Results:

On 25 October 2019, the winners for the EU- Japan NewSpace2060 International Illustrated Haiku competition 2019 was announced at the International Aeronautical Congress at the Washington Convention Centre in Washington DC.

Over 150+ entries were received over 40+ countries. The quality, range and depth of entries exceeded the anticipated expectations and the Judges had a challenging task of selecting the best entries. After much deliberation and consultation with Judges it was decided that all entries would be sent to space in 2021.

The competition was organised in the spirit of celebrating poetry, art and space. With that in mind, NewSpace2060 would be applying to the Guinness Book of records to celebrate the largest number of haiku and poems sent to space for 2021.

We congratulate all the winners and will be in touch in due course. Moreover, many thanks to the Judges for their time and committment to assessing the entries and to the Sponsors for their prizes and ongoing support. 

Thank you and let’s make history together.

	Prizes
1	Spacebit	All to space in 2021	Guiness book of records
2	Infostellar	Voices of Silence	Samuel Levy & Rudy Provoost	Luxembourg
3	Astroscale	A beautiful Space	Ernesto L. Santiago	Philippines
4	Solution Creators	Time Traveller	Rika Inami	Japan
5	EBAN
	Painting plus haiku	Higgs Boson	Rika Inami	Japan
		Astronomy Class	Albert Pinya	Spain
		A Drop of Water	Djurdja Vekulic- Rozic	Croatia
		Celestial bodies	Noemi T.L.Tran	France
	Haiku only	haiku	Eduard Tara	Romania
		Finding a Path into the Unknown	Ma. Milagros Dumdum	Philippines
		Improving Life on Earth as in Space	Rudy Provoost	Luxemboug
6	Recommendations
1		Kadir Aydemir	Melike Esin	Turkey
2		Freedom	Carmen Urh	Slovenia
3		Reflection/of my consciousness/space	John Tiong Chung hoo	Malaysia
4		Space (Vendy G)	Vesna	North Macedonia
5		Discoveries	Arise Wan	Germany
6		SPHERE IN SPACE	Tam Lok Man (Mike Chan)	HK, SAR, China
7		Length of the chain/ Can’t let the dog watch and see the sky/ Stars wander. * Quiet sky/ Shed a black ink./ I do not see the river.	Igor Damnjanovic	Serbia
8		Voices of Silence	Samuel levy & Rudy Provoost	Luxembourg
9		Space is Amazing	Chan Po Chi Angelo (Mike Chan)	HK, SAR, China
10		Day Lillies	Ed Bremson	USA
11		Inspiration is everywhere	Aida Mandic	USA
12		The Lunar Garden	Ajaya Mahala	India
13		Save the World	Albert Pinya & Rudy Provoost	Luxembourg

To view a sample of entries click here To view entries (uploadable) on Pinterest click here Many congratulations to all those whom entered and participated.   Awarded poets would be contacted in due course.  Meanwhile, we thank you for joining us in celebration space, haiku, poetry and art.

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Illustrative entries (no particular order):

1.

2.

Millienials they say

put spaces in between

beyond infinity

by Ana Lorraine Gumata, Philippines

3.

First Rocket

kiwi country

first rocket

I watch the vapor trail

windows open

watching the vapor trail

our first

watching the vapor trail

New Zealand’s

windows open

watching the vapor trail

small country’s

new horizon

4.

by Samuel Levy & Haiku poet Rudy Provoost, Luxembourg

5.

In peace Andromedaun

lock space –

Contact with endlessly

by Stanislava Petrova Gancheva, Bulgaria

6.

REVENGE TIME 

 Revenge time has come near,

Now, it’s your turn to be in fear.

Chance will be allotted  to you to try any gear,

But no one can stop me to watch your face in tear.

Forgiving time is over,

Even it was my mistake to start my process slower.

Your mistakes have reached the brim of the tower,

It’s guaranteed that you will blame yourself forever.

It’s my open threat,

That it will be difficult for you even to take last breath.

Sure that you always remain meathead,

Guranteed that you might be in hell even after death.

No one can dare to stop me doing such an end,

In which each part of its body will rend.

Even God will help me in form of temporary lend,

By not punishing me for such an offend.

Be prepared for your last day on earth,

Now remember those crimes you did from the beginning of your birth. 

You destroyed many people’s hearth, 

Even after that you were in heartless mirth.

Now see what is going to happen with you,

For you it will be something new.

All the problems will stick with you like glue,

Excitement is of watching your life’s end view.

Sahaj Sabharwal,Jammu city, 
Jammu and Kashmir, India

7.

TEACHER – Our Future Maker

Giving us knowledge of something is a teacher,

Having an inbuilt experience feature.

A good teacher teaches us by heart,

And prays God for our part.

A teacher helps us in developing our mind,

In such a way that is very kind.

A teacher teaches us tricks to achieve our goal,

And warns us to remain careful to avoid any hole.

Without the help of a teacher,

we cant work rife,

And many difficulties will appear in our life.

In this vast world, they are teachers and parents only,

on whom we can rely,

They always keep on us their eye.

And we are confident that they never tell a lie,

They gives us blessings so that we can fly high.

That’s why,

Parents are our caretaker,And teachers are our future maker.

Sahaj Sabharwal, Jammu city, 
Jammu and Kashmir, India

8.

Inspiration Is Everywhere

When you really want to succeed,
Because ambition is a special kinda breed,
You will see that inspiration is everywhere.

And the haters start to criticize you,
Blind to the beauty of a happy view,
Just stick to the things that are true.

They are all choosing the easy way,
And that is the place where they’ll stay,
While you spend time with creative play.

Ignore the negative noise,
And pay attention to poise,
Treating comments like toys.
You might lose fake friends,
‘Cause you dislike dead ends,
Oblivious to the obsession with trends.

You have no patience,
For people who spend their youth,
Not chasing after the naked truth.

You develop your vision,
With the power of precision,
Because you chose success as a decision.

Maybe the days will be long,
And you won’t always feel strong,
But fighting for dreams can’t be wrong.

The sense of purpose shall endure,
For those whose hearts are pure,
Our goals hold the ultimate cure.

Disregard what saddens you,
Whenever you feel tired or blue,
Faith will give the needed clue.

The fools who choose to criticize,
Will never know what it means,
To walk among kings and queens.

Self doubt is part of the price,
When you roll the risky dice,
Wanting a bigger and better slice.

You can’t hope to hold the throne,
Living inside your comfort zone,
Comparing yourself to every clone.

There is nothing noble about the idea,
Of becoming a slave to conformity,
It’s simply another cultural deformity.

Moments of pain will come and go,
Teaching you to strengthen and grow,
Creating a powerful internal flow.

And the reward that you will gain,
By avoiding the temptation of being plain,
Shall help you to forever reign.

Many tears will be forced to shed,
Your heart will often bleed red,
But don’t you dare try to fled.

Obstacles hand us a precious gift,
So our important decisions become swift,
Inspiring a beautiful mental shift.

We gain wisdom from words of kindness,
Avoiding the people who want to be mean,
Their dirty conscience is an ugly scene.

You are truly one of a kind,
Believing in the power of your mind,
Leaving all the cruelty and abuse behind.

It is true that people can be unfair,
Their hearts seem cold and blind,
Love is often not that easy to find.

Trust that you will become what you seek,
No matter if they tell you sensitivity is weak,
Because life proves that inspiration is everywhere.

by Aida Mandic, USA

9.

Wake Up!

Wake up!

We’ve been asleep,

It was okay;

We thought indifference

Could stay.

Wake up!

We’ve been asleep,

It’s been alright.

But now it’s time

For us to fight,

But not with armor and with war –

With love, good reason –

Status quo no more!

Wake up!

We’ve been okay,

We’ve been asleep –

But soon the damage goes so deep.

Wake up!

Right now, still

We have the time

To turn around our own crime.

Wake up!

With love

And with good reason

We must correct our own treason

Wake up!

For Nature

And for Earth, our mother,

We call for you, our sister, brother!

Wake up!

And I will be here with you till the end

My long-lost brother, sister and friend…

by Tanya and Christian Postved

10.

Destined Strangers

We are the elements of Love,

We are love elements.                                                         

We are the particles of stars,

Composing our Universe.

We’re stardust

 And particles, that collapse,

And go through certain transformation…

We’ve fallen and ascended,

Then chosen again

To be the angels on probation.

We’re stardust

And particles, that collapse,

And been through certain dangers,

To meet one day and correlate, at last,

To realize: we’re DESTINED STRANGERS.

Through time and space

We’ve recognized each other

And found again

The long-lost sister, brother… 

The same fire to ignite

In all those, who decide to fight,

For better Future and for Love –

Been all sent here from above…

We all got here with the task

Divine mysteries to unmask.

We all contain universal mysteries

In our individual histories.

by Tanya and Christian Postved

11.

Waterdrop

In the sound of a waterdrop falling

I hear the Universe calling …

For my soul and for yours too:

This sign’s approved,

The Source is Original,

The process is true.

In the sound of a waterdrop fall

I acknowledge and welcome the call…

I perceive the vibration

That succumbs all stagnation,

Cures fatigue through the wire –

Takes me/you upwards and higher …

Our DNA is a pure antenna –

Through which the Universe

Talks to us

In a comprehensible manner …

It releases the meaningful messages

That convey ALL

What this life about is…

by Tanya and Christian Postved

12.

Tell Me The Story

Tell me the story of a lost humankind,

Where the world’s moved around

By the rule of the mind,

And not by the rule of the heart –

So, everything’s falling apart…

And tell me the story

Of ultimate glory

Of the saved humankind,

That’s found itself,

Is compassionate, kind,

Awakened, enlightened

And no longer blind…

And show me the sacred bridge between the two –

So I can know and show and share the way there-to…

by Tanya and Christian Postved

13.

A Hymn To Kindness

I will create a Hymn to Kindness –

A Song of LOVE I will create…

It will exist just to remind us

Of our Beauty and our Fate:

       To serve the Universal Purpose

       And to create the World of Peace,

       Of Harmony that like a Lotus,

       Will radiate its LOVE with ease…

by Tanya and Christian Postved

14.

Higgs Boson, by Rika Inami, Japan

15.

Digital Flower by Rika Inami, Japan

16.

2 Moon by Rika Inami, Japan

17.

Higanake by Rika Inami, Japan

18.

19.

Katakago by Rika Imani

20.

Katakago 2 by Rika Imani

21.

Mutual love by Rika Imani

22.

Apple Flower by Rika Imani

23.

Hyperion by Rika Imani

24.

Yamaboushi by Rika Imani

25.

White rose of Sharon by Rika Imani

26.

Shumeigiku by Rika Imani

27.

Sea by Rika Imani

28.

Ether Forest by Rika Inami

29.

Mushroom by Rika Inami

30.

Hydrangeas by Rika Inami, Japan

31.

Time Traveller by Rika Inami, Japan

32.

Obsession by Rika Inami, Japan

33.

Candle light by Rika Inami, Japan

Thank you for all the participants for sending their entries through. The poems are currently being considered by Judges and winners will be announced on 25 October 2019 at the International Aeronautical Congress in Washington DC.

Please check for updates then. Meanwhile we wish all participants good luck!

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34.

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Emma Arthur, Norway

35.

36.

stars glitter heaven

scattered like aeonic souls

signaling to us

by Richard N, The Netherlands

37.

Is there space for rent ?

Finding new home for life seeds

New home for us, too

by Christopher Calvin

38.

by Carmen Urth

39.

the modern space ship above mountain of Fuji leaves the atmosphere 

by Pawel Markiewicz

40.

1.

first signal
bouncing a prayer off
my mind’s space

2.

outer space
the extended identity
of mankind

3.

a speck in the sky —
the distance of a breath
from my eyes

4.

night terrace —
stretching out to my person
the astral dome

by Richa Sharma

41.

A lone pioneer

Yuri unsung orbits earth

Man is universe

by Nesrine Salabi

42. Poetry series

IN THE OPEN WINDOW
Vitaly Svirin
Saint Petersburg, Russia
2 dan karate WSKF
5 kyu Japanes JLPT 2010
Coach (karate, chess, fitness)
Artist Vyacheslav Sinkevich

THE SONG ABOUT WINDOWS
An open window…
There’s a lot of emptiness,
The thoughts disappear.

THE THOUGHT BIRDS
Birds like thoughts… here
One landed now ‒ dinner time.
Get a taste for life.

ZEN
Buddha, with the smile…
The art of the silence
I take possession.
“The most important thing in the art of eloquence is knowing how to be silent.” (from Hagakure, a tractate
about bushido).

SHIMOHAMA
The trees are ashore…
Old pines are bending in bow
Towards the Sun low.
“Shimohama, sand dunes 7 kilometers away from the Akita city center.”
(Alexander Dolin. Pines on the Shore).

STORM
In the wind’s voice
There are notes of disquiet…
The bending pines groan.

ARABLE LAND
Boundless open space …
Field of creativity,
They plow and plow on.
“As long as there is plough land, as long as there is human mind, there must be a book.” (Victor Hugo.
VOLUME 15. ACTES ET PAROLES. The Freedom of Teaching).

ELEMENT
Element… I catch
Gusty wind… inspiration,
The paper sail.

IN THE DUNES
The pine trees and waves.
Footprints in the sand that lead
To the past…summer.

IN THE DUNES (second option)
The pine trees and waves.
The steps in the sand that lead
To the past…summer.

SHIMOHAMA
The trees are ashore…
Old pines are bending in bow
Towards the Sun low.

UP TO SALARY
Does not cease, forecast
For four days, strong wind sadly
Whistles in pockets.

AGE
Late Fall already.
I do not clear early
Snow from the temples.

THE THOUGHT BIRDS
Birds like thoughts… here
One landed now ‒ dinner time.
Get a taste for life.

ARABLE LAND
Boundless open space …
Field of creativity,
They plow and plow on.

ON THE MOON PATH
Ribbit-ribbit… frogs
Are bathing in silver light
In the lunar lake.

ELEMENT
Element. I catch
Gusty wind… inspiration,
The paper sail.

IN THE DUNES
The pine trees and waves.
Footprints in the sand that lead
To the past…summer.

STORM
In the wind’s voice
There are notes of disquiet…
The bending pines groan.

by Bitarji Subrin

44.

Home ceilings crack, leak

Overhauling is dismissed

Next terminus: Mars

by Nesrine Salabi

45.

an earthscape of crows

tears me awake 

from my event horizon rabbit hole

by Helen Buckingham

46.

Haiku series

#1

day moon

my mom refuses to have

chemotherapy

#2

dark matter 

the old nurse reads 

a fairytale

#3

Orion

the old hound 

moans in sleep

#4

bursting in tears

the emigrants’ eyes

meteor shower

#5

star trek

a swan gliding

through the milky way

#6

crickets

the sound of

clinking stars

#7

moon viewing

repeating

the pregnancy test

by Cezar- Florin Ciobica

47.

Luisa Santoro, Italy

The above are only a selection of the 120+ entries that were submitted. Entries would be updated on Pinterest for viewing (uploadable ones).

Link: https://www.pinterest.jp/helent4050/eu-japan-illustrated-haiku-competition-2019/

Thank you once again and good luck!!