The Australian Haiku Society exists to promote and support English language haiku in Australia and to encourage the enjoyment of this poetic form in the Australian community.

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  • Members’ News – February 2026


    Welcome to the first issue of Members’ News for 2026. We wish all readers a creatively satisfying year of haiku and related forms.

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  • Members’ News – February 2026

    Welcome to the first issue of Members’ News for 2026. We wish all readers a creatively satisfying year of haiku and related forms.

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  • Report on Gadigal Ginkō, Autumn 2026

    With possible severe storms forecast, in the end only two poets gathered at Barangaroo on Wednesday morning 18th March. Remarkably, despite the heavy cloud, the…

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  • Call for Submissions: 2026 confluence Poetry Prize

    What does it mean to die? To accompany another being as their life ends? Or to face your own death? Poets across the ages have…

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  • Catchment – Poetry of Place: submissions open 21 March

    Catchment – Poetry of Place will remain open for contributions between 21 March and 21 May, towards release of the journal’s 6th issue online on…

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  • Two upcoming events for Sydney poets 18th & 24th March

    The next Gadigal Ginko will take place on Wednesday 18th March, 2026 from 10am at Barangaroo. Please see the Gadigal Ginko webpage for further details…

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  • Illawong Haiku Group Summer Meeting

    3 March 2026 Due to an unfavourable weather forecast, Ros Pitt, Pat Meredith, Rita Potente, Kathleen Ann, Alison Miller and Margaret Mahony met at Margaret’s…

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