Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2022 Kukai Winners
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2022 Seabeck Haiku Getaway kukai, with voting held online this year after the retreat. The following poets placed in the top six places, based on total vote count, voted on anonymously, and these poems were published in our 2022 Seabeck anthology.
First Place
border crossing
on the ginkō walk
mostly speaking with poets
Rich Schnell
Second Place
inhaling pine
through the open window
the deepness of stars
Beki Reese
Third Place (tie)
rolling mist
a dash of cinnamon
in my hot chocolate
Antoinette Cheung
on the bench
by the birch
one leaf . . . and me
Helen Ogden
scattered ashes
only some of her
floats
Lisa Gerlits
Fourth Place (tie)
moss-covered marker the dash between dates
Gary Evans
over the sound
the sound
of Canada geese
Helen Ogden
Fifth Place
pulse of cicada song—
the baby named
for a constellation
Aidan Castle
Sixth Place (tie)
fog settles in the trees . . .
remembering
to relax
David Berger
inclusivity panel
our pens poised
at the same angle
Antoinette Cheung
rain-soaked knees
the small blue door
in the fairy garden
Lynne Jambor
left out—
the upturned shovel
fills with rain
Shelley Baker-Gard