Poet Profile

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

She had a drawing exhibition Mystery and shapes and graphics The fascinating leaf; Rustling in ink. She is interested in haiku, watercolors. At the moment she is a member of the Romanian kukai group.
Her haiku and haiga have been published in some journals and anthologies: #FemkuMag, A Hundred Gourds, Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Brass Bell, Cattails, Chanokeburi, Chrysanthemum, Daily Haiga, Failed Haiku, haikuniverse, NHK World Haiku Masters, The Asahi Shimbun, Wild Plum.

Awards and Other Honors:

Fujisan Haiku Contest (2013); The 26th ITO EN Oi Ocha New Haiku Contest; Indian Kukai (#11,2015, #14,2015, #16,2016); European Quarterly Kukai(2015); Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (2014,2015); The Second Annual Bangor Haiku Group Autumn Moon Haiku Contest (2013); Diogen Contest haiku (2013,2014); Haiku Special from the 3rd Japan – Russia Haiku Contest; Polish International Haiku Competition (2015); International Capoliveri Haiku Contest 2015; Second International Haiku Contest “Cherry Blossom” – Bulgaria (2016); 7th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest Selected Haiku Submissions Collection, 2015; 8th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest Selected Haiku Submissions Collection, 2016; 9th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest Selected Haiku Submissions Collection, 2017; Traditional selections Winner: Jane Reichhold Haiga Contest 2016; World Haiku Review: Shintai Haiku - Zatsuei (Haiku of Merit- January 2017); Vanguard Haiku - Zatsuei (Haiku of Merit, 2017); Udruga „Tri rijeke“, haiku pjesnici Otoka Ivanić Grad, Hrvatska,Haiku Association “Three Rivers”(2016); haiku festivala “Priroda u oku”2017; World Haiku Review 2 august-2017 (neo-classical-haiku), World Haiku review August 2, 2017 (shintai-haiku); International "Kusamakura" Haiku Competition Nyusen (2018); 8th Setouchi Matsuyama Photo Haiku Contest for Haiku in English on Set Themes; The R.H.Blyth Award 2019, World Haiku Review, Zatsuei, Haiku of Merit.

Books Published:

Watercolours - Galaţi, 2013; Irises of ink - Galaţi, 2014 (in Romanian and English).

spring breeze
in the schoolyard with its nose bent
a paper airplane

the old rose bloomed again―
grandpa tries on
tango shoes

only the wind whistling
from time to time―
abandoned train station

wall calendar―
every day
I travel in Japan

summer thunder―
only her baby doll
with open eyes 

moon's sickle―
my cat sharpens
it's claws

Credits:

"spring breeze" - The 26th ITO EN Oi Ocha New Haiku Contest (2015), Sponsors’ Award; "the old rose" - European Quarterly Kukai Spring 2015, third place; "only the wind whistling" - Polish International Haiku Competition (2015), commendation; "wall calendar"- 8th Setouchi Matsuyama Photo Haiku Contest for Haiku in English on Set Themes (2019); "summer thunder"- Indian Kukai #11 June, 2015, second place; "moon's sickle" - A Hundred Gourds 4:1 December 2014.