Carol Reynolds – Australian Haiku Society

ILLAWONG HAIKU GROUP INVITATION

Illawong Haiku Group would like to extend an invitation to other haiku writers located in Sydney to join them at Hurstville Museum and Gallery on Tuesday, 24th March from 10.30 am to 12.00 midday.

Illawong Haiku Group Summer Meeting 2025

AHS sincerely apologises for the late posting of this report, which was provided prior to Christmas 2025.

Our final meeting for the year was held on Tuesday, 2nd December, at Carol Reynolds’s home in Bangor. As is often the case in the weeks leading up to Christmas, it is difficult to juggle the many and various events that arise. Ros Pitt, Margaret Mahony, Carol Reynolds and Alison Miller attended, but unfortunately Patricia Meredith, Kathleen Ann and Rita Potente were unable to join us.

Meet and Greet event in Kogarah

On Wednesday 15th October, Carol Reynolds and Margaret Mahony from Illawong Haiku Group participated in a Meet and Greet event at the Clive James Library at Kogarah. The event was initiated by Vickey Foggin, Team Leader Library Programs at Georges River Council to highlight Rivers Writers, a liaison of writing groups operating within the Georges River region.

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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Illawong Haiku Group Spring ginko

To meet outdoors or not to meet outdoors, that was the question on the morning of our Spring ginko. It was officially the first day of Spring, and after some early dark clouds it seems Nature decided perhaps it was time to make the switch after a cold and wet Winter.

Results of the AHS 2025 Winter Solstice Haiga Kukai

On behalf of the Australian Haiku Society, I would like to thank you for your entries from Australia and other countries.

Many of the entries described the image. As Ron Moss (well-known poet and haiga judge) has stated …

“Ideally, a ‘link and shift’ will occur between the written word and the image: the two separate elements brought together to make something that resonates on a level higher than when they were separate. It’s a challenge to bring two disciplines together to make all the elements sing and best portray the haiku moment, but I strive to capture that ideal.”

The awarded images achieved this with exceptional skill and a profound understanding of haiga.

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Illawong Haiku Group – Spring meeting

Tuesday 3rd September

The Illawong Haiku Group took advantage of an opportunity to experience something a little different for our Spring meeting. Hurstville Museum and Gallery (HM&G; part of Georges River Council) invited writing groups to use the current travelling exhibition 1 x 4 as inspiration. Museum space, writing supplies and morning tea were provided.

Illawong Haiku Group Spring meeting

Tuesday 3rd September at Hurstville Museum and Gallery, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Visitors welcome.

An initiative by Hurstville Museum and Gallery (part of Georges River Council) for August Writers Month has provided us with the opportunity to occupy part of the museum space to observe and be inspired by the current travelling exhibition 1 x 4 to write some haiku.