The tenth and final issue of the Australian haiku journal, Windfall, was released in January 2022. I wrote a review of Windfall #10 which was posted on the Australian Haiku Society website in late January. My review is reproduced here: Windfall: Australian Haiku, Issue 10, 2022 – Review The 10th and final issue of the… Read More Windfall #10: the final issue
Ron C. Moss is a renowned Australian poet and artist. His interest in Asian philosophy has led him to write award-winning haiku and pursue a variety of art forms including sumi-e (ink paintings) and Zenga (Zen inspired painting). Ron also produces abstract watercolour, photography and digital art. Many examples of Ron’s haiku and art are… Read More Ron C. Moss: Haiku and Art
Mark Miller, who lives on the south coast of New South Wales, has produced three previous volumes of poetry. His new collection, Light and Counterlight, is published by Ginninderra Press. Over the past ten years, Mark’s short-form poems have won awards and appeared widely in journals and anthologies. Light and Counterlight, which features a watercolour… Read More Mark Miller: Light and Counterlight
What better way to begin 2021 than with the release of my new book of haiku! This collection, titled breaking my journey, is published by Jim Kacian from Red Moon Press in the USA. Jim is a tireless supporter of haiku writers around the globe and I’m thrilled with the way the book has come… Read More breaking my journey
Recent posts on this site have referenced haiku from Africa, Chinese translations of English-language haiku and poems from the Irish Haiku Society competition. This time the Aussies take a turn. Windfall is an annual haiku publication that portrays the landscapes and life of Australia. It is the premier publication for haiku about Australia, by Australians.… Read More Windfall Issue #7: Australian Haiku
Robert Epstein from California, USA, has edited a new collection of poetry titled They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku. While the book presents many haiku celebrating parents, and the bond between parent and child, it also includes a substantial number of haiga and tanka, plus several longer, free verse poems. Hence,… Read More They Gave Us Life edited by Robert Epstein
Once a year, an important little publication arrives in my mailbox. That publication is Windfall, a journal showcasing Australian haiku by Australian poets. Each issue celebrates the experience of urban and rural life in Australia, bringing together haiku that depict our seasons, landscapes, flora and fauna. The new edition of Windfall is again beautifully presented due to the… Read More Windfall: Australian Haiku
Gregory Piko 