{"id":77411,"date":"2026-03-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/?p=77411"},"modified":"2026-02-28T22:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T03:37:47","slug":"still-time-to-submit-to-the-march-2026-thf-monthly-kukai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/still-time-to-submit-to-the-march-2026-thf-monthly-kukai\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Time to Submit to the March 2026 THF Monthly Kukai"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWelcome to the THF Monthly Kukai!<\/span><\/p>\n

This month\u2019s theme:
\nsilver<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The kukai submission period ends at midnight (east coast time) on the 15th of the month, so you have one week left to polish up and send in your poem. Good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Note: Anonymity is an essential part of any kukai. Please respect this to offer the reader (and voter) the opportunity to choose only the poem.<\/span><\/p>\n

The THF Kukai Overview<\/span><\/h3>\n

A kukai<\/em> is a (usually quite casual) poetry contest. The administrator of the kukai (that\u2019s us) assigns a theme for a given writing period and posts to Troutswirl<\/strong><\/em> (The Haiku Foundation blog) on the THF site, which is then redirected outward through our various media outlets. Poets write work to this theme during the allotted time and submit it to the administrator. The work submitted is gathered into an anonymous roster and posted to Troutswirl<\/strong><\/em> (The Haiku Foundation blog) for public viewing. At that time all participating poets and other interested readers may vote for their favorites. Votes are tallied and the results made public. Winners will be acknowledged each month, and offered their choice of prizes from a list compiled by the Foundation.Please remember that everyone who votes is a winner \u2014 the process of choosing your personal favorites is not just fun, but also one of the best ways to improve your own haiku practice!<\/p>\n

Writing for The Haiku Foundation Monthly Kukai<\/span><\/h3>\n

On the first day of each month The Haiku Foundation will announce the kukai theme for that month. This theme should be the topic of your poem, and may be stated (by using the theme word or words) or implied. Form may be traditional (three-line, 5-7-5) or free (various numbers of lines and\/or syllables). Season words (kigo<\/em>) may or may not be used at the poet\u2019s discretion. A poet may submit one poem per theme. All poems must be the original, unpublished work of the author. In order to maintain the spirit and fairness of the kukai, a poem that has appeared anywhere with its author’s name cannot be allowed for submission.<\/p>\n

Please use the Kukai submission<\/strong> form below to enter your poem, and then press Submit<\/span><\/strong> to send your entry. No other submissions will be recognized or honored. Once a poem is submitted it cannot be revised. All poems must be signed (that is, no \u201canonymous\u201d poems will be accepted, and the Submit<\/span><\/strong> button will not be available until both Name, Email, and Place of Residence fields are filled in). Poets will not receive acknowledgment of their submissions. Poems will be accepted from the announcement of the theme through midnight of the 15th of that month. All poets are eligible to participate. Administrators of the kukai are ineligible to submit poems. Your submission form to us should look something like this:<\/p>\n

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line one\r\nfollowed by line two\r\nand then line three<\/pre>\n
or<\/span><\/p>\n
this poem is all in one line<\/pre>\n
or<\/span><\/p>\n
\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 jjjjjjjjjjj\r\nkkkkkkkkkk\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lll\r\n\u00a0\u00a0 mmmmm\r\n
[all lines right-justified]<\/pre>\n<\/p>\n
If your poem has special formatting requirements you should note them as in the third example above.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n