Invitation to the 16th International Monthly Kukai July, 2013

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Invitation to the 16th International Monthly Kukai July, 2013
Catching The Moment: https://rita-odeh.blogspot.com
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Dear Friends, Welcome to the 16th International Monthly Kukai—July 2013
Please bookmark our blog: https://rita-odeh.blogspot.com/
All communications are also posted on the blog each month: The Invitation; The Ballot; and The Results.
The subject of the July 2013 International Kukai No. 16 is the theme camel. It is not mandatory to use the word "camel" in the haiku, but the verse should clearly image the selected kigo. Kigo submissions should have a seasonal element or context. Send one haiku inspired by this image. Please, don't write about something which is not connected to this photo—Rita Odeh: camel, 2013.

Submission deadline — Noon, EST, (UTC-4) Monday, July 1 — Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
Voting deadline — Noon, EST, (UTC-4) Thursday, July 11 — Saturday, July 20, 2013.
Results will be up-loaded to the blog no later than, Wednesday, July 31, 2013.
Participants may submit ONE entry. Submit only the haiku; do not create a haiga entry.
Do NOT enter any haiku previously published, work-shopped or shared.
All haiku entries should remain anonymous until we post the results.
Participants may vote as long as they have submitted an entry to the kukai.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
1) Address all Kukai correspondence to: international_kukai@yahoo.com
2) PLEASE use the exact subject line "July 2013 Submission".
3) Please sign your all submissions, ballots and communications with your name, your city, and your country of residence. Examples: Rita Odeh: Nazareth, Israel (IL); John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona (US). All haijin will receive an acknowledgement of their submission and their vote from International Kukai.
4) Write your entry in the body of the email. Attachments are not accepted.
5) Haijin who enter the kukai will automatically be sent a ballot with the voting instructions shortly after the kukai closes at noon on the 10th of each month.
6. Haijin who fail to vote will have their haiku posted with NO RESULTS.
Link for results of June 2013 "mountain" Kukai No. 15:
http://rita-odeh.blogspot.co.il/search/label/International%20Kukai
Enjoy the new Challenge...!
Co-editors: Rita Odeh and John Daleiden
ro/jd