morning dew—
the dog licks
my bald spot
Rob Scott
AHS Autumn Equinox Haiku String 2023
The Australian Haiku Society welcomes contributions from haiku poets worldwide to the Autumn Equinox Haiku String 2023.
We will be holding this Haiku String during the day of the Southern Hemisphere Autumn Equinox, which occurs in Australia this year on Tuesday, 21st March 2023. The String will remain open for contributions until Wednesday, 30th March 2023, to accommodate international poets who may wish to take part.
Report on the first Gadigal Ginko
23rd March 2023
Nine poets gathered at Sydney Park, St Peters, on a warm and sunny Thursday morning for the first ever Gadigal Ginko. Following brief introductions, we dispersed in different directions in search of haiku moments. Sydney park offered us a series of linked ponds, shady groves, open lawns, plenty of bird and insect-life, and even some autumn flowers. There were also many opportunities for dog- and people-watching, as well as plane-spotting. With rain forecast, we were fortunate that the good weather held for the whole time.
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For Echidna Tracks Issue 11: Elements, we invite your best and previously unpublished haiku and senryu on the theme of Elements. Please read the guidelines and submit your work at this link: Echidna Tracks Issue 11: Elements Submissions are open from the 25th of March to the 15th of April, 2023.
Continue reading “Echidna Tracks Issue 11: Elements is Now Open for Submissions”Preliminary Notice: AHS Autumn Equinox Haiku String 2023
The Australian Haiku Society welcomes contributions from haiku poets worldwide to the Autumn Equinox Haiku String.
We will be holding the Haiku String during the day of the Southern Hemisphere Autumn Equinox, which occurs in Australia this year on Tuesday 21st March 2023. The String will remain open for contributions until Wednesday 30th March to accommodate international poets who may wish to take part. Contributions may be made on the website during these dates only (not before).
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Gadigal Ginko registration reminder
Reminder for Sydney-based poets: if you’d like to join the first Gadigal Ginko at St Peters on Thursday 23rd March, please register by 5pm Tuesday 21st March. Once you have registered with your contact information I will email you the meeting place details.
Leanne Mumford, convenor
White Pebbles Haiku Group Autumn Meeting Report
March 11th 2023
As soon as we met up for this meeting we knew it was going to be a very special one indeed. The sun was gently shining and all the diverse shades of green in the garden were sparkling. Soon we were off for our ginko and silent jotting. Smiles across the ponds and along the pathways.
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Thursday 9 March 2023
A beautiful day with a slight hint of autumn in the air. Just the day to greet poet friends for another gathering @ The Oaks. A chorus of currawongs was hailing our arrival—though perhaps with other things than poetry in mind! Five of us settled down to lunch beneath the trees—Kathy Kituai, Hazel Hall, Gregory Piko, Marietta McGregor and Jan Dobb. We missed Glenys Ferguson this time.
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