Dear Members,
It has been a landmark year for Australian haiku and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all poets for their contributions, cooperation and friendship throughout the year.
Continue reading “‘A Memorable Year for Australian Haiku’ – a message from the president.”
Five members of the Bindii Group gathered for a Zoom meeting at 3pm Australian Central Standard Time: Steve Wigg, Julia Wakefield, Stella Damarjati, Maureen Sexton and Lynette Arden. An apology was received from Maeve Archibald.
We had set the theme of ‘celebrations’ for our haiku critiques, but that was not the only theme of our submissions.
Continue reading “Report on the Bindii Meeting of 19 November 2023”The Baw Baw Arts Alliance – in West Gippsland, Victoria – is proud to announce the online release of the first edition of Catchment – Poetry of Place, accessible through this link:
https://bawbawartsalliance.org.au/Catchment
Readers will find tanka from just under two dozen Australian poets, as well as a range of longer pieces. Submissions have come from all over Australia, with a sense of place also showing through in work inspired by international locations. Catchment proudly presents poetry from Japanese and Western cultural traditions in parallel, while likewise offering work by emerging writers, alongside contributions from established poets.
Rodney Williams
Editor
Welcome, haiku poets worldwide to the Australian Haiku Society Summer Solstice Haiga Kukai. Entries close on midnight 29th of December AEST.
This competition has now closed. Ron C. Moss will judge the entries.
You are invited to write a haiku in response to the image by Ron C. Moss.
Enter no more than one haiku per image. Haiku entered should not have been published previously in print or online, including in discussion forums. If you enter more than one haiku per image, only your first haiku will be considered.
Your name should appear on your entry as you would like to see it on the website.
The winning haiku will be displayed on the AHS website.
Continue reading “AHS Summer Solstice Haiga Kukai 2023 Non-Seasonal”
Welcome, haiku poets worldwide to the Australian Haiku Society Summer Solstice Haiga Kukai. Entries close on midnight 29th of December AEST.
This competition has now closed. Ron C. Moss will judge the entries.
You are invited to write a haiku in response to the image by Ron C. Moss.
Enter no more than one haiku per image. Haiku entered should not have been published previously in print or online, including in discussion forums. If you enter more than one haiku per image, only your first haiku will be considered.
Your name should appear on your entry as you would like to see it on the website.
The winning haiku will be displayed on the AHS website.
Continue reading “AHS Summer Solstice Haiga Kukai 2023 Seasonal”
The Australian Haiku Society will hold a Haiga Kukai for the Summer Equinox occurring this year in Australia on 22nd December. Once again, Ron C. Moss has generously provided two images (Seasonal and Non-seasonal), which will be displayed on the AHS website from 22nd December to midnight on 29th December AEST. For each competition, poets will be invited to submit one previously unpublished haiku inspired by the image. Ron will then select the winning haiku, which will be displayed on the AHS website.
Continue reading “Prior Announcement: AHS Summer Haiga Kukai 2023”
Lilly Sievers is collecting more haiku for her ongoing column in the Urasenke Sydney magazine. She would like to express her gratitude to the Australian Haiku Society members for their previous contributions and would be delighted to feature more Australian haiku in the Urasenke magazine.
Continue reading “Urasenke Sydney Haiku Collaboration “There were six of us present: our convener Carol Reynolds, Ros Pitt, Rita Potente, Alison Miller, Patricia Meredith and Margaret Mahony, for the meeting held in Carol’s home.
Continue reading “Illawong Haiku Group Meeting”
Australian Haiku Society 