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Hi everyone,

Our junicho is up to verse #5 already, do come over and have a look - and join in too. No experience necessary.

The verse chosen for stanza 4 contains an embedded link to an art video so we may be making history as the first multi-media renku!

Simply go to the THF home page and click on the title under the slides for "Junicho",
Sandra Simpson, sabaki

Hi everyone,

With the hokku selected we're looking for a wakiku - 2-line second verse - in the junicho that's being written over at The Renku Sessions (go to the homepage and click on either the Renku Sessions graphic or look for the link to the wakiku under the slides).

Everyone welcome, no experience in renku (linked verse) necessary.

Hope to see you there,
Sandra

Hi everyone,

Just to let you know that a new Renku Session is starting - we're doing a 12-verse junicho and the last day for submitting candidate verses for the hokku (first verse) is February 12.

There's an Introduction page so you can read up on junicho and renku a little bit, but the hokku for a renku is the only verse in the whole poem that is just like a haiku.

I'm acting as sabaki for the junicho and have asked that poets in the southern hemisphere submit summer verses and those in the northern hemisphere winter verses.

It would be nice to see plenty of people joining the fun. To find out more, click on the Renku Sessions graphic on the Home page.

All the best,
Sandra Simpson

Congratulations to Lorin Ford of Australia who has been awarded First in the Katikati Haiku Contest, winning $NZ100.

a last year's lambskin where mushrooms gather dusk

- Lorin Ford

Second was Beverley George of Australia ($NZ50) and Third was Simon Hanson, also of Australia ($NZ25). Best Local Haiku was by Catherine Bullock of Waihi.

The organisers would like to thank Kings Seeds for their sponsorship of the cash prizes.

Highly Commended: Cynthia Rowe (Australia), Gary Hotham (US), Jan Dobb (Australia) and Beverley George (Australia).

Commended: Scott Mason (US), Tony Beyer (NZ), Jennifer Sutherland (Australia), Claire Knight (UK), Quendryth Young (Australia) and Norah Johnson (NZ).

To read the winning poems and the judge's report, please go here:
http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/katikaticontest2014

Slightly less than a fortnight until this contest closes - $NZ175 in prize money. Overseas entrants may use PayPal. All proceeds to the Katikati Haiku Pathway project.

Read entry details here:
http://breathhaiku.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/katikati-haiku-contest/

Only 3 weeks until the Katikati Haiku Contest closes ... September 26.

Read entry details here:
http://breathhaiku.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/katikati-haiku-contest/

Hello all,

I have produced my first calendar - haiku and images - so thought I would let you know that I have some copies available for sale. It is an A4 size (when closed) and designed to be hung on the wall. The images are all colour.

If you duck over to my blog, you'll be able to see a couple of the images, plus information about cost and ordering. http://breathhaiku.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/haiku-calendar-2015/

Thanks for your interest,
Sandra Simpson

Entries are now open for the 2014 Katikati Haiku Contest.

The senior section (18 & over) offers cash prizes, thanks to the generosity of Kings Seeds - $NZ100 for first, $NZ50 for second and $NZ25 for third. Proceeds to the Katikati Haiku Pathway project.

Send 2 copies of each poem with 1 copy only including your name & contact details. For results send ssae or include an e-mail address. 

Entry fees: $NZ5/3 haiku or $NZ2/haiku. Overseas entrants may use PayPal, email the contest secretary for details, and enter by email. Find the email link here. http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/haikunews/competitions

Post entries to: Katikati Haiku Contest, PO Box 183, Katikati 3166, New Zealand.

Deadline: In hand September 26.

Results: Announced in October.

Judge: Sandra Simpson.

Can anyone tell me if the online journal Dark Pens is still viable? The web address I had takes me to a holding site.

Thanks,
Sandra

This week I went to a low-key poetry reading in a local bar - one eminent national poet and one well-known-ish local poet reading a few pieces each.

Part-way through I realised how long the poems were, which made me smile and think, I love haiku.

Why?

• It's not a full-length book but it's still a story worth hearing
• There's room for imagination
• It knows when to be quiet
• It understands the power of a single word
• It doesn't outstay its welcome

Please feel free to add your thoughts ...

Hello all,

The biennial Katikati Haiku Contest is now open for entries - closes May 16. All proceeds from the contest go towards the Haiku Pathway project, the largest collection of haiku "stones" outside Japan.

Entry details are here, and include a link to a page about the pathway.

http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/katikaticontest2012

Best wishes,
Sandra Simpson
secretary, Katikati Haiku Pathway Committee

Hello,

I have just published my first collection of haiku - breath - and have some copies for sale.

breath is A5 size and includes 52 pages of haiku, several of them award-winning poems, 4 separator pages of full-colour photos, as well as a dozen other full-colour photos scattered throughout the book.

Please email me through THF for the cost - postage prices vary around the world. The book itself is available for $NZ15.

Thank you,
Sandra

The next Haiku Festival Aotearoa will be held in Tauranga, New Zealand, from June 15-17 (Friday-Sunday) and registrations are now open.

The programme includes 2 master classes by Jim Kacian, suitable for all writers, whether beginner or more experienced, as well as visit to the Katikati Haiku Pathway.

For full details, including a registration form, please go to:

http://hfa2012.wordpress.com/

Tauranga is about 250km southeast of Auckland on the Bay of Plenty coastline - a 2.5 hour drive or a 25-minute flight.

We'd love to see you here!

- Sandra Simpson & Margaret Beverland, organisers

Sad news from Australia - Jan Bostok, patron of Haiku OZ, passed away on September 4. She had been in hospital for some time with complications from diabetes.

To read more, go to Haiku NewZ

http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/haikunews/haikuhappenings

Jan was an amazing woman and a gifted poet who did much to generate interest in haiku and its related forms in both Australia and New Zealand.