WETH’S SUMMER HAIKU MADNESS CONTEST SERIES 2010

Dearest Readers,

Welcome back to yet another round of Weth’s Summer Haiku Madness Contest Series, the show where Weth regifts some of the many prizes that Weth has recently won.  Weth’s prize closet is absolutely bursting, overflowing with prizes!  So much so, that Weth is daunted by the prospect of documenting so many b its of cultural ephemera.  In fact, this year, Weth isn’t even going to bother trying to do so.

Perhaps many of you show up here just to see the list of tawdry trinkets that Weth is offering, along with Weth’s snarky commentary regarding how Weth has failed to incorporate these items into Weth’s life; if so, Weth apologies for the lack of such a listing.  This year, things are going to be a little bit more freeform...

Here’s the new deal - the entry format is the same, that being the standard haiku, a poetic form of three lines in a five-seven-five syllabic pattern.  But there’s no formal list of prizes for you to shoot for - just send in a haiku, and if your entry is chosen as one of the weekly winners, Weth will offer a prize (or choice of prizes) to you, which you can accept or decline.  You may enter only one, single, seventeen syllable entry per week.  If your haiku is chosen and you accept  your prize, your Winning Entry will be published below; if you decline the prize, well, Weth will try very hard not to be hurt.

But (you may be asking) what are the prizes, and how will those prizes be awarded to the various haikus?  Well, the prizes might be anything within Weth’s vast prize closet, and Weth will award these prizes as Weth sees fit.  Perhaps a prize might be chosen to address so need, either explicit or implied, within the haiku.  Perhaps Weth might choose a prize that involves ironic juxtaposition with the haiku.  Perhaps alliteration may come into play.  Or, maybe, Weth just likes your haiku and is offering a prize that Weth thinks you might enjoy.  This is an experiment in serendipity and synchronicity, and Weth is hopeful that wonderful things can happen.  Give it a try!  

Just send your haiku to Weth and perhaps you might - Win With Weth!

  ~  Weth  ~  

Note from webmaster: You can check out all of Weth's 2010 winnings here. Perhaps this will serve as fodder for your haiku!