We Have a Pi-Ku Contest Winner!

Kim Nelson of Kim Nelson Writes is the winner of the random drawing for our Pi-Ku contest yesterday! She is the winner of a framed 4x6 image of her pi-ku on a photograph. Congratulations, Kim! Her poem appears below.

At this time, because of the interest, I would like to give you warning of the Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Tau-Ku Challenge. This will be one day only! And again, a random winner will be drawn. Your poem does not have to be about math. What is tau? Tau is two pi, or approximately 6.28 (which is why June 28 is Tau Day). The rules of the contest:

• The topic is your choice.
• The format is:
  • 1st line: 6 syllables
  • 2nd line: 2 syllables
  • 3rd line: 8 syllables
• Use the inlinkz so that I can have inlinkz choose a random winner.
• Sorry — only one entry per person!

And that’s it!

Everyone’s pi-ku were so lovely that I am going to collect them all in one spot and post them as soon as possible. I hope you had fun with this challenge.

Have a great week!

Andrée

Kim’s Pi-Ku Babies loved Grow To Earth's bright lights

Pi-Ku Contest: Today Only!

En Syu Ritsu (The Circle Ratio)

from A Challenge for Pi Day: Write Your Own Pi-ku:

Tomorrow Today is March 14, 3/14, 3.14, or as it's known to many unlikely to have other plans, Pi Day. I'm learning about a few ways Pi Day is celebrated by so-called mathletes. There are pie contests and pizza parties. Those who can recite more than just three digits do so out loud to no one in particular, and the Exploratorium in San Francisco holds an all-day celebration. And some people, we understand, write pi-ku—haiku about pi. I say we take it one step nerdier and make new rules.

First line: 3 syllables
Second line: 1 syllable
Third line: 4 syllables

I hereby challenge all poets to create a Pi-ku for today. You may leave it in the comments or add your link below. I'm working on mine as I bake my apple pie! Let's have some fun! As an added incentive, I will use the powers of inlinkz to draw a random winner tomorrow morning. I am devising a rare, one-of-a-kind surprise prize that you will cherish forever! So get your pens and pencils moving!

You don’t need to love math to love Pi Day!