- Poems published in journals or contests that accept previously-published work are not eligible for nomination.
- They must have been published as an individual poem; poems extracted from larger pieces, such as haiga, haibun, or sequences are ineligible.- Self-published haiku and haiku published on self-edited blogs are not eligible.
- Poems for nomination must be submitted via this form with citations as indicated.
- The deadline for submissions is midnight of December 31 of the current calendar year.
Press ENTER at the end of each line to indicate line break. FYI, when you receive your Google email receipt, these line breaks may not be recorded, but rest assured, they come through properly on our end.
Thanks for participating!
- Cut/paste or type the poems. Paste the poem in the applicable space and the form will hold any spacing and line breaks. If typing the poem, simply press "enter" at the end of each line of each poem. You may note any special formatting in parenthesis, if applicable. The form will hold formatting for extra spaces but not things like italics, bold, strikethrough, etc. If a poem is concrete and requires a jpeg, please fill out the form and put "concrete" in the poem space and then email as a high-res jpeg to thftouchstone@gmail.com.
- After your poem is pasted/typed in, please press "enter" both at the beginning of the first line and at the end of your concluding line so it will come through with a line of space above and below your poem.
Examples:
In Kyoto, (press enter)
hearing the cuckoo, (press enter)
I long for Kyoto.
spring rain
if i lie
quite still
he leans on the gate going staying
* PLEASE DO NOT put identifying information in the poem block. Also, do not include any marks that are not part of the poem (quotation marks, etc).
**Make sure this is the poem(s) you want to nominate. While typos can be fixed, we cannot substitute one poem for another if you change your mind later.
