[Regina
Harris Baiocchi]
Regina Harris Baiocchi is an accomplished African American composer,
educator and poet based in Chicago. She announces the 8th
Annual Haiku Festival:
Dear
Poets, Parents &
Teachers:
Happy
New Year: may your life be filled with great poetry, peace,
prosperity, and unspeakable joy in 2012 and beyond!
Our 8th Annual Haiku
Festival welcomes original poetry. We offer writing workshops for
poets and teachers. Please note:
Eligible:
3rd through 8th graders, ages 8 to 14
Entries:
ONE poem per student, on any
subject
Format:
Three typed or clearly-printed lines, 5-7-5 syllables, NO TITLES
Prizes:
$100, $50, $25, $20; Teacher-of-the-Year, School-of-the-Year,
Certificates for all
participants, and—NEW THIS YEAR: Awards
for Best Poem from each
school
DEADLINE:
Saturday, 24 March 2012 by 12:00 midnight
Enter @:
www.HaikuFest.com or via:
“Haiku Festival, P. O. Box 450, Chicago, IL 60690”
Winners Announced:
~15 April 2012 (Please
check web site for rules.)
AWARDS PROGRAM:
Saturday, 28 April 2012 @ 10:00 AM, Harold Washington Library, 400
South State Street, Chicago 60605
Guest:
Valerie Wallace, author of Dictators’ Guide
to Good Housekeeping
Please contact me to
schedule a workshop in your school for teachers or students. Please
share this email with poets, parents and teachers. We look forward to
receiving your poems!
Regina Baiocchi
www.HaikuFest.com
www.ReginaHarrisBaiocchi.com
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