2019 California Urban Forests Council Haiku Contest
Theme: Trees Save the World
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FB-Posts-Haiku-59.jpg)
First Place – Mary Pendleton
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FB-Posts-Haiku-37.jpg)
Second Place – Terri Slack
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FB-Posts-Haiku-25.jpg)
Third Place – Hailey Moore
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FB-Posts-Haiku-Tilly.jpg)
Youth Category – Tilly Pendleton
View the gallery to see all submissions for the 2019 Haiku competition.
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019--300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-57-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-56-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-55-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-54-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-53-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-52-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-51-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-50-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-49-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-48-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-47-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-46-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-45-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-44-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-43-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-42-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-41-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-40-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-39-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-38-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-37-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-36-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-35-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-34-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-33-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-32-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-31-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-30-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-29-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-28-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-27-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-26-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-25-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-23-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-22-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-21-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-20-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-19-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-18-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-17-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-16-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-15-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-14-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-13-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-12-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-11-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-10-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-9-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-8-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-7-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-6-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-5-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-4-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-3-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-2-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-67-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-63-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-62-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-61-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-60-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-59-300x300.jpg)
![](https://caufc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haikus-2019-58-300x300.jpg)
Judging the submissions
All the haikus submitted were given a number and the author’s name removed as part of our blind judging process. Our panel of 3 judges then evaluated each poem against the following criteria:
- Relevance to the theme
- Creativity/Style and Originality
- Coherence of form and structure (harmony of words, presentation)
- Clarity of imagery and language
Each judge awarded a score of 1 to 5 in relation to each of the criteria, with 5 being excellent. These were then tallied to give an overall score.