, 2006 12:18 AM

http://quentinscrisp.blogspot.com/2005/07/whaling-now-some-time-back-good-people.html


Dear andrew


not sure if you are still around - thought you might like to check out this link to a japanese anti whaling poem !!!!!!! jeez you must be haiku'd out by now.

Take care & solong & thx for all the weblogs

Lena

Posted by: lena at February 11, 2006 9:18 AM

from a song , by David Sylvian :

"like waves of golden sand
heavenly floating seas
the power in their hands
brings mountain to their knees"

Posted by: matt moscardo-saurat at February 14, 2006 1:02 AM

Hi Andrew,
I have been traveling and may have missed your Haiku winner. Will you post it again on your page?
Thanks,
Hal

Posted by: hal manogue at February 19, 2006 6:47 PM

Hal -

Thank you for being vigilant, and no you have not missed anything. The winning haiku is a matter of controversy here on the ship. There are too many good ones and I have not got around to picking yet.

As a matter of process, I printed out the haikus and left them in the ship's lounge. My crewmates have been crossing off some and circling others. Pete (captain) has also weighed in with his favourites.

I think the choice of the final winner will fall on my shoulders, and I'll get to that within the next day. Until then, the debate (and suspense!) continues!

-- Andrew
On board the Esperanza

Posted by: Andrew - on board the Esperanza at February 20, 2006 2:43 PM

Hej Andrew, I, too, seem to have missed the winner - could you tell me again where the name was posted? I dare say it was no easy task to pick a winner out of so many interesting contributions. I hope you had fun though! Ju

Posted by: Ju at February 20, 2006 5:51 PM

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