Eleven of us gathered on 3rd June at Hurstville Museum and Gallery to view ‘Focus: Australian Photographer’s Exhibition’; Alison Miller, Rita Potente, Kathleen Ann, Patricia Meredith, Margaret Mahony and six guests. Carol Reynolds and Ros Pitt were unable to attend.
After a welcome by Katrina, our library host, we enjoyed morning tea.
The plan was to study the wonderful collection of photography dated 1939- 1996 and take notes on what resonated with each of us and what memories they evoked. The newcomers were given some explanatory notes on haiku writing. Much later we sat down and discussed what we had written. Quite a few haiku were read with some fun and delight.
I gave a short introduction to Haibun then circulated notes on ‘How to Write a Haibun’ which included some published examples. I read the example I had written.
The meeting concluded with plenty of ideas for future writing.
Margaret Mahony
Meeting Convenor
Australian Haiku Society 