3rd Annual Hexapod Haiku Challenge

Anyone is eligible to submit haiku/senryu/haiga/tanka/other short poems. The NCSU Insect Museum will accept up to three – or up to fifteen if you’re a Friend of the Museum (only $10 for kids and students!) – original entomological haiku per poet. Your haiku should be submitted by 11:59pm, March 20th (first day of spring) either…

1.as an email to ncsuinsects@gmail.com OR
2.as tweets (be sure to start each tweet with @ncsuinsects #HexapodHaiku) OR
3.as 3×5 cards (one per haiku; cards will not be returned) mailed to the following address:

Hexapod Haiku
NCSU Insect Museum
Department of Entomology
North Carolina State University
Box 7613
Raleigh, NC 27695 USA

Haiga can be submitted as photographs, scans, or via other means as necessary. For more information about haiku/haiga or other general rules and information click here.

There will be three awards with prizes: 1) best in show, 2) runner-up, 3) best entry from poet under the age of 13. We also have honorable mention categories that change every year depending on the submissions we get (most traditional, funniest, best IPM-themed poem, etc.)