Ashiya International Haiku Grand Prix

Tito's haiku

Hydrangeas
Flowering on the tumulus -
A terrifying deep blue.

was awarded the Ashiya International Haiku Grand Prix 芦屋国際俳句大賞 on Feb. 11. Teiko Inahata (Kyoshi's granddaughter and president of the Nihon Dento Haiku Kyokai) is seated in kimono beside Kai Hasegawa (haiku selector for the Asahi Shimbun) on the left and Tsunehiko Hoshino (director of Haiku International Assoc.) is standing. The moral of the story: if you want to win a haiku prize, write in three lines!