This year I made the hunt for the signs a real production, carrying around a printed map of the Golden Triangle BID and marking off each sidewalk I covered. Despite covering every single block, I still only got 131 of them.
One of the Haiku writers had asked me to describe what the signs were made of so I took some close-up shots of one. It appears to be a solid base with a thin metal cover with the text of the haiku on either side.
Golden Haiku 2022
Thank you to everyone from around the neighborhood and around the world who submitted a haiku for this year’s contest. The Golden Triangle BID’s ninth annual Golden Haiku poetry submission period closed on February 6, 2022.
The 2022 theme is “Reboot and Rebloom.”
Poets were invited to submit up to two original, self-authored haiku until February 6, 2022. Haiku selected by the panel of judges, including this year’s winning haiku, are being shared on social media and displayed in the neighborhood as of March 15, 2022.
About
Originating in Japan, haiku is the shortest form of poetry in the world. In a short descriptive verse, it captures a moment in the poet’s life or simply expresses the beauty of nature.
Since 2014, the Golden Triangle BID has hosted the Golden Haiku poetry contest to bring pops of warmth, color, and inspiration to the streets of downtown DC during the late winter months. We invited the public to write and submit original, contemporary haiku for this temporary community art project. In 2021, we introduced a youth category, inviting students to explore haiku and perhaps become published poets. The contest is open to all ages, worldwide.
Submissions are reviewed by an expert panel of judges; winning poets receive prizes, and winning haiku are displayed on colorful street signs in the tree boxes lining the streets of the Golden Triangle neighborhood.
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