The Australian Haiku Society http://www.haikuoz.org/ en Copyright 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 20:13:36 +1000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Vancouver Haiku Invitational: closes 4 June 2012 The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival invites you to submit two haiku celebrating the beauty of cherry blossoms. This year, internationally recognized poet from Australia, Beverley George, has been invited to be the Festival guest judge.

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/vancouver_haiku_invitational_c.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/vancouver_haiku_invitational_c.html Current Events Mon, 14 May 2012 20:13:36 +1000 Report on Cloudcatcher Ginko No.25 The Cloudcathcher group held their autumn ginko at Victoria Park, Alstonville, NSW on Thursday 10 May 2012. A report is included below:

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/report_on_cloudcatcher_ginko_n.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/report_on_cloudcatcher_ginko_n.html Current Events Mon, 14 May 2012 19:52:24 +1000 Snapshot Press Book Awards 2012 Hearty congratulations to Ron Moss for his success in winning the Snapshot Press MS book awards for 2012. Ron’s first collection of haiku, The Bone Carver, will be coming out before Christmas and will be with the prestigious Snapshot Press.

http://www.snapshotpress.co.uk/contests/book_awards/results.htm

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/snapshot_press_book_awards_201.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/snapshot_press_book_awards_201.html Current Events Mon, 07 May 2012 14:45:29 +1000 MINUTES OF BINDII MEETING 5 MAY 2012 The Bindii group met at the Box Factory, 59 Regent St South, Adelaide from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm Minutes of the meeting are provided below:

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/minutes_of_bindii_meeting_5_ma.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/minutes_of_bindii_meeting_5_ma.html Current Events Sun, 06 May 2012 22:50:35 +1000 The Little Book of Yotsumonos - John Carley & collaborators Darlington Richards, publishers of Journal of Renga & Renku, are pleased to announce the launch of the Little Book of Yotsumonos.

Preview: http://darlingtonrichards.com/lboy_preview
Purchase: http://darlingtonrichards.com/lboy_buy

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/the_little_book_of_yotsumonos.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/05/the_little_book_of_yotsumonos.html Current Events Thu, 03 May 2012 13:29:10 +1000 Janice M Bostok Haiku Prize New contest offers $350 for first place

Australia’s greatest haiku poet, the late Janice M Bostok, is being honoured with a major new haiku award offering a First Prize of $350 with a Second Prize of $100 and $50 for Third Prize.

The new award will be international in scope and looks forward to attracting the very best of English language haiku from around the world – in keeping with Janice’s recognition as a truly international haiku poet and as a fitting memorial to her many decades of dedication to promoting not only the development of an Australian haiku voice but also her work on behalf of English language haiku as a global art form.

The large judging panel will be led by one of Janice’s colleagues and admirers, the multi-award winning haiku poet Jim Kacian, founder of The Haiku Foundation, and will include Australian Haiku Society president Cynthia Rowe.

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/janice_m_bostok_haiku_prize.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/janice_m_bostok_haiku_prize.html Current Events Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:48:11 +1000 The 4th Kokako Tanka Competition Entries for the 4th Kokako Tanka Competition are open until 31 October 2012. First Prize is NZ$200, with Second and Third Prizes of NZ$50 each. The Judge is Tony Beyer.

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/the_4th_kokako_tanka_competiti.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/the_4th_kokako_tanka_competiti.html Tanka - Rest of the world Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:17:40 +1000 Haiku Foundation Video Archive I'm writing to let you know about The Haiku Foundation Video Archive campaign.

http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Haiku-Foundation-Video-Archive?a=346480&i=emal

Take a moment if you would to check it out. All the tools are there. Get perks, make a contribution, or simply follow updates. If enough of us get behind it, we can make 'The Haiku Foundation Video Archive' happen. This is a word of mouth kind of campaign, so passing this link along and spreading the word is greatly appreciated too. Thanks for having a look, and take care.

Jim Kacian
President
The Haiku Foundation

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/haiku_foundation_video_archive.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/haiku_foundation_video_archive.html Current Events Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:49:13 +1000 Ozku anthology: raking stones Ozku's first anthology, raking stones, was published in April 2012.

raking stones is a beautifully presented,silk-finished collection of haiku, tanka and haibun from all six members: Dawn Bruce, Joyce Christie, Margaret Conley, Margaret L. Grace, Joanne Watcyn-Jones and Beatrice Yell.

The anthology is dedicated to the memory of Janice Bostok 1942-2011, haiku pioneer of Australia.

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/ozku_anthology_raking_stones.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/ozku_anthology_raking_stones.html Current Events Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:15:22 +1000 Vice President HaikuOz Due to commitments Dawn Bruce, Vice President Australian Haiku Society, has regretfully handed in her resignation. I would like to thank Dawn for her contribution to the smooth running of HaikuOz over the past four years and wish her all the best for her future undertakings.

Lynette Arden, I am delighted to announce, has accepted the position of Vice President Australian Haiku Society.

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/vice_president_haikuoz.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/04/vice_president_haikuoz.html Current Events Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:09:05 +1000 Those pesky records Paper wasp has been somewhat taken aback by a (justifiably) irate email from overseas pointing out that one of its recent publications has fallen victim to the repeat publication of a singular haiku. It is unusual for journal editors and/or contest organisers to receive submissions that have been published elsewhere or haiku that occasionally bear a remarkable similarity to previously published material. It has, however, happened and this recent case does remind us all that patience and meticulous record keeping of haiku submissions to the many journals, websites and contests, now so easily accessible, is a good idea.

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/those_pesky_records.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/those_pesky_records.html Current Events Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:50:29 +1000 Paper Wasp Jack Stamm Haiku Competition 2011 Congratulations to Cynthia Rowe, Jo McInerney and Ron Moss for winning First, Second and Thrid prizes respectively in the 2011 Paper Wasp Jack Stamm Haiku Competition. The successful haiku in order from first to third were:


tree-lined stream
the falcon rowing
through air


holding the warmth
of the afternoon sun
dandelion ridge


simmering rhubarb
mother plays ragtime
on broken keys


While the Jack Stamm Award has over the years become a valued and sought after prize, Paper Wasp has announced that the 2011 competition will be the last in the series honouring, Jack Stamm, the Japan-based American beat generation haiku poet who was part of a Japanese initiative to reinvigorate Australian haiku in the late 1980s.

The 2011 Jack Stamm Anthology therefore reproduces all the prize winning haiku dating back to the first competition in 1999.

Paper Wasp has also announced that it will honour Australia’s greatest haiku poet, the late Janice M Bostok, with a new international haiku award - further details will be available in the coming months.

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/paper_wasp_jack_stamm_haiku_co_1.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/paper_wasp_jack_stamm_haiku_co_1.html Current Events Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:14:49 +1000 4th Yamadera Bashō Memorial Museum Haiku Contest Professor Oba at the Basho Memorial Museum in Yamagata, Japan, invites Australian entries by 11 June for the Museum’s 2012 English language haiku competition.

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/4th_yamadera_bash_memorial_mus.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/4th_yamadera_bash_memorial_mus.html Current Events Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:00:06 +1000 Limestone Tanka Poets: 18 March meeting Who would’ve thought that two hours would be enough time in which to enjoy a presentation of Moon Forest Armada Tanka Group’, as well as a talk on How-a-Poet-Works and have time in which to workshop new tanka. Limestone Tanka Poets did all three in our March meeting and what was achieved was pleasing if the contentment on everyone’s faces at the end were anything to go on.

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/limestone_tanka_poets_18_march.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/limestone_tanka_poets_18_march.html Tanka - Australia Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:40:44 +1000 The 7th International Tanka Festival 2012 From Aya Yuhki, editor of The Tanka Journal [Japan] comes news of a contest for tanka in English.


The 7th International Tanka Festival 2012
Shonan Village Centre, November 28th- 29th, 2012

announces

The ITF SHONAN VILLAGE CENTER Competition
for tanka in English

Call for Submissions:
Open to everyone
Entry Fee: None

]]> http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/the_7th_international_tanka_fe.html http://www.haikuoz.org/2012/03/the_7th_international_tanka_fe.html Competitions Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:18:37 +1000