Statistics Haiku Contest!

Calling all Poets!! Submit by 3/14

Mu Sigma Rho: The National Statistics Honorary Society

January 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM

The 2026 Mu Sigma Rho Statistics Haiku Contest is officially open!
North Carolina State's Chapter of Mu Sigma Rho is inviting everyone (students, faculty, and stats lovers of all backgrounds) to write statistics or probability inspired haiku!

Contest Instructions:

Accepted Haiku Formats: 5-7-5 or 3-5-3 syllables
Max 3 submissions per person
No AI-generated haiku (your brain > machine learning)
Deadline: March 14, 2026 (Pi Day!)
Winners announced: April 17, 2026 (National Haiku Day)

BONUS: The top three haiku will be published in Japan's Asahi Haikuist Network in Japan's Second Largest Newspaper and on the Mu Sigma Rho website

Submit here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczZFRYxrg8wMxalRFAGnR9NtjoQtl3tlEkFXRae8CbFVWL9Q/viewform?usp=dialog

Check out these examples:
https://www4.stat.ncsu.edu/~bmasmith/haiku_resources.pdf

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Statistics Haiku Contest!

Calling all Poets!! Submit by 3/14

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