Friday May 26, 2006

Haiku You

Toby Barlow, a friend of mine who is an emissary for The Plimpton Project, sends word of yet another George Plimpton-related contest. (Listen up. Last time I tipped somebody to one of these, he won the whole damned thing.) This time around, it’s a haiku challenge.

Write a standard 5/7/5 haiku “somehow related to or inspired by the life or work or philosophy of George Plimpton,” send it to toby@plimptonproject.org by September 15, and you could win $200.

The entries will be judged by actual, real-life poets Billy Collins, David Lehman, and Denise Duhamel. Adds Toby: “Do not be fooled by the seemingly whimsical nature of the contest, haiku of serious and thoughtful tone will be weighed with the utmost respect.”