The Australian Haiku Society welcomes contributions from haiku poets worldwide to the Summer Solstice Haiku String.

We will be holding the Haiku String during the day of the Southern Hemisphere Summer Solstice, which occurs in Australia this year on Wednesday 22nd December, 2021. The String will remain open for contributions until Monday 28th December to accommodate international poets who may wish to take part. Contributions may be made on the website during these dates only (not before).

Haiku String – Instructions

The AHS invites you to share with us your original, previously unpublished haiku or senryu on a theme to be announced with the launch of the String.

The haiku will be linked by theme and subject and it is not necessary for each haiku to relate to the one before it.

1. Please contribute up to three of your best previously unpublished haiku or senryu.
2. Haiku should be posted in the comment box at the end of the post.
3. Each poem posted must be original work by the poet making the post. Please include your name as you wish it to appear.

Posting your work in the AHS Summer Solstice String 2021 assumes the following:

Copyright of each haiku remains with the author. We request nonexclusive permission to publish your work on the AHS website and to republish it online at any future time.

Looking forward to your contributions.