There’s been a flurry of haiku activity of late, so here’s a bit of a roundup:
This week, I was one of the Wednesday haiku poets over at Issa’s Untidy Hut along with Bruce Hodder and the mighty Issa himself. You can read the poems here…
I have also recently had a handful of haiku published in vol 18: no. 3 of the beautifully produced South X Southeast Haiku & Haiku Arts Journal. If you have never had a look you can do so here.
And just in time for Christmas, the Third Australian Haiku Anthology has just been released by paper wasp. I also have a selection of haiku published in this anthology, which celebrates the vibrant Australian haiku voice. You can read more about the anthology and order copies here.
And finally, here is a selection of poems written as part of last Sunday’s Ginko through Fortitude Valley. I was not able to be there, but these poems bring the ‘Valley’ to life for anyone who has never taken a walk through one of Brisbane’s iconic inner city suburbs.
And tomorrow, we are off to Southbank for another perfect haiku morning…

valley markets
in the mirror
a girl writes her thoughts
Lee-Anne Davie
*
under a tree
a man contemplates
a parking meter
Lyndon Norton
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longevity bench
an old man
smokes a packet
Andrew Phillips

stone sunflowers
in perpetual bloom
cheap lease
Rebekah Woodward
*
discount massages
the masseuse uses
only one hand
Cindy Keong
*
morning market
the colours
of a hangover
Tiggy Johnson

2 for $3
or $2 each
plastic buddhas
Chris Lynch
*
last coins
the old woman feeds
her hunger
Trish Reid
*
ibis stalk
the city street
wary shoppers
Corrie MacDonald
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photography by Cindy Keong