All entries must be a true haiku with 5 syllables on 1st line, 7 syllables on 2nd line, and 5 syllables on the 3rd line. All haikus must be the sole, original work of the entrant. There is no entry fee to participate. This program is open to the public, including students, poets, or simply those interested in expressing what Arkansas River Downtown means to them.
Each participant may enter up to three haiku. Selected participants will be notified via email and publicly announced in September.
Entries will be reviewed by a volunteer committee. Judges may disqualify any entry that has been previously published, won past awards or competitions, or does not meet the criteria for a true haiku.
Please keep a copy of your haiku as entries will not be returned. By entering the program, you are granting permission for the Downtown Little Rock Partnership to print your poem and your name for public display for the purposes of this program.
