pebble beach
the wind salts
our fish and chips
Vanessa Proctor
Fringe Myrtles Haiku Meeting, October 2022
With some fortunate timing given the disastrously wet weather surrounding us, the Fringe Myrtles managed to meet on a cloudy but bright Saturday noon at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. The venue has always been a favourite for the group and was suggested on this occasion (with some added excitement) by Marisa Fazio, as, according to experts, this was the time of year when our namesake, ‘the common fringe myrtle’ (Calytrix tetragona), was supposed to be blooming in the gardens. Our mission was set.
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Haiku @ The Oaks, Canberra
Wednesday 12 October 2022
After all the recent rain, it was a relief to meet on a dry day when we could enjoy lunch together at a table under the trees, albeit in the company of thronging currawongs with similar intentions! Four of us made it this month, Kathy Kituai, Glenys Ferguson, Marietta McGregor, and Jan Dobb. Thoughts were with our two missing companions, Gregory Piko and Hazel Hall.
2022 Haiku Society of America Renku Award – still open
The Annual HSA Renku Award for 2022 in memorial of Bernard Lionel Einbond is still open until October 31.
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Submissions close on October 31 (USA time) for the 2022 San Francisco Haiku/Senryu/Tanka contest sponsored by Haiku Poets of Northern California (HPNC). The full Submission Guidelines are available on their website.
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Dear members,
October will be a busy month for haiku happenings in Australia.
- Submissions have opened for the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, to be edited by Lyn Reeves, Beverley George and Rob Scott.
- Registrations close on 5th October for Haiku Down Under 2022, which takes place on the weekend of October 7-9.
- Echidna Tracks is calling for submissions for Issue 10 throughout October.
- Entries for the John Bird Dreaming Award 2023 will open shortly, so stay tuned for details.
Australian Haiku Society 