Australian Haiku Society

Katikati 2014 Haiku Contest Results

Congratulations to Lorin Ford for taking out First Place, with the following haiku:

a last year’s lambskin where mushrooms gather dusk

– Lorin Ford (Australia)

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Bindii 4 October 2014

Seven Bindii members met at the Box Factory for a tanka workshop. Lynette Arden led a discussion on how to write a good tanka. Members read out tanka they liked and some background material was handed out to members and discussed.

This was followed by general workshopping of members’ tanka.

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Mari Warabiny Haiku Group – Spring Haiku Ginko

The Mari Warabiny Haiku Group will hold a Spring Haiku Ginko on Sunday, 26 October, 2014, commencing at 1.00 pm, at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Perth.

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City of Perth Library Haiku Results 2014

Congratulations to the winners of the City of Perth Library Haiku competition!

1st Prize Jan Dobb, Mawson ACT

one lone cloud
a curl of duck –down
sails the lake

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Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival – 2014 Haiku Invitational

Hearty congratulations to Helen Davison for having achieved the highest distinction in her category – Best International Haiku in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival – 2014 Haiku Invitational, with her haiku

bridge crossing . . .
the full moon sprinkled with
cherry blossoms

Judge’s comment:

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