Leanne Mumford

International Haiku Day in Woodend

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

San Francisco International Haibun Contest

Haiku Poets of Northern California

Deadline: May 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: US$5 for 1-3 haibun

Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal

Calling for submissions – deadline 2nd April

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Send one unpublished haiku to haikuenchanted@gmail.com in the body of the e-mail; no attachments please.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.

Report on the first Gadigal Ginko

23rd March 2023

Nine poets gathered at Sydney Park, St Peters, on a warm and sunny Thursday morning for the first ever Gadigal Ginko. Following brief introductions, we dispersed in different directions in search of haiku moments. Sydney park offered us a series of linked ponds, shady groves, open lawns, plenty of bird and insect-life, and even some autumn flowers. There were also many opportunities for dog- and people-watching, as well as plane-spotting. With rain forecast, we were fortunate that the good weather held for the whole time.

Gadigal Ginko registration reminder

Reminder for Sydney-based poets: if you’d like to join the first Gadigal Ginko at St Peters on Thursday 23rd March, please register by 5pm Tuesday 21st March. Once you have registered with your contact information I will email you the meeting place details.
Leanne Mumford, convenor

White Pebbles Haiku Group Autumn Meeting Report

March 11th 2023

As soon as we met up for this meeting we knew it was going to be a very special one indeed. The sun was gently shining and all the diverse shades of green in the garden were sparkling. Soon we were off for our ginko and silent jotting. Smiles across the ponds and along the pathways.

Haiku @ The Oaks, Canberra

Thursday 9 March 2023

A beautiful day with a slight hint of autumn in the air. Just the day to greet poet friends for another gathering @ The Oaks. A chorus of currawongs was hailing our arrival—though perhaps with other things than poetry in mind! Five of us settled down to lunch beneath the trees—Kathy Kituai, Hazel Hall, Gregory Piko, Marietta McGregor and Jan Dobb. We missed Glenys Ferguson this time.

Croatian Haiku Contest Call

10th International Haiku/Senryu Contest on the Theme of Gourds, 2023

Organized by the Haiku Association “Three Rivers”, the Pumpkin Festival and the Tourist Board of the town of Ivanić-Grad, Croatia

Open to all poets worldwide, all ages and nationalities.

Deadline: May 31, 2023.