The Heart for Birds of Prey is looking all haiku writers and passionate poets to have fun Worldwide Vulture Consciousness Day with haikus celebrating the 2 vulture species present in Florida: Turkey Vultures and Black Vultures. Fifteen winners will probably be chosen and featured alongside the Heart for Birds of Prey’s storywalk. Submissions available here.
What’s a haiku?
A easy poetry type, initially from Japan, that features three traces:
– The first line has 5 syllables.
– The second line has seven syllables.
– The third line has 5 syllables.
What’s a storywalk?
A storywalk consists of linked poems or guide pages in outdoors show instances, encouraging individuals to walk whereas they learn by way of a story. The Heart for Birds of Prey storywalk is a well-loved a part of the expertise of visiting the Heart for youngsters and adults alike.
What are the competition guidelines?
The free submission type is accessible right here (https://act.audubon.org/a/haiku) from now by way of July 31, 2026. Audubon employees will evaluate the submissions and select 15 winners in August. The storywalk will probably be printed and put in in September 2026, in time for Worldwide Vulture Consciousness Day on September 5.
Poets have to be over 18 years of age, and no AI (synthetic intelligence) is permitted for use in drafting or modifying the haikus.
Winners obtain the satisfaction of getting their poem included within the storywalk, in addition to a free annual membership to the Heart for Birds of Prey. Poet’s title (as entered on the submission type) will probably be included alongside their poem, until the poet chooses to stay nameless.
Established in 1979, the Audubon Heart for Birds of Prey is a pacesetter within the rehabilitation of Florida’s native raptors and offers instructional programming to the general public. With greater than 30 ambassador birds on view, the Heart provides customer up shut visits with Florida’s prime predators, summer season camp applications, discipline journeys, group outreach applications, and rather more. The Heart’s Raptor Trauma Clinic treats greater than 700 injured, sick, and orphaned raptors annually. To go to, click here.
