Prisoners’ Penfriends: Haiku competition

PRISONERS' PENFRIENDS HAIKU COMPETITION Deadline: 30 October 2021

25 January 2022

'AN OLD SILENT POND. A FROG JUMPS INTO THE POND— SPLASH! SILENCE AGAIN.'

- MATSUO BASHO

£50

1ST PRIZE £10

2ND PRIZE

A haiku is a type of poem with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and another 5 syllables in the third line.

Your poem can be about anything at all - and it can be funny or serious - it won't affect your chances of winning! If you would like to submit a haiku for our consideration, please send it along with your name, date of birth, prison number, and current prison to:

Penfriends P Box London SW18 5YB

Did you know you can also write to someone outside prison using our penfriend service? It's a great way to improve literacy and selfexpression. Just write to us at the address above with your name, prison number, and current prison, and we'll send you the info.