Thursday, 10th October 2024
Many voices mingled beneath the trees on a sunny spring day, those of the numerous currawongs and magpies claiming dominance over those of human diners. Four of us met over lunch: Kathy Kituai, Marietta McGregor, Glenys Ferguson and Jan Dobb. Our thoughts were with missing friends, Hazel Hall and Greg Piko.
Continue reading “Haiku @ The Oaks, Canberra”This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Western Australian poet, Maureen Sexton.
skinny dipping
in the outback river
paperbark trees
fly fishing
the sudden flick of
a frog’s tongue
my mother asks
if I am her sister . . .
entry to the maze
my daughter’s grave …
shadows of flowers dance
by my side
domestic fight
a young child hiding
in the fairy garden
– Maureen Sexton
This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Melbourne-based poet, Myron Lysenko.
the missile
lands in an armchair
russian invasion
visiting Ukraine
by day and night…
online news
Harvesters
in the war-torn wheat field
grains of truth
a flag flutters
in the sowed field
late spring snow
– Myron Lysenko
Join Paperbark Group’s Spring Ginko on 25th October from 10am in Kings Park, Perth. Meet at the Botanical Cafe, 60 Fraser Avenue.
Contact Coral Carter at junkmailpoet @ gmail.com.
The White Pebbles Haiku group meets four times a year at the start of each season to celebrate the movement of the seasons and the writing of haiku in English in response. The Spring meeting was held on Saturday 14th September at the Pebbles’ regular meeting place – the beautiful Gosford/Edogawa Commemorative Japanese Gardens on the Central Coast of NSW.
Continue reading “White Pebbles Haiku Group Spring Meeting”This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Wanda Amos.
nan’s shawl
the scent of lavender
and cigarettes
Gemini moon
her mood changing
with the tide
oh how the dreams
clashed with reality
…year book
– Wanda Amos
Grand Final day—
the clear blue sky
is part of the scent
Welcome to the annual celebration of Australian footy and haiku!
Calling all haiku poets from every nook and cranny on the planet to participate in the Annual AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai for 2024. This has become a much loved event, now running for over a decade! The one day of the year when haiku poets, expert and novice, footy fan or critic, turn their Zen minds to the rip-roaring, white-knuckle ride of a footy match to produce a live haiku call of the AFL Grand Final.
The next Gadigal Ginko in Sydney will take place on Monday 21st October, from 10am, in the Royal Botanic Garden. Contemporary haiku poets of all levels of experience are invited to join the gathering. To register and receive details of the exact meeting point, please visit the Gadigal Ginko web page.
Leanne Mumford
Convenor, Gadigal Ginko
Australian Haiku Society 