The second Haiku Down Under conference was held via Zoom from 16-18 August 2024. Congratulations to the organising team for putting on such a successful event. The theme for this year’s conference was A Sensory Journey. Two presentations on exactly this theme were Going in Blind by Sandra Simpson from New Zealand and Five Senses… Read More Haiku Down Under 2024: A Sensory Journey
Marietta McGregor is a Canberra-based poet who has received awards for her haiku, haiga and haibun. Her haibun credits include winning both the UHTS Samurai Haibun Contest and the British Haibun Award. As a retired botanist and science writer, Marietta writes knowledgably about plants, animals and the natural environment. Being a keen photographer, her writing… Read More Marietta McGregor: Haibun
In 2000, John Bird and Janice Bostok (1942-2011) co-founded the Australian Haiku Society. Sadly, John passed away in May 2022 after many years spent promoting haiku, supporting haiku writers and encouraging the use of Australian subjects and seasonal references in haiku. Every two years, the Australian Haiku Society conducts the John Bird Dreaming Award to… Read More 2022 John Bird Dreaming Award
The first Haiku Down Under conference was held via Zoom in October 2022. You can find details of the conference including background on the New Zealand and Australian conference organisers here. Haiku Down Under was a great success. Registrations, which exceeded 200, included poets from Australia, New Zealand and around the world. To commemorate the… Read More Haiku Down Under Anthology: 2022
The Haiku Foundation (THF) was first conceived in 2004 by American poet and publisher, Jim Kacian. The Foundation’s web presence was established in 2008 and has been a valuable resource for the sharing and discussion of haiku ever since. You can access THF here. THF’s goals are to archive English-language haiku, expand possibilities for future… Read More THF Volunteer Anthology 2022
For several years, a group of haiku writers has been meeting at The Oaks Brasserie in Canberra. Set under stands of mature oak, cypress and other trees, the venue is perfect for the discussion of haiku and other Japanese forms of poetry. During 2021, our group decided it was time to publish an anthology of… Read More Haiku @ The Oaks Anthology
Echidna Tracks is an independent online collection of Australian haiku. The editors publish two issues per year with each issue addressing a nominated theme. Echidna Tracks welcomes haiku on aspects of Australian landscape, flora and fauna while acknowledging our diversity of lifestyles, values, character, customs, cultures and historical experience. Anyone can submit to Echidna Tracks,… Read More Echidna Tracks: Issue 6 – Shelter
The results of the Irish Haiku Society’s 2020 international haiku competition are available here. First Prize was awarded to Canberra poet, Marietta McGregor, for her timeless nature poem: bracket fungusa fallen beech softensinto its future Marietta says the poem is the result of a visit to the Border Ranges National Park in New South Wales,… Read More 2020 Irish Haiku Competition
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