Author: alison rogers

Cloudcatchers’ Winter Ginko No. 78

Piccabeen Park, Bangalow, NSW

Cloudcatchers held the winter ginko at Piccabeen Park, at Bangalow, on the far north coast of NSW, on Thursday 14th August.  The group has held many ginko here over the years, but this title for the park is new – now named for the palm species local to the area. One haiku reported an old rope dangling over the creek, waiting for another summer, another commented on all the toddlers taking over a heritage park.

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the soundless sound – Book launch

Monday 25th August, University of Melbourne
The Fourth Floor Linkway Event Space in the John Medley Building
5pm for 5.30pm start, 6.30pm finish

Join Grant Caldwell at the launch of his new book of haiku, the soundless sound, published by Red Moon Press, the largest and most prestigious dedicated publishing house in the genre. Rob Scott, Vice President of the Australian Haiku Society will launch the book which features 270 poems written since blue balloon was published in 2020. 

This issue is a limited first printing of one hundred copies.

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On The Edge: Haiku Society of America virtual conference

Proposal submissions welcomed by August 15th 2025

The Haiku Society of America is accepting proposals for the 2025 HSA Conference to be held November 21st to 23rd, 2025 on Zoom.

Theme: On the Edge

See full submission guidelines online at HSA.

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