Poetic justice: Write a haiku; win 42 Below vodka, gift certificate to Song
This blog is warming up winter with The Haiku Challenge! Write a haiku about Beijing’s nightlife scene and you could win 42 Below vodka. As announced Thursday, the author of the best haiku gets three bottles of vodka.
On Friday, Song, the newest place in The Place, donated a 500-kuai gift certificate for the winner.
And why not? 42 Below’s Martin “Party Marty” Newell will be on hand at Song this Wednesday (from 7 PM) for a “cocktail concierge” night that features two-for-one martinis and Newell tackling your cocktail questions.
Details on the challenge are here. The panel of judges includes:
- Witty/wacky wordsmith Will Moss of the Imagethief blog
- Jo Lusby of Penguin Group
- Modern-day vagabond, able bartender and IT guru Badr Banjelloun
- And last, but certainly not least, hailing from the land of the haiku, Naoko Aoki of Kyodo News
In order to ensure fairness, I will provide judges with the haikus, but keep authors’ names secret until the winners have been picked.
Send your haikus (maximum three) by noon on January 17 to beijingboyce@yahoo.com. Thanks to those who’ve already entered the challenge.
Note: I have received no financial or other rewards from Song or 42 Below vodka in exchange for running this contest. If, however, any readers want to buy me a martini, well… you won’t need to twist my arm, just my lemon rind.
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