Student Haiku Competition launched
Posted on Friday 28 March 2008
Japanese-style poetry to be embedded in glass in new building
Haikus invited
The College is holding a competition for students to write Haiku verse which might be embedded into glass panels within the atrium of the proposed new building. The Haiku could relate to any aspect of College life in learning and creativity - but might well focus on aspects of art, science and computing which will be housed in the building, or on the idea of sustainability in new building design.
Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Haiku poets write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar.
The most common form for Haiku is three short lines containing 17 syllables. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables.
Haiku doesn’t rhyme. A Haiku must “paint” a mental image in the reader’s mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem’s meaning and imagery in the reader’s mind in only 17 syllables and just three lines of poetry!
There could be up to six different glass panels each containing a Haiku - winners will receive £100 and their names will also be embedded into the glass panel - for posterity!
Entries by Friday 16 May 2008 to Jan Moore, Principal’s PA, either on paper or by email: jmoore@farnboroughsfc.ac.uk
