Duais Bashō Haiku Poetry Competition for Post-Primary Schools
Sa gComórtas Filíochta Haiku Duais Bashō tugtar cuireadh do dhaltaí iar-bhunscoile haiku a chumadh, i mBéarla nó i nGaeilge nó go dátheangacha.
In the Duais Bashō Haiku Poetry Competition, post-primary students are invited to compose a haiku in English, Irish, or both languages.
Faoin gComórtas Filíochta Haiku Duais Bashō
Tá lúcháir ar IMRAM agus ar Éigse Éireann an tionscadal filíochta haiku DUAIS BASHO a fhógairt arís i mbliana! Deis iontach atá ann do dhaltaí tabhairt faoin scríbhneoireacht cruthaitheach, cur lena scileanna teanga agus páirt a ghlacadh i bhFéile IMRAM 2026.
Tá sonraí an chomórtais anseo, agus leis seo gheobhaidh tú léargas gearr:
Duais Basho - Comórtas scríbhneoireachta haiku:
1. Scríobhann na scoláirí haiku (nó níos mó ná haiku amháin) i mBéarla nó i nGaeilge, nó i dteanga ar bith eile fad is atá aistriúchán Béarla nó Gaeilge in éineacht leis.
2. Déantar haiku a uaslódáil ar an bhfoirm iontrála le foirm toilithe tuismitheora.
3. Spriocdháta 16 Deireadh Fómhair 2025.
4. Cuirfear na buaiteoirí ar an eolas roimh an sos lár téarma.
Cuirfear ceardlanna haiku saor in aisce, i nGaeilge nó i mBéarla ar fáil i scoileanna mar chuid den tionscadal freisin, agus eagrófar ceardlann arlíne Dé Luain 14 Meán Fómhair @11.30am. MÁ TÁ TÚ AG IARRAIDH GO nGLACFAIDH DO DHALTAÍ PÁIRT I gCEARDLANN, DÉAN TEAGMHÁIL LIOM ANOIS TRÍD RPHOST LE DO THOIL, mar tá líon na gceardlann teoranta.
Má tá aon cheist agat, ná bíodh aon drogall ort a theacht ar ais chugam. Le dea-mhéin, Fiona
IMRAM and Poetry Ireland are delighted to announce the DUAIS BASHO haiku programme again this year! This is the perfect programme for students to get involved in creative writing, to improve their language skills and participate in IMRAM's festival 2026.
Details of the competition are here, and see below a short summary.
Duais Basho - haiku writing competition
1. Students write a haiku (or more than one haiku) in English, Irish or in any other language, as long as there is an English or Irish translation attached.
2. Haiku are uploaded to the entry form with a parent consent form
3. Closing date 16th October 2026.
4. Winners will be notified before the mid-term break.
Free haiku workshops, in Irish or English, will also be available as part of the project, and we will host an online workshop on Monday 14 September @11.30AM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN A WORKSHOP, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME NOW BY EMAIL on fiona@imram.ie, AS THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES. Some in person workshops are also available on Mondays and Tuesdays in September and October. Email for more details
Dáinín gairid a tháinig chun cinn sa tSeapáin agus a bhláthaigh sa 17ú haois faoin máistir mór Bashō. Ní bhíonn ach trí líne ann de ghnáth, gan dul thar seacht déag siolla.
Díríonn an haiku traidisiúnta ar an dúlra agus ar shéasúir na bliana. Is é is senryū ann ná haiku éadrom a dhíríonn ar dhaoine.
The haiku (plural haiku) is a short form of poetry, which originated in Japan in the 17th Century, first refined and championed by haiku master Basho. It’s the shortest poetic form in the world. Haiku poems are usually written in three lines and contain a maximum of seventeen syllables.
Traditional haiku focus on nature and often contain a kigo, or season word. Senryū are human-nature haiku which feature observations of people and usually contain some humour.
- Bliain 1 & 2, Sóisearaigh Iar-Bhunoideachais | Post-primary Junior 1st & 2nd Year
- Bliain 3 & 4 Idirbhliain, Idirmheánach Iar-Bhunoideachais | Post-primary Senior 3rd year/TY
- Bliain 5 & 6, Sinsearaigh Iar-Bhunoideachais | Post-Primary Senior 5th & 6th Year
Duais i ngach catagóir | Prizes for each category
- Buaiteoir | Winner: €200
- Second place | Dara háit: €100
