Haiku Society of America Renku Awards
in Memorial of Bernard Lionel Einbond
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Christopher Herold and Patricia J. Machmiller
judges
First Place
Perchance - Maine, USA
Yu Chang
Tom Clausen
Paul MacNeil
John Stevenson
Hilary Tann
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Second Place
Bay Nuts - California, USA
Roger Abe
Linda Papanicolaou
Carol Steele
J. Zimmerman
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Christopher Herold and Patricia J. Machmiller
judges
Grand Prize
From Branch to Branch
Alison Woolpert (coordinator), Santa Cruz, CA
Roger Abe, Morgan Hill, CA
Mimi Ahern, San Jose, CA
Dyana Basist, Santa Cruz, CA
Phillip Kennedy, Monterey, CA
Amy Ostenso-Kennedy, Monterey, CA
Linda Papanicolaou, Stanford, CA
Carol Steele, Santa Cruz, CA
Karina Young, Salinas, CA~ ~ ~
Ron C. Moss and Ferris Gilli
judge
Grand Prize
Glacial Boulder
John Stevenson (coordinator), Nassau, NY
Yu Chang, Schenectady, NY
Tom Clausen, Ithaca, NY
Paul MacNeil, Ocala, FL
Hilary Tann, Schuylerville, NY
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Honorable Mention
From the Vine
John Stevenson (coordinator), Nassau, NY
Polona Oblak, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Deborah P. Kolodji and Linda Papanicolaou
judges
First Place
Honing Oil
Ferris Gilli (coordinator), Marietta GA
Ron C. Moss, Leslie Vale, Tazmania
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Honorable Mentions (unranked)
New Year's Morning
David G. Lanoue, New Orleans LA
Nicholas. M. Sola, New Orleans LA~ ~ ~
Honorable Mentions (unranked)
Northern Lights
Anna Maris (coordinator), Tomeililla, Sweden
Marcus Liljedahl, Sweden
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HSA Renku Awards for 2015
no prize awarded
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Shokan Tadashi Kondo
judge
Grand Prize
Warmth of Rail
Tom Clausen, Ithaca, NY
Hilary Tann, Schuylerville, N
John Stevenson, Nassau, NY
Paul MacNeil, Onawa, ME
Yu Chang, Schenectady, NY~ ~ ~
Second Place
Straw Hair
Ron C. Moss, Tasmania, Australia
John Stevenson, Nassau, NY
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Honorable Mention
Yellowing Willow
Claire Chatelet, London, England
Eiko Yachimoto, Yokosuka City, Japan
Chris Drake, Hatoyama-cho, Japan (sabaki)
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Norman Darlington and Linda Papanicolaou
judges
Grand Prize
Early Morning Heat
John Carley, Rossendale, Lancashire, England (sabaki)
Lorin Ford, Melbourne, Australia
Cynthia Rowe, Sydney, Australia
Sandra Simpson, Tauranga, New Zealand
William Sorlien, St. Paul, Minnesot~ ~ ~
Second Place
Sparrow Footprints
Elizabeth McFarland, Karlsruhe, Germany
Tzetzka Ilieva, Marietta, Georgia~ ~ ~
Honorable Mention
Down the Line
Tom Clausen, Ithaca, New York
Yu Chang, Schenectady, New York
John Stevenson, Nassau, New York
Hilary Tann, Schuylerville, New York
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Yu Chang, Schenectady and Paul Miller
judges
Grand Prize
Stolen Pearls
Ron C. Moss, Tasmania, Australia
Paul W. MacNeil, Onawa, Maine
Matthew Paul, London, England
Ferris Gilli, Marietta, Georgia~ ~ ~
Merrill Ann Gonzales and Paul Miller
judges
Grand Prize
Twelfth Night
Diana Webb, Leatherhead, England
Frank Williams, London, England~ ~ ~
Jerry Ball, California and Merrill Ann Gonzales
judges
Grand Prize
Tide Swell
Ron Moss, Tasmania
Ferris Gilli, Georgia,
Matthew Paul, England
Paul MacNeil, Florida~ ~ ~
First Honorable Mention
Steamy Windows
Christopher Herold, Washington
Carol O’Dell, Washington~ ~ ~
Second Honorable Mention
Ever Reviving
Origa, Michigan
Hana Nestieva, Israel
Valeria Simonova-Cecon, Italy~ ~ ~
Jerry Ball and Patricia Machmiller
judges
Grand Prize
Circles of Strangers
Christopher Herold, Washington
Carol O’Dell, Washington~ ~ ~
First Honorable Mention
Streaks of Dawn
Allan Burns, Colorado
Christopher Herold, Washington
Ron Moss, Tasmania~ ~ ~
Second Honorable Mention
Gunnysack
John Stevenson, NY
Hilary Tann, NY,
Paul MacNeil, Florida
Yu Chang, NY~ ~ ~
Christopher Herold and Patricia J. Machmiller
judges
Grand Prize
The Smell of Earth
Peggy Willis Lyles
Ferris Gilli
Paul W. MacNeil~ ~ ~
First Honorable Mention
a glass of red
John Stevenson
Yu Chang
Paul W. MacNeil
Hilary Tann~ ~ ~
Second Honorable Mention
The Hour
John Stevenson
Michele Harvey~ ~ ~
John Stevenson and Christopher Herold
judges
Grand Prize
Last Year’s Blossom
Andrew Shimield, United Kingdom
Frank Williams, (United Kingdom~ ~ ~
Hortensia Anderson, William J. Higginson, and Johnye Strickland
judges
First Place
Chinese New Year
Yu Chang
David Giacalone
John Stevenson~ ~ ~
Honorable Mention
Dappled Light
Andrew Shimield
Diana Webb
Frank Williams~ ~ ~
Judson Evans, William J. Higginson,
Hortensia Anderson
judges
First Place
City on the Hill
John Stevenson
Merrill Ann Gonzales~ ~ ~
Honorable Mention
Peggy Willis Lyles
Mark Brooks
Christopher Herold,
Paul MacNeil
Billie Wilson
Carol O'Dell~ ~ ~
Grand Prize
Soft Voices
Peggy Willis Lyles
Paul W. MacNeil
Ferris Gilli~ ~ ~
First Honorable Mention
Picking Our Way
John Stevenson
Yu Chang
Hilary Tann
Paul W. MacNeil~ ~ ~
Second Honorable Mention
The Serpentine Road
Patrick Gallagher
Roger Abe
Ann Bendixen
donnalynn chase
Becky Davies
Anne Homan
Patricia Machmiller
Carol Steele
Alison Woolpert~ ~ ~
Alice Benedict and Patricia
Machmiller
judges
Grand Prize
New Coolness
Yu Chang
Paul MacNeil
John Stevenson
Hilary Tann~ ~ ~
Honorable Mention
Open Convertible
Roger Abe
Ann Bendixen
donnalynn chase
Anne Homan
June Hopper Hymas
Carol Steele~ ~ ~
Alice
Benedict and Fay Aoyagi
judges
Grand Prize
The Wind Shifts
Billie Wilson
Peggy Willis Lyles
Carolyn Hall
Mark Brooks~ ~ ~
First Honorable Mention
Something That Sings
Leatrice Lifshitz
John Stevenson~ ~ ~
Second Honorable Mention
a peacock wanders
Mark Brooks
Paul MacNeil~ ~ ~
Shinku
Fukuda, Eiko Yachimoto, and Fay Aoyagi
judges
Grand Prize
Winter Stars
Mark Brooks
Christopher Herold~ ~ ~
Second Prize
Snowball Snow
Paul W. MacNeil
Ferris Gilli
Peggy Willis Lyles~ ~ ~