After an interruption of several months, the next Gadigal Ginko will take place on Wednesday 18th March 2026 from 10am at Barangaroo. To join other Sydney haiku poets in exploring this foreshore area while composing poems, please register via the form on the Gadigal Ginko page. There you’ll find an outline of what’s involved in the ginko, as well as links to reports of previous ginko.
Next Gadigal Ginko: 1.30pm Tuesday 19th August, Pyrmont
To join other Sydney poets for a ginko in Pyrmont from 1.30pm on Tuesday 19th August, please register via the form on the Gadigal Ginko page. There you’ll also find details of what’s involved in the ginko, as well as links to reports of previous ginko.
Tea and more…
tea all the time it takes: a haiku anthology edited by Denise Fontaine-Pincince is now available for purchase.
Two of my haiku have recently appeared in the latest issue of Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, 8.2.
Next Gadigal Ginko: 10am Saturday 31st May, 2025, Sydney Park
To join other Sydney poets for a ginko at Sydney Park from 10am on Saturday 31st May, please register via the form on the Gadigal Ginko page. There you’ll also find details of what’s involved in the ginko, as well as links to reports of previous ginko.
New publications in 2025
So far this year six new haiku and a haibun of mine have appeared in Modern Haiku 56.1, Kokako 42, Echidna Tracks 14 and Espacio Luna Alfanje: Haikus Internacionales. Espacio Luna Alfanje is a multi-lingual publication, and the April 2025 issue includes a Spanish translation of my haiku.
Seashores 14 will be out soon, as well as a haiku anthology about tea edited by Denise Fontaine-Pincince.
The anthology celebrating Haiku Down Under 2024 came out towards the end of last year. Carole Harrison and Sue Courtney did a wonderful job as editors of A Sensory Journey: Haiku Down Under Anthology 2024. I was pleased to have two poems included, as well as some introductory remarks.
Next Gadigal Ginko: ~9.30am Wednesday 26th February 2025, Wareamah / Cockatoo Island
To join other Sydney poets for a ginko at Wareamah / Cockatoo Island from ~9.30am on Wednesday 26 February, please register via the form on the Gadigal Ginko page, where you’ll find details of what’s involved in the ginko. There are also links to reports of previous ginko.
Recent publications – November 2024
Recently five new haiku of mine have appeared in Echidna Tracks 13, Modern Haiku 55.3, Frogpond 47.3 and Autumn Moon 8.1.
Next Gadigal Ginko: 10am Monday 21 October 2024
To join other Sydney poets for a ginko in the Royal Botanic Garden from 10am on Monday 21 October, please register via the form on the Gadigal Ginko page, where you’ll find details of what’s involved in the ginko. There are also links to reports of previous ginko.
Haiku Down Under 2024
Haiku Down Under 2024 was held via Zoom over the weekend of 16th-18th August 2024. I deeply appreciate the commitment and effort of my co-organisers Sue Courtney (New Zealand), Carole Harrison (Australia) and Carol Reynolds (Australia) in planning and running this second trans-Tasman haiku gathering. I’m also grateful to the presenters, discussion panel members, guest Session Hosts and the participants from all over who made it an engaging and stimulating weekend. Thanks also to Sandra Simpson, who at late notice became our Patron, and who has written some kind words on her breath blog site.
L E Mumford 