Cloudscape - Bryan Page Bryan Page lives in
the market town of Loughborough in Charnwood. He is an accomplished illustrator
with a special interest in historical re-construction. It is a great pleasure
to walk an area with him, and to hear him interpret the signs of human impact
on the built and natural environment. It is magical to watch him 'raise the walls'
and recreate the life and times of these places with the tip of a pencil! Now
retired from teaching, Bryan devotes much of his time to his own projects. He
is a regular collaborator with Charnwood Arts. The kukai images (without haiku)
can be accessed by clicking here: an'ya, from the US, acted as the judge of haiku in this section.
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1st Place - Stephen Amor thunder clouds IMO, quite a well-written
haiku; after a solid opening line, the writer of this haiku very effectively carries
out the visuals of the 'thunder clouds' in line 2, which stretches, not only the
clouds, but also takes the reader clear across the prairie for miles; maybe even
miles and miles -- precisely like being 'a long way from home '. [AP] 2nd Place - Suzanne Finnegan between earth This haiku was my second
choice because it leaves something to the reader's imagination. 'What' is this
'small group' contrasting with the 'vastness of sky?' When you read it with Bryan's
painting, you know immediately, but without his picture, you would wonder. It
is the very vagueness of this one that makes the whole haiku moment. Its author
'shows' you a 'small group', but does not 'tell' you everything, which, (imho),
is actually what makes this one valid. [AP] 3rd Place - Kathi Rudawsky dark noon One can certainly relate
to this scene; how many times because of dark clouds, 'before the rain comes',
have we thought to ourselves, 'what didn't I secure from the storm?' Good visuals,
and though it may tend to be more statement than action, it worked for me. [AP] |
