Tag: Leanne Mumford

Applications Now Open for Three AHS Mentorships

The Australian Haiku Society (AHS) is excited to be offering three mentorships as a trial programme from September this year. This is a new initiative of the AHS and the trial will help us to develop an even more substantial mentorship programme in the future.

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Applications closing soon for Sydney Introduction to Ginko workshop

There are still some places available for the Introduction to Ginko for Writing Haiku, being held in Sydney on 6th August. This workshop is designed for novice haiku poets. It includes some pre-work to help prepare for the ginko and ensuing discussion. Participation is free, but you must apply by 5pm AEST Monday 28th July, using the application form in the original post.

Winter Gadigal Ginko in Sydney

Next Ginko: 1.30pm, Tuesday 19th August, 2025

The next Gadigal Ginko in Sydney will take place on Tuesday 19th August, 2025, at Pirrama Park, Pyrmont, from 1.30pm. Contemporary haiku poets of all levels of experience are invited to join the gathering. To register and receive details of the exact meeting point and arrangements, please visit the Gadigal Ginko web page.

Leanne Mumford
Convenor, Gadigal Ginko

Introduction to Ginko for Writing Haiku – Sydney, 6th August 2025


Red Room Poetry designates August as Poetry Month. On 6th August join the President of the Australian Haiku Society and Gadigal Ginko Convenor, Leanne Mumford, for an introduction to haiku writing by undertaking a ginko – a walk for composing haiku. This workshop event in Sydney is designed for novice haiku poets. It will include some pre-work to help prepare for the ginko and ensuing discussion. In joining this event, you’ll discover that there’s more to contemporary English language haiku than counting syllables.

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