A rainforest Remnant, at Dalwood, in the hinterland of the far north coast
of New South Wales is one of the Cloudcatchers’ favourite venues. Six of us
gathered there on Thursday 9th October for our Spring experience, and once again walked the boardwalk through this untouched captured remnant of the past, where the Bunjalung people lived so long ago.
Reminder for Submissions to Echidna Tracks
Submissions close at the end of October for Echidna Tracks.
We invite your best previously unpublished haiku/senryu on any topic that stirs your imagination. We hope to publish a vibrant collection of haiku and senryu.
Paperbark Group Spring/Kambarang Ginko report
Eight poets joined the spring ginko on 8th October 2025 in Kings Park, on a lovely sunny although chilly day. At the height of spring the park was laden with flowers. Armed with a description of the two indigenous spring seasons, and the relevance of the colour yellow, we learned we are experiencing the Noongar season of kambarang.
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On Saturday 13th September, White Pebbles members Beverley George (convenor), Colleen Keating, Kent Robinson, Pip Griffin and Marilyn Humbert gathered for the Spring meeting at the beautiful Gosford/Edogawa Gardens on the Central Coast, NSW.
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Echidna Tracks Australian Haiku Issue 16
Simon Hanson and Jennifer Sutherland will be the haiku editors for Echidna Tracks Australian Haiku Issue 16.
We invite your best and previously unpublished haiku/senryu on any topic that stirs your imagination.
Australia, in the twenty-first century, is a vibrant multicultural society. We hope to celebrate, through the haiku/senryu collected on this website, the diversity of lifestyles, values, characters, customs, cultures, and historical experiences of the people inhabiting Australia, as well as the diversity of our landscapes, flora, and fauna. Please explore our categories for inspiration. If you choose a seasonal reference, it should be compatible with the publication’s Summer or Autumn timeframe.
This is primarily a website for the collection of the best work of Australian haiku poets. We also accept haiku from those who have visited Australia and wish to share their experiences.
Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon: The Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology
This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Duncan Richardson.
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The 2025 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
Welcome to the annual celebration of Australian footy and haiku!
Calling haiku poets from all over the planet to participate in the Annual AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai for 2025. Over the past decade this has become a much-loved event – the one day of the year when haiku poets (expert and novice), footy fans and misanthropes turn their Zen or otherwise addled minds to producing a live haiku call of the AFL Grand Final. Sounds bonkers, doesn’t it? Come along and find out!
Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon: The Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology
This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Carol Reynolds.
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Australian Haiku Society 