Julia Wakefield, Stella Damarjati, Lynette Arden, Maureen Sexton, Subha Goonaratne and Maeve Archibald met on Monday 15 April at 7pm using Google Meet. Apologies were received from Ewan Rourke, Jake Dennis, Steve Wigg and Kirsten Johnston. We asked people to send in the haiku that they would like to have read at the AHS meeting scheduled for World Haiku Day on April 17.
Continue reading “Report on the Bindii Meeting 15 April 2024”News
Sydney Anthology Launch 14th April 2024
On a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon 25 haiku poets and poetry lovers met in the Gallery, a heritage room in the Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre to celebrate the Sydney launch of under the same moon: Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology (Forty South, 2023).
Continue reading “Sydney Anthology Launch 14th April 2024”From the new President
Haiku’s origins are social. The ‘hokku’ provided the starting point of collaborative linked poetry known as ‘renga’. While our haiku often arise from moments of solo observation and quiet reflection, writing of haiku also flourishes through interaction with other poets, whether reading or hearing their work, engaging in workshopping by giving and receiving constructive criticism, or discussing poems and techniques. International Haiku Poetry Day on 17th April encourages connection with fellow haiku poets, from simply sharing our enjoyment of the form to allowing ourselves to be challenged to experiment with different approaches. I know that many poets have planned activities to mark the occasion in various ways, whether on the day or close to it.
Continue reading “From the new President”Reminder – Sydney Launch of Anthology Sunday 14th April
The Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology Sydney launch will be taking place this Sunday 14th April at Kirribilli. For full details, please see the post of 22nd March. Please be aware that there will be Trackwork impacting Milsons Point station on Sunday (buses replace trains between Hornsby and Wynyard on the T1 North Shore line), so allow sufficient time to arrive at the venue for 2.30pm. If you need to use the small lift at the Kirribilli Centre to access the first floor, please enter the centre via Bligh Street.
San Francisco International Haibun Contest 2024
Haiku Poets of Northern California
Deadline: May 1st, 2024
Entry Fee: US$5 for 1-3 haibun
For full contest details and all submission guidelines for the San Francisco International Haibun Contest for 2024 , scroll to the bottom of the HPNC Contest Guidelines page.
Continue reading “San Francisco International Haibun Contest 2024”Outgoing President’s Message
Dear Poets,
It has been an honour to serve as president of the Australian Haiku Society over the past 4 years.
‘Through the horizon’ book launch in Blacktown, Sydney, 4th May 2024
Subashini Jayatilake, a Sydney-based Sri Lankan-Australian poet, will launch her bilingual chapbook through the horizon on Saturday 4th May, 2024, at Blacktown’s Max Webber Library, 2-5pm. If you’d like to attend, please use this link to RSVP.
Announcing a new committee for the Australian Haiku Society
A new six-member executive committee came into effect on 1st April.
Office Bearers:
President: Leanne Mumford
Vice-President: Rob Scott
Secretary: Alison Rogers
Web Manager: Lynette Arden
Committee Members:
Maureen Sexton
Wanda Amos
See the Committee Page for profiles.
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