Radhika De Silva – Australian Haiku Society

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

The image was originally processed to show a dark mood, and many dug deep and certainly captured this theme in their haiku. However, I was impressed by those who expressed a lighter mood.

Haiga: the image should support the haiku without the words being a direct description:

Words like silhouettes, shadows, darkness in colour/light, or mood are also on theme with the winter solstice, as are coolness and ice.

Thank you to all contributors.

Wanda Amos

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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.

Continue reading “Results of the AHS 2025 Winter Solstice Haiga Kukai”