A monthly lunch @ The Oaks is one of those bright spots in our calendars. Once a month we bond in friendship and haiku, wondering where our agenda-less meeting might lead us. On Thursday, five of us greeted around the table—Kathy Kituai, Hazel Hall, Gregory Piko, Marietta McGregor, and Jan Dobb. We missed Glenys Ferguson, who is out of town.
Continue reading “Haiku @ The Oaks”The 2023 New Zealand Poetry Society International Poetry Competition is open for four categories:
• Open Adult (18+ years)
• Open Haiku (18+ years)
• Open Junior (17 years and younger)
• Haiku Junior (17 years and younger)
The competition closes on May 31st, 2023, at midnight New Zealand time.
Convenor Leanne Mumford invites Sydney contemporary haiku poets of all levels of experience to participate in the next Gadigal Ginko from 2pm on Saturday 20th May at Barangaroo Reserve in the city. Visit Leanne’s Gadigal Ginko webpage for further details, including the registration form. If you’d like to join in, please register by 5pm Thursday 18th May to receive details of the exact meeting point and alternative arrangements in case of unsuitable weather.
Continue reading “Gadigal Ginko No. 2 in Sydney”After the greetings and personal catch-up as lunch orders arrived, we were soon into the thick of haiku talk at The Oaks. Five of us shared the table this month—Glenys Ferguson, Hazel Hall, Kathy Kituai, Gregory Piko and Jan Dobb. We missed Marietta McGregor who is out of town.
Continue reading “Haiku @ The Oaks, Canberra”Chamber Poets #87
Saturday 15 April 1pm—4pm
Woodend RSL, 32 Anslow Street, Woodend, Victoria
Entry $10/$5
Featuring:
FRINGE MYRTLES HAIKU GROUP
BLACK FOREST SMOKE
OPEN SECTION
Deadline: May 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: US$5 for 1-3 haibun
Steliana Cristina Voicu from Romania is currently seeking submissions for her Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal.
Submission Rules :
Send one unpublished haiku to haikuenchanted@gmail.com in the body of the e-mail; no attachments please. Please do not send haiku that are under consideration elsewhere.
Place your name and country after your haiku.
Put “submission April” in the subject line.
Theme: Traditions
Deadline: 2 April 2023
Publication: mid April.
Australian Haiku Society 