On Saturday 16th February 2013 Beverley George convened the ninth Bowerbird Tanka Workshop at Pearl Beach. Once more Beverley’s generosity was greatly appreciated by the 20 attendees as she opened her home to us for the day. With the speakers presenting in front of picture windows facing onto the lagoon, the venue was in perfect harmony with the program. Continue reading “Bowerbird Tanka Workshop #9 2013: Report”
Bindii 3 February 2013
Meeting of Bindii Japanese Genre Poetry Group February 2013
In our new format for 2013 we are running three hour workshops. The first of these was a workshop on tanka given by Lynette Arden.
Burnside Library Readings
Mariko Kitakubo and Beverley George Tanka performance
International Japanese Poet
Mariko Kitakubo
&
Beverley George
presenting Japan’s oldest and most popular form of poetry
Tanka
Plus haiku and tanka read by the Bindii Japanese Genre Poetry Group
and
Japanese Flute Music performed by Munetaka Umehara
Sunday 24 March, 2.30 pm
Burnside Library (Adelaide SA)
Bookings for this free event can be made
by phone on 8366 4280
Windfall Issue 1: Out Now!
Issue 1 of Windfall is now out. Published by Peter Macrow’s Blue Giraffe Press, edited by Beverley George and with cover design by Ron Moss, Windfall is the new annual journal of Australian Haiku.
Windfall publishes haiku which are relevant to the experience of urban and rural life in Australia. For this first issue, Beverley has selected a wonderful collection of haiku observations that celebrate the Australian landform, seasons and our unique flora and fauna.
$10 provides one issue per year for two years to Australian subscribers. Email Peter for further details including overseas subscriptions:
bluegiraffepress@hotmail.com
The annual submission window for Windfall is July only. Submission guidelines are also available from Peter at the email address shown above.
IHS International Haiku Competition 2011
Hearty congratulations to Quendryth Young who has won the international section of the fourth Irish Haiku Society Competition 2011 with the following haiku:
turning tide
the buoy bobs
sideways
EVENING BREEZE – the anthology of the inaugural Janice M Bostok haiku award
A review
It struck the entire Australian haiku community as a fitting mark of respect when paper wasp announced its new prize – the Janice M Bostok haiku award – as a replacement for the Jack Stamm Haiku Award, for years our pre-eminent haiku competition. If she were able to read Evening Breeze – the anthology of finalists for the inaugural contest bearing her name – surely Janice herself could only be delighted.
Continue reading “EVENING BREEZE – the anthology of the inaugural Janice M Bostok haiku award”
Janice M Bostok Award results
Congratulations to André Surridge for taking out the inaugural first prize of $A350 with ‘evening breeze’ – from which the anthology from the contest takes its title. We also congratulate the runner-up, Sandra Simpson and, Chen-ou Liu for taking third prize.
Bindii Group: November haibun workshop meeting
Nine members and visitors attended out November meeting at the Box Factory in Adelaide for a workshop on haibun presented by Maeve Archibald on 4 November 2012.
Australian Haiku Society 