Australian Haiku Society

Rhubarb flourishes

On Saturday 6th July, the Portarlington Haiku Society participated in a fundraiser for the Bellarine Historical Society by displaying haiku sent in from around the world on the subject of RHUBARB.

Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon (Australian Haiku Anthology)

This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is South Australian poet, Lynette Arden.

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Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon (Australian Haiku Anthology)

This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Warwick Sprawson.

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Catchment – Poetry of Place : release of second edition

The Baw Baw Arts Alliance, in West Gippsland, Victoria, is proud to announce the online release of the second issue of Catchment – Poetry of Place, made accessible through this link on the southern winter solstice.

Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon (Australian Haiku Anthology)

This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Tasmanian poet, Lorraine Haig.

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AHS Winter Solstice Haiku String 2024

The Australian Haiku Society Winter Solstice Haiku String 2024 has now closed for entries. Thanks to all the poets for their contributions. Please enjoy the haiku!

The Australian Haiku Society welcomes contributions from haiku poets worldwide to the Winter Solstice Haiku String 2024.

We will be holding this Haiku String on the day of the Southern Hemisphere Winter Solstice, which occurs in Australia this year on Friday, June ^21st, 2024. The string will remain open for contributions until Saturday, June ^29th, 2024, to accommodate international poets who may wish to participate.

Register now for Haiku Down Under 2024

It’s now only two months until Haiku Down Under 2024, which will take place online via Zoom from Friday to Sunday, August 16-18, 2024. Register for free for Haiku Down Under 2024 via the form on the website’s Register page. You will receive an initial confirmation email. Zoom links will be sent in August. Registrations will close on August 11. A haiku contest to be run in conjunction with HDU 2024 will only be open to registered participants.

Visit the Programme page for current information on the mix of presentations, interactive workshops and other activities planned for the weekend. Visit the Presenters page for details of our exciting line-up of poet presenters.

For any queries or messages for the Haiku Down Under team, please use the link on the Contact Us page.

White Pebbles Haiku Group winter meeting

Beverley George, Marilyn Humbert, Maire Glacken, Michael Thorley and Kent Robinson met at the Gosford Regional Gallery at 10:00am on 8th June. Apologies were received from Samantha Sirimanne Hyde, Gwen Bitti, Colleen Keating and Pip Griffin.