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| Kwao Jonathan Tetteh (Courtesy photo) |
1.
What drew you to enter for the competition?
As a poet, I haven't
participated in any literary competition like this,
so I intended to give it a
try when I came across the call for submissions
for the Babishai Niwe Haiku
contest.
2.
Do you have a particular personal story with haikus?
Yeah! I really do love Haiku
but I never penned down any until I saw the
call for submissions. It’s
amazing that one among my first three Haikus I
had scribbled made it on the
shortlist. I couldn't believe my eyes, I was
totally surprised because I
least expected it.
Thereafter my entry into the
contest, I have had a Haiku published in the
Mamba Journal and I'm proud
of that.
3.
What do you feel towards the shortlist in general?
Wonderful! reading great Haikus emanating from
great minds, each and
every Haiku deserves to be
on the shortlist and I know it will be a
herculean task for the
judges declaring the winners.
Congratulations to every
brain behind these powerful haikus on the list.
4.
What motivation do poets need, to keep
writing, in this ridiculously competitive world that vies for their attention?
I think platforms like
literary festivals are really encouraging for
poets to expose their
literary works to the world. Contests will always
motivate the writer to keep
scribbling.
Poets as well must be
self-inspired to inspire the world.
5. If your 2017 haiku submission were food, what would it be?
It will surely be 'Banku' an energy giving
food prepared with corn and
cassava dough relished by
virtually ever Ghanaian. It is one of the most
popular food in Ghana enjoy
with all kinds of soup, stew and hot paper
before and after an energy
sapping work.
Everybody likes it!
Read Kwao’s haiku here
under the bright moon,
fairy tales bring chill bumps
around log-fires
http://babishainiwe.com/2017/07/17/babishai2017-poetry-festival-programme/
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