New Zealand Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2018

The Unnecessary Invention of Punctuation - NZPS Poetry Anthology 2018


drought
the kestrel catches
a piece of sky

Highly Commended
New Zealand Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2018


percheron
sixteen hands full
of stars

Commended
New Zealand Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2018


Note: the above two haiku were included in the Wellington Japanese Festival promotion


The following haiku were also selected for the anthology:


prairie wind
our old barn lets in
a little more light


rusted rails
a meadowlark with the sun
in its throat


desert chill
mustangs chase the sun
into a canyon