Capitale de la Haibun Contest

A project of UBU

About

Paul Éluard was a French poet (1895-1952) instrumental in founding the Surrealist movement. He served in World War I and joined a group of post-war poets committed to peace. As postwar Europe evolved, he wrote extensively against the rise of the Nazis and aided French Resistance through his writings.
His work Capitale de la douleur was published in 1926. It explores love and loss (his wife's affair) through Dadaist and Surrealist techniques of revolution, capturing the capital city (Paris) and views on capital punishment. Capitale de la douleur remains one of the seminal Surrealist poetry collections from postwar France and continues to influence Dadaist and Surrealist poetry.
To commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Éluard's Capitale de la douleur, we are inaugurating the Capitale de la Haibun Contest.

No Fees! This contest does not charge mandatory fees.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: One-time contest

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Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Poetry Temp Closed

Deadline:

Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 15 days from now) through 31 October 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Experimental poetry, Haiku (or related), Other form.

Styles:

Absurdist, Experimental, Surrealist.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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