To celebrate Car Free Day, The Village Project wants to hear about your experiences
with cars and their ills or your thoughts on ways to go car-lite. But, we want it in a haiku!
Entering is easy! Here’s what to do:
Have you ever
been in a town where walking, biking, or public transit is a viable way
to get around on a regular basis? Do you miss that freedom?
Have you ever gone a day, week, month, or year without driving a car, but were still able to get around?
Does it strike you as silly that the Triangle doesn’t yet have a commuter rail system?
The Village Project promotes and celebrates transportation
options because we believe that a society where the use of the personal
car is optional is a more equitable and a more sustainable society.
- Write as many haikus as you like!
- If you haven’t already, register on the Village Commons blog (so we can find you if you win!)
- “Leave a Comment” to the Blog Contest post with your haiku(s) by September 22nd. Please submit only one haiku per comment.
We will have several categories for the competition and really, any
haiku goes! But to get your poetic juices flowing, you could compose a
haiku about traffic frustrations, the fun of biking, the freedom and
peacefulness of walking, or your other favorite non-car way of getting
around (scooting, rollerblading, whatever!). The categories for the
Haiku Contest are:
- Best overall
- Most humorous
- Most persuasive
- Best rant
- Most inspirational
- Best use of the senses
There are many great prizes (e.g., a bike helmet, a restaurant gift
certificate, and a bike from the Recyclery!). The grand prize will go
to the author of the winning submission, which will be included in press
releases about the event.
The judges for this contest are influential
members of the community: Jay Bryan, Carrboro Poet Laureate; Ruby
Sinreich, founder of OrangePolitics; Kirk Ross, longtime
newspaper reporter, columnist and editor; and Jean Earnhardt, longtime
community activist & conservationist.
This Haiku Contest is hosted by The Village Project to promote International Car Free Day. International Car Free Day is an “annual celebration of cities and public life, free from the noise, stress and pollution of cars.”
To learn more about the competition, check out the Haiku Contest Rules.
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My Haiku
lonely city roads languish in thirst for trafficthen breathe easy instead
Over 50 entries now!
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