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 October 2026


    Welcome to the Australian Haiku Society Members’ News, October 2026. In this edition we have a round-up of recent AHS activities, a look at what craft aspects make contemporary haiku appealing, a preview of the John Bird Dreaming Award, and a reminder that Echidna Tracks is currently open for submissions for Issue 18.

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  • Featured Haiku from Windfall 1 & 6


    Welcome to a new series of featured haiku. This series draws from the journal Windfall: Australian Haiku, which was an annual print journal edited by Beverley George and published by Peter Macrow’s Blue Giraffe Press between 2013 and 2022 (ISSN 1839-5449).

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  • Members’ News October 2026

    Welcome to the Australian Haiku Society Members’ News, October 2026. In this edition we have a round-up of recent AHS activities, a look at what…

    read more

  • Featured Haiku from Windfall 1 & 6

    Welcome to a new series of featured haiku. This series draws from the journal Windfall: Australian Haiku, which was an annual print journal edited by…

    read more

  • Call for Submissions Echidna Tracks: Issue 18 Summer/Autumn 2027

    Echidna Tracks will now become an international publication, and we welcome submissions from haiku poets worldwide. We hope to publish a diversity of haiku and…

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  • Watersmeet Meeting 25 September

    Report by Jane Williams While it’s been a couple of years since the last Watersmeet report, the group is committed as ever, continuing to meet…

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  • White Pebbles Haiku Group –Spring 2026

    Spring arrived at East Gosford’s beautiful Edogawa Japanese Gardens, and on the 12th September 2026 our White Pebbles group, Beverley George (Convenor), Pip Griffin, Maire Glacken, Marilyn Humbert, Colleen…

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  • Upcoming Gadigal Ginkō for Sydney poets: Wednesday 21st October

    The next Gadigal Ginkō will take place on Wednesday 21st October, 2026 from 10am. For this spring gathering I’m hoping the weather will allow us…

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