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Autumn Equinox 2026 Selections
The autumn equinox – when day and night are of equal length – has been an important marker of seasonal change throughout human cultures. With the observance of seasons a significant aspect of haiku practice, the Australian Haiku Society chooses to mark the solstices and equinoxes each year. This Southern hemisphere autumn, as…
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Autumn Equinox 2026 Selections
The autumn equinox – when day and night are of equal length – has been an important marker of seasonal change throughout human cultures. With…
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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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