Results of Raghunatha Iyer Memorial Award
Results of the Raghunatha Iyer Memorial Award ~
The rules of the Raghunatha Iyer Memorial Award have been altered. Instead of choosing a few poems for awards we decided it is much more sensitive, intelligent and well founded to select some poets who are most active on our site by way of contribution comments and essential participation. So WHW has decided to grant the annual award to 12 poets for their active participation in the site in one way or another. We have decided to do this, because we feel it celebrates this mutually delighting community, instead of creating a false sense of competition by glorifying one or two poems with an award. Each of the following twelve poets will receive a prize of 40 dollars each and copies of two haiku books published by Eternity Publishers. This is a gift out of our gratitude for their outstanding contribution to this site. The gifts will be received by mail by the end of January 2008.
Update: Dear Members, We apologize for the prizes not going out yet. There have been unforeseen delays due to the technical problems we have been facing on the site. We will be contacting each of you shortly to get your addresses, so we can send out the prizes immediately.
John McDonald - John has been a prolific contributor of Haiku and Senryu and he has also been tremendously active translating All his poems and many by others into Scots
Keith A. Simmonds - Keith is perhaps the most active member of the site contributing Haiku Senryu prolifically (experimenting too). Keith has started translating into French many Haiku. Keith is also a kind soul who actively participates and comments on most Haiku/ Senryu etc.
Magyar - Magyar is a regular contributor Of Haiku and Senryu and has surely a very special comment to make on others' Haiku too
Marijo - Marijo also contributes Haiku /Senryu and is active enjoying and making comments on the site
Laxmi Jayaraj - Laxmi has been one of the most active contributors Of Photos to the Photo Haiku Section
Geert Verbeke - Geert is the Haiga Master of the site. He contributes Haiku Photos Haibun etc. when he is inclined to do so. He also occassionally translates into Dutch
Reza - Reza is active on the site contributing Haiku and also translating Haiku into Persian [ Farsi ]. ]
Sara - Sara is also active contributing Haiku and translating into Persian
Maria Tirenescu - Maria is active on various fronts: the Haiku, Tanka, Haibun, Photo Sections have her active presence. She also translates into Romanian
Magdalena Dale - Magdalena too is active On Haiku, Tanka, Haibun, Photo Haiku sections. She translates into Romanian
Vasile Moldovan - Vasile is an elder of the site writing Haiku and making the Photo Haiku section active by contributing Haiku on many Photos. He also translates into Romanian
Chèvrefeuille - Chèvrefeuille contributes Haiku sporadically and is also gracious to make comments on others' Haiku