Category Archives: haiku

Haiku Down Under 2022

-poetry from the edge If you love haiku you will enjoy this virtual conference being held via Zoom from October 7-9, 2022. Registrations close tomorrow 5th October. A handful of haiku poets from Australia and New Zealand banded together to … Continue reading

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mackerel sky

Here I am reposting an article written for the Australian Haiku Society’s Featured Haiku Archive. I hope you enjoy it.     mackerel sky and now the wild geese are calling into the sunset xxxxJohn Knight (1935 — 2006)   … Continue reading

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Echidna Tracks: Australian Haiku

After months of preparation of the site and selection of content, the editors of Echidna Tracks – Simon Hanson, Lynette Arden and myself – are pleased to announce the launch of our first issue. Go here to enjoy the wide-ranging … Continue reading

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Echidna Tracks

Today, Echidna Tracks, a new collection of Australian Haiku, opens for submissions. I am excited to be coediting this new collection, built and managed by web wizard Lynette Arden (who also manages the Australian Haiku Society website), with haiku poet, … Continue reading

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Unfolding Presence

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted to this site, but since I’ve just written a piece for The Australian Haiku Society, I’m reproducing it here. AHS is currently featuring brief articles by its committee members on what haiku … Continue reading

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Small Worlds

So pleased to have my haiku accompany the beautiful images in the limited edition catalogue/book of Luke Wagner’s latest exhibition. The exhibition opens at Colville Gallery, Salamanca Place at 3pm on Sunday 5th March

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Marking the Moment

Workshop with Desiree Fitzgibbon and Lyn Reeves haiku and accompanying simple artwork Capture and record a moment from nature through haiku and mark making to create a visual expression of a sensory experience. Join poet Lyn Reeves and local artist … Continue reading

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Camino Haiku

This time last year I had not long finished walking the Camino Portuguese to Santiago de Compostela. Our group was privileged to have Heather Wearne, author and creative writing teacher, lead us in journal writing of our experiences. I chose … Continue reading

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