The 4th Annual Haiku Challenge
Published: April 6th, 2016It is our favorite time of the year again…National Poetry Month! With our 4th Annual Haiku Challenge under way, we have already received an overwhelming amount of fantastic entries. If you haven’t already, we recommend visiting the Library Hotel Facebook page to check out the competition! We are hoping to make the 2016 Haiku Challenge the most memorable yet! We are looking forward to all of the great submissions.
Just like last year, we have teamed up with our Hungarian Counterpart, the Aria Hotel Budapest to co-sponsor our 4th Annual Haiku Challenge. Just like the Library Hotel is dedicated to Book Lovers, the Aria Hotel Budapest is dedicated to Music Lovers! Since we are celebrating our mutual love of the arts, our participants’ haiku must include one of our favorite topics: Books or Music
In case you need a little extra refresher: a haiku, usually composed of three lines, conveys the poet’s message in a few simple, carefully chosen words. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5 syllables. Only your first three entries will be considered in the challenge, so make sure you submit your most creative haiku! On May 4th our favorite entries, hand-selected by a panel of poets, professors and literary professionals, will be revealed in the Winner’s Circle on Facebook. If yours is included in the Winner’s Circle, you will have until 12PM on May 8th to tell everyone you know to “Like” your haiku. The haiku that receives the most “Likes” on the Library Hotel Facebook page, will win an once-in-a-lifetime Grand Prize!
The winning haiku in each category will win one amazing prize:
♪♪ Music Lovers Grand Prize ♪♪
3 night stay at Aria Hotel Budapest and a VIP gift at check-in
♪♪ Book Lover Grand Prize ♪♪
3 night stay at the Library Hotel and a VIP gift at check-in
Remember, since we are celebrating our mutual love of the arts, each of your haiku must be about literature and/or music. You may compose a haiku that includes both topics but it will only count towards one Grand Prize.
The winning Haiku from the 2015 Haiku Challenge. Please note this is an example of a previous years haiku, your entries should be based on Music or Books
The challenge begins April 1, 2016 & ends April 30, 2016. Only two entries (one for literature and one for music) will be considered in the challenge, so make sure you submit your most creative haiku! On May 4th our favorite entries, hand-selected by a panel of poets, professors and literary professionals, will be revealed in the Winner’s Circle on Facebook. If yours is included in the Winner’s Circle, you will have until 12PM on May 11th to tell everyone you know to “Like” your haiku. The Music Lover Grand Prize will be awarded to the music haiku that receives the most “Likes” on the Library Hotel Facebook page and the Book Lover Grand Prize will be awarded to the literature haiku that receives the most “Likes” on the Library Hotel Facebook page. Good luck!
Tweet your haiku to @LibraryHotel & @AriaBudapest and be sure to #haiku to be considered! You may also post your haiku on Instagram, Facebook, or email ivana@libraryhotel.com
If you are interested in learning more about the Library Hotel Collection please visit our website: Library Hotel Collection. If you are interested in planning a stay to the Library Hotel or the Aria Hotel Budapest please email us at: Service@Booklhc.com
One of our finalist from the 2015 Haiku Challenge. Please note this is an example of a previous years haiku, your entries should be based on Music or Books