Month: May 2024

Report on the Bindii Meeting May 5 2024

Julia Wakefield, Jake Dennis, Steve Wigg, Stella Damarjati, and Lynette Arden met on Sunday, May 5, at 7 p.m. using Google Meet. Maureen Sexton, Subha Goonaratne, Ewan Rourke, and Maeve Archibald apologised.  

We workshopped some of our haiku and discussed possible topics for future meetings. We have decided to take a closer look at some of the techniques listed in Jane Reichhold’s book, Writing and Enjoying Haiku. The list can also be found on her website here: https://www.ahapoetry.com/haiartjr.htm

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Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon (Australian Haiku Anthology)

In 2023, the first anthology of Australian haiku in over a decade was released. It was the largest collection of haiku by Australian poets ever assembled, containing over 160 poems by 104 poets. The Australian Haiku society is proud to showcase this anthology over the coming months as part of its featured haiku collection.

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Urasenke Sydney Haiku Collaboration

Lilly Sievers is once again collecting haiku for her ongoing column in the Urasenke Sydney quarterly magazine. She would like to express her gratitude to the many Australian Haiku Society members who have contributed to prior columns and would love to continue featuring contemporary haiku.

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