Downtown Tucson’s 2nd Annual Haiku Hike winners announced in March 2021
Haiku Hike
2nd Annual Literary Competition
On display starting the first day of Spring 2021: March 20
About
“Presented by The Downtown Tucson Partnership (DTP) and the University of Arizona Poetry Center, the 2nd annual Haiku Hike literary competition showcases twenty winning haiku poems printed on acrylic signage in planters located along Congress Street and Stone Avenue. These signs provide visual and cultural interest throughout the Spring season, beginning Saturday, March 20 through June 1. A hike through downtown following the Haiku trail is the perfect opportunity for the public to get reacquainted with all that Tucson’s urban center has to offer.
DTP is continuing to encourage downtown patrons to Visit Safely by social distancing from others, wearing a mask and washing or sanitizing hands regularly. DTP has posted hundreds of health and safety reminders, and deployed 30 hand sanitizer stations throughout downtown.
2021 Theme: Living in the Present Moment
20winning haiku poems
displayed throughout the Spring season
selected by poet laureate of Tucson, TC Tolbert
1,000approx. footsteps on the Haiku Hike
712haiku were submitted in the competition
572submissions came from Tucson
14different states represented in the submissions
8different countries represented in the submissions
Locations of the Winning Haiku
Twenty winning haiku poems are printed on acrylic signage and located in planters along Congress Street and Stone Avenue. Click on the numbered points in the map below to read each Poet’s haiku, where they’re from in the world, and the closest physical address of their haiku in Downtown Tucson.
How the competition works
This year’s haiku entries were judged by Tucson’s poet Laureate, TC Tolbert. Twenty winning poems were selected from over 700 submissions. All winners receive public recognition and have their work featured on public signage downtown, online and in the media. Poets were encouraged to submit haiku reflecting this theme.”