After a hiatus, Chrysanthemum has been revived by editors Beate Conrad and Klaus-Dieter Wirth. This international Bilingual German/English magazine for modern verse forms in the tradition of Japanese haiku is now open for submissions of Haiku, Senryû and more, with a deadline of March 1st 2023.
For further details, visit the Chrysanthemum website, choose your preferred language and check the Submission Guidelines.
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Paperbark Haiku Summer Ginko
January 2023
Our summer ginko was held on Wednesday 25th January at Swanbourne beach in Western Australia. It was a typical summer’s day with warm sunny weather and a gentle breeze coming in over the ocean.
Continue reading “Paperbark Haiku Summer Ginko”Bindii Meeting report for November 26 2022
Stella, Lynette, Maureen and I met for our usual Zoom meeting. We received apologies from Steve, Kaarin and Maeve. Some of us had attempted haiku using the ideas promoted in Michael Dylan Welch’s Haiku on Steroids paper that was published online during the 2022 Haiku down Under online conference. After discussing the merits of radical experimentation, we tried writing a spontaneous haiku sequence, taking turns to write each line.
Continue reading “Bindii Meeting report for November 26 2022”Eucalypt: a tanka journal: e-News February 2023
The February 2023 Eucalypt: a tanka journal e-Newsletter is now online, announcing the Distinctive Scribble Awards for issue 33.
Continue reading “Eucalypt: a tanka journal: e-News February 2023”4th Australian Haiku Anthology Update
Due to the large number of submissions received for the 4AHA, and other unforeseen circumstances, the response time will be longer than we estimated. The editors thank you for your poems and your patience.
John Bird Dreaming Award Closes 1st March
Reminder: submissions for the 2nd running of the John Bird Dreaming Award for Haiku close on the 1st March 2023. For full details, including how to submit, please see the original post.


