Lynette Arden

Report on the Bindii Meeting Sunday, April 12, 2026

Julia Wakefield, Lynette Arden and Maeve Archibald met on Sunday, April 12, at 3 pm, using Zoom. Apologies were received from Stella Damarjati, Radhika de Silva, Maureen Sexton, Subha Goonaratne and Ewan Rourke. The attendees brought some haiku for review, and Radhika and Ewan both sent haiku in spite of their absence.

International Haiku Poetry Day 17 April 2026– Haiku String

Today, 17th April 2026, we are celebrating International Haiku Poetry Day by holding a String on the theme of ‘Connections’. Connecting and sharing seem especially important these days, when peace often feels like a distant dream. By sharing our haiku, we can connect with each other, even in these days of international disruption, warfare and all the consequent turmoil that extends far beyond the zones of conflict. May harmony and peace reign internationally, and hatreds be displaced by cooperation and love. Entries to this haiku string have now closed. Please enjoy the haiku.

Call for Submissions Echidna Tracks: Issue 17 Winter/Spring 2026

Echidna Tracks will now become an international publication, and we welcome submissions from haiku poets worldwide.

We hope to publish a diversity of haiku and senryu. Gavin Austin and Marilyn Humbert will be the haiku editors for this issue. We invite your best and previously unpublished haiku/senryu on any topic.

Call for Submissions Echidna Tracks: Issue 17 Winter/Spring 2026

Report on the Bindii Meeting Sunday February 8, 2026

Julia Wakefield, Maureen Sexton, Ewan Rourke and Maeve Archibald met on Sunday September 28 at 4 pm, using Zoom. Apologies were received from Lynette Arden, Stella Damarjati and Radhika de Silva. The attendees brought some haiku for review and Radhika sent her haiku in spite of her absence.

Report on the Bindii Meeting Sunday November 30, 2025

Julia Wakefield, Lynette Arden, Ewan Rourke and Maeve Archibald met on Sunday, September 28, at 4 pm, using Zoom. Apologies were received from Maureen Sexton, Subha Goonaratne, Stella Damarjati and Radhika de Silva. The attendees brought some haiku for review, and Subha sent her haiku in spite of her absence.

Report on the Bindii Meeting Sunday September 28, 2025

Report on the Bindii Meeting Sunday September 28, 2025

Julia Wakefield, Subha Goonaratne, Stella Damarjati, Maeve Archibald, Ewan Rourke and Lynette Arden met on Sunday September 28 at 4.30pm, using Zoom. Apologies were received from Maureen Sexton. The attendees all brought some haiku for review, some of which were on the theme of spring, as suggested previously.

Reminder for Submissions to Echidna Tracks

Submissions close at the end of October for Echidna Tracks.

We invite your best previously unpublished haiku/senryu on any topic that stirs your imagination. We hope to publish a vibrant collection of haiku and senryu.

Call for Submissions Echidna Tracks: Issue 16 Summer/Autumn 2026

Call for Submissions for Echidna Tracks Issue 16

Echidna Tracks Australian Haiku Issue 16

Simon Hanson and Jennifer Sutherland will be the haiku editors for Echidna Tracks Australian Haiku Issue 16.

We invite your best and previously unpublished haiku/senryu on any topic that stirs your imagination.

Australia, in the twenty-first century, is a vibrant multicultural society. We hope to celebrate, through the haiku/senryu collected on this website, the diversity of lifestyles, values, characters, customs, cultures, and historical experiences of the people inhabiting Australia, as well as the diversity of our landscapes, flora, and fauna. Please explore our categories for inspiration. If you choose a seasonal reference, it should be compatible with the publication’s Summer or Autumn timeframe.

This is primarily a website for the collection of the best work of Australian haiku poets. We also accept haiku from those who have visited Australia and wish to share their experiences.

Call for Submissions Echidna Tracks: Issue 16 Summer/Autumn 2026