haikuoz – the enjoyment of haiku
Field of Stars, a collection of haiku and senryu by Lyn Reeves, will be launched at Hobart Bookshop by Irene McGuire on Monday 9th September at 5.30 pm.
All are welcome to this free event.
Field of Stars is published by Walleah Press and available from their online bookstore.
It can also be ordered from Hobart Bookshop and Fullers Bookshop.
Continue reading “Field of Stars – Book Launch”
A number of poets will be reading haiku during the Melbourne Writers Festival at the Immigration Museum, Melbourne on the evening of September the 5th. If you would like to leave your mark in the haiku form alongside resident poets as a participating reader in this event please contact Myron Lysenko for further details.
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Instead of huddling around a heater inside The Oaks marquee, we found ourselves sitting outside beneath a sunny blue sky. How unexpected! The recent bleak weather with its wind, sleet and local snow, had at last decided it was almost spring. Sunshine lit up the pink blossoms on two weeping apricots near the entrance, magpies gave full voice to the day, and one by one we even shed our coats. Ideal conditions for a stimulating afternoon! Continue reading “HAIKU @ THE OAKS, CANBERRA”
A reminder that submissions to Creatrix, open to anyone interested in haiku, close on August 10 for the September issue.
Dates to keep in mind for submissions to Creatrix:
10th February for the March issue
10th May for the June issue
10th August for the September issue
10th November for the December issue
Previous issues of Creatrix along with awards for the Creatrix Prize going back to 2008 can be accessed on the website
Haiga Kukai
The results for the Australian Haiku Society Haiga Kukai for both seasonal and non-seasonal categories have been announced and can be accessed in these links along with the judge’s comments. Once again a special thank you to Ron Moss for supplying these wonderful images and for adjudicating the kukai; much appreciated.
Continue reading “Members’ News, July 2019”
Broken Starfish – a collection of haiku and ink paintings by Ron C. Moss will be launched in Hobart Tasmania by Lyn Reeves on Friday 23rd of August at 5 pm. We would love to see you there. Details of the launch and of ordering details for this highly recommended work can be found on the flyers below.
