Creatrix is an online poetry journal run by West Australian Poets Inc. (WA Poets). Each quarter, Creatrix publishes haiku and longer poems in two separate volumes. Three of my haiku, including this one, appeared in the most recent issue, Creatrix #48: summer’s end I take another plum from the fridge For me, this haiku… Read More Creatrix #48
Brooks Books in the USA has released Another Trip Around the Sun: 365 Days of Haiku for Children Young and Old, edited by Jessica Malone Latham. And this book delivers exactly what it says – one haiku for each day of the year, with each poem capturing the spirit of discovery, the magic of a… Read More Another Trip Around the Sun
The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID) in Washington DC encourages economic development through a range of initiatives including public art projects. The District stretches from the White House to Dupont Circle. This is the seventh year the BID has run the Golden Haiku poetry contest. More than 1,700 entries were judged by a distinguished… Read More Golden Haiku Contest: Washington DC
Many organisations in Japan conduct haiku competitions and, given the world-wide popularity of the genre, a number of competitions invite haiku written in the English language (several links to these competitions are provided at the end of this post). During 2019, I was fortunate to have two haiku recognised in Japanese contests: the Basho-an International… Read More Haiku Competitions in Japan
Christine Villa has completed Issue 11 of her video journal, Frameless Sky. The current edition runs over 25 minutes and offers a mix of music, visual art and Japanese short-form poetry. In this case, the music is by Kevin MacLeod and the artwork is by Tiffany Shaw-Diaz and Jessica Malone Latham. You can purchase a… Read More Frameless Sky: Issue 11
The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is the city’s annual springtime event celebrating the Japanese tradition of flower viewing. Each April, Vancouver organises an extensive program of indoor and outdoor community events including concerts, cultural events and The Big Picnic in Queen Elizabeth Park. As part of the Festival, Vancouver runs a Haiku Invitational inviting poets… Read More 2019 Vancouver Haiku Invitational
Issue 10 of Christine Villa’s twice yearly video combining short-form poetry, art and music is now available from her Frameless Sky website. This current issue features black and white images by English photographer, Phil Openshaw, together with music by Tim Beek from the Netherlands and Benjamin Tissot from France. The music and art provides an… Read More Frameless Sky: Issue 10
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following material contains the name of a person who has died. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1971-2017) was a highly acclaimed Aboriginal singer/songwriter. He was blind since birth. Gurrumul Yunupingu’s songs, usually sung in the Yolŋu languages of his land, have a calming, contemplative quality that is… Read More Aboriginal Culture in Haiku
