
1. None of the comments during the kukai are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated
2. Poems remain the copyright of individual writers
Players: 1. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 2. John McDonald, Scotland; 3. Jayashree Maniyil, Australia; 4. Arvinder Kaur, India; 5. Sandi Pray USA; 6. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania; 7. Diane Mayr, USA; 8. Claudius Gottstein, Germany; 9. Anitha Varma, India; 10. Vinay Leo R.Bangalore, India; 11. Paresh Tiwari, India; 12. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 13. Keith A. Simmonds T & T; 14. Kashinath Karmakar,India; 15. Bill Kenney, US; 6.Kumarendra Mallick , India; 17. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 18. Lavana Kray, Romania; 19. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 20. Marie-Alice Maire, France; 21. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; Robert Kania, Poland; 23. Pat Geyer, USA; 24. Angie Werren, USA;
FIRST PLACE
4
action film--
my baby's kick
in the sonogram
--Arvinder Kaur,Chandigarh,India
Votes: 173*** Points: 24
Comments: Direct, funny, and "sonogram" in line 3 is a nice twist.
SECOND PLACE
14
dark movie hall-
in my popcorn pack
someone else's hand
--kashinath karmakar(kash poet),India
Votes: 28**** Points: 18
Comments: A more straightforward word order in lines 2-3 would improve this.
THIRD PLACE
5
frames of war -
the color of blood
in black and white
--Sandi Pray USA
Votes: 251*** Points: 15
Comments:
RESULTS CONTINUES
1
PORUMBOIU -
european filmmaker
with big corn vitamins
STOPS
Note:"corn" in romanian is PORUMB, big corn = PORUMBOI.
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
2
adventures
in light and shadow
...all for a jam-jar
-- JOHN McDONALD EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
Note: (a jam-jar: price of entry to the local flea-pit in the 40's)
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
3
full moon ...
his eccentricities
on the screen
--Jayashree Maniyil, Melbourne, Australia
Votes: 13**** Points: 07
Comments: Suggests the magnifying effect of cinema. Identifying a specific eccentricity might have made this stronger.
6
outdoor cinema -
storm clouds
gone with the wind
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania
Votes: 4*1*** Points: 07
Comments:
7
lights come up...
popcorn butter stains
on both our pants
--Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comments:
8
peacekeeping force
movie night under
the camo net
--Claudius Gottstein, Borgloh, Germany
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:The meaning of line 1 deepens as the poem unfolds: the movie as a peacekeeping force.
9
undeveloped roll
in the old camera-
a sepia world
--Anitha Varma Kerala India
Votes: *31**** Points: 09
Comments:
10
photo album —
behind a film of dust
smiles innocence
--Vinay Leo R. Bangalore, India
Votes: 23**** Points: 08
Comments:
11
wilting irises -
I turn up the volume
in an empty house
--Paresh Tiwari India
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
Comments:
12
installing VOD
I try to explain
huckleberry friend
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: **1*** Points: 03
Comments:
13
a film unfolds
on the station of the cross...
agony of Christ
--Keith A. Simmonds T & T
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
15
the black lips
of the femme fatale
film noir
--Bill Kenney
Votes: 241*** Points: 13
Comments:
16
mad mad mad world --
man wages war to
win peace
--Kumarendra Mallick Hyderabad, India
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
17
3D glasses –
dinosaurs already occupied
the first rows
--Krzysztof Kokot, Nowy Targ, Poland
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
Comments:
18
season end -
the film star poster
buried in leaves
--Lavana Kray-Iasi-Romania
Votes: 24**** Points: 10
Comments: "Season's end" for line 1. The poster isn't buried, since it's visible; simply "under the leaves" would work
19
in the Old Town
Selling the violets
Indian movie
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
20
red carpet -
my life's movie
flashback
-- Marie-Alice MAIRE
Votes: 22**** Points: 06
Comments:
21
nothing but pixels—
those Super 8 home movies
we used to show
--Catherine J.S. Lee Maine, USA
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:
22
Harvest moon -
Shall We Dance
a Dirty Dancing?
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
Comments:
23
still images
move 'cross the screen...
a critic is born
--Pat
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
24
blackbirds
in fidgety rows, movie-goers wait
for the lights to dim
--Angie Werren Amelia, OH USA
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comments: