The prize-winning haiku plus those awarded Honourable Mentions will be announced on the Australian Haiku Society website on 1st May 2021.
Jan / Feb Members’ News 2021

Much has happened during January and February regarding all things haiku and otherwise…
If you would like to revisit the results of the Australian Haiku Society Summer Solstice Haiga Kukai along with the adjudicator’s comments you can do so here for the Seasonal and the Non-seasonal categories.
Eucalypt News
The March 2021 Eucalypt: a tanka journal e-Newsletter is now online, announcing the Distinctive Scribble Awards for issue 29.
Please click on the link below to open the PDF file.
Warm wishes,
Julie Thorndyke
Editor, Eucalypt : a tanka journal
Facebook Ban – What it means for the AHS
The Australian Haiku Society’s Facebook page has unfortunately been caught up in Facebook’s ban on all news sites in Australia. Continue reading “Facebook Ban – What it means for the AHS”
Bombora Summer Meeting
Our small BOMBORA group had a most enjoyable Christmas luncheon at a local tavern in mid December. Discussion varied from our haiku learning journey to how great it was to be able to actually all go out to lunch together after all the difficulties of 2020. Thankfully we are all fit and well.
We then had our first meeting of the year late last month in air conditioned comfort at Gayle’s house, deciding against a meeting in the park in hot, humid Brisbane weather. Present were Gayle, Dawn, Yvonne, Melody and Suzie, and we welcomed new member Geoff.

Haiku @ The Oaks, Canberra
Tuesday 9 February 2021
A bit of a nip in the summer air as we gathered once again for lunch at an old round wooden table beneath the trees. Although the birds were not quite so vocal this time, our little mob certainly made up for that as we alternated between serious discussion and infectious laughter. Five of us were present–Glenys Ferguson, Gregory Piko, Kathy Kituai, Hazel Hall and Jan Dobb. We missed Marietta McGregor this time.
John Bird Dreaming Award for Haiku
A reminder that entries for The John Bird Dreaming Award for Haiku close on March 1, 2021. You can access guidelines and submission details here.
Light and Counterlight by Mark Miller
Mark Miller has recently had a new collection of haiku and senryu, Light and Counterlight, published by Ginninderra Press. ‘In Light and Counterlight it is especially Mark Miller’s unique view, his long experience and solid craft of writing that make his work look effortless. His poems are aesthetic and effectively show that the small things, such as a breeze, the trickle of water or shimmering light, are actually the great ones that drive and preserve the circle of life.’ – Beate Conrad, Editor Chrysanthemum

Cover: Autumn Valley, watercolour by Ron C. Moss
