Haiku Walk: Canning River Ginko 2015 will be brought to you by the Mari Warabiny Haiku Group (West Australia).

Date: Saturday, 10th October

Time: 10.30am till approximately 1.30 p.m.

Venue: Canning River Eco Education Centre, Samphire Room

Address: Corner of Kent St and Queens Park Rd, Wilson (walking distance from Albany Highway).

RSVP: Please reply by email to [email protected]

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On a sunny afternoon 8 haiku enthusiasts from the Mari Warabiny Haiku Group met at the Art Gallery of WA, in the vibrant Perth Cultural Centre, for a Spring ginko. The Art Gallery of WA provided the Manhattan Meeting Room where our Ginko leader (Shuzai) the esteemed haiku Poet, Maureen Sexton welcomed us. Maureen provided a handout and verbal instructions on how to conduct a Spring Ginko.

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Maureen Sexton will hold a free workshop in Perth on 2 September: Haiku - Sensing the image. The short, long and short of it!

In this workshop, we will examine the 'what is' and 'how to' of haiku.

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• Haiku and Senryu will be accepted.
• Entries must be previously unpublished.
• Adult entries are limited to 5 per entrant and must all be on one A4 paper.
• Student entries are limited to 3 per entrant and must all be on one A4 paper.
• The name of the poet must be included at the bottom of the page.
• A separate contact sheet must have name and contact details.
• The contact sheet must also list the first line of each poem.
• Font size to be at least 22pt. Any style is acceptable.
• Entries will be judged purely on the text.
• Any pictures or decorations must fit on the page with the Haiku.

Entries close Thurs 23 August, 5 pm. Winners listed Mon 3 September.

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The Mari Warabiny Haiku Group is a group of haiku enthusiasts based in WA, but open to all no matter where you live, who give feedback on each others’ haiku by email, share information about haiku and related forms, and events in WA. We all recognise the need to critique our haiku, no matter how experienced or inexperienced we are.

http://www.wapoets.net.au/mari-warabiny-haiku-group/

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Haiku Submission Guidelines

The Creatrix Haiku Editor is Rose van Son.
The Creatrix selectors for haiku are Rose van Son, Meryl Manoy, Amanda Joy, and Gary De Piazzi.
To avoid disappointment, please follow the submission guidelines.

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Haiku – One Moment Please

8 Week Course with Maureen Sexton

Every Tuesday evening 25th October to 13th December, 7 pm to 9.30 pm
OR
Every Wednesday afternoon 19th October to 7th December, 12.30 pm to 3 pm

Where: The Art House, 63 Railway Avenue, Kelmscott (walking distance from Kelmscott train station)

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MARI WARABINY HAIKU GROUP
Invites you to join us on a ginko (haiku walk)

Where: Araluen Botanic Park
When: Saturday 29th October, 10.30 am

We will meet under the M. Simons Memorial Pergola. If you need to be picked up from Kelmscott train station
please let me know and I will arrange it. If you would like to meet at my house in Kelmscott, so we can car-pool, please let me know and we can arrange that, [email protected] or 0435 024 616.

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a moment please: haiku basics and ginko (haiku walk)

Sunday 29th August
4 pm to 6 pm
City Farm, East Perth

Join Maureen Sexton, Amanda Joy, members of the Mari Warabiny haiku group and others for an introduction to haiku followed by a ginko (haiku walk) and sharing of haiku. This is a free event.

For more information contact Maureen 0435 024 616 or email: [email protected].

WA Poets Inc presents: paths made by water

a journey through haiga, haiku and butoh/taboo dance, followed by open readings (all forms of poetry). Music by The Book of Reel and Geordie Batey.

City Farm, 1 City Farm Place, East Perth
Sunday 5th September 2010
7 pm to 11 pm

Multi-media presentations of the contemporary haiga and haiku of Amanda Joy and Maureen Sexton.
Haiga and haiku on silk by artist, Annie Otness.
Haiku dovetailing by Amanda Joy and Maureen Sexton.
Butoh/Taboo dance by Roeli Joosten.
Music by the Book of Reel and Geordie Batey.
Haiku readings by the Mari Warabiny Haiku Group
Open Readings (all forms of poetry)

Hear for yourself the influence of Zen in Haiku, Haiga and Butoh.

“What is the relevance of Zen to Haiku? … Zen and haiku are about finding one’s way to what is known as haiku ‘spirit’. Zen was present at the very moment haiku came into being. Haiku was Zen in inspiration. … What is the relevance of Zen to haiku today, more than 350 years later? In one word it is discipline. The discipline of self. The discipline to quiet the chatter of our minds. The discipline to see things as they are, as they exist in this Eternal Now.” This is an excerpt of a much longer article by Jacqui Murray, April 2008 that can be found at - /Zen%20and%20haiku%20jacqui%20murray.pdf

Organisers: Maureen Sexton WA Rep (HaikuOz, The Australian Haiku Society, www.haikuoz.org and Amanda Joy, in conjunction with WA Poets Inc www.wapoets.net.au

For more information contact Maureen on 0435 024 616 or email Gary: [email protected]

Wednesday 1st September: Introduction to Haibun
Masterclass with Joanna Preston
10 am – 12 noon
Kaos Room
$15 / $10 WAPI members
$20 / $12 non-members
Downstairs at the Blue Room, 53 James Street, Perth Cultural Centre
To book, contact Gary: [email protected]
For more information go to: www.wapoets.net.au

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Sunday 25th July
7 pm to 10 pm
The Fringe Gallery
94 Bawdan Street Willagee
(opposite Webber Reserve)

A multimedia presentation of the contemporary haiga and haiku of Maureen Sexton and Amanda Joy.
Plus Butoh/Taboo dance performance by Roeli Joosten.

Open mike is open to all forms of poetry! But it’d be great to hear your haiku if you do!

“Haiku.. as dynamic in the manner of a single frame of thought.. the flash itself, immeasurable in any time whatever: no time manifesting in time. So the movement of the haiku could be said not to move but to be, totally movement. That movement which because it is not relative, is inseparable from stillness
~W.S. Merwin

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Sunday 15th August 2010, Wild Fig Jam Cottage

What is haiku? Why has it become so popular?

Part I of this workshop will run from 10 am – 12 noon and will address the following topics:

a brief history of haiku
haiku purpose
defining haiku
stopping the mind chatter
are syllables important?
fragment and phrase theory
techniques for writing haiku

the stillness –
soaking into stones
cicada’s cry

-- Matsuo Basho

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ENTRY CONDITIONS
Haiku and Senryu will be accepted.
Entries must be previously unpublished.
Adult entries are limited to 5 per entrant and must all be on one A4 paper.
Student entries are limited to 3 per entrant and must all be on one A4 paper.
The name of the poet must be included at the bottom of the page.
A separate contact sheet must have name and contact details.
The contact sheet must also list the first line of each poem.
Font size to be at least 22pt. Any style is acceptable.
Entries will be judged purely on the text.
Any pictures or decorations must fit on the page with the Haiku.
Entries close Thursday 13 August 5 pm.
Winners listed Mon 31 August
Submit entries: Deliver to the Library, 573 Hay St Perth.
Post to GPO Box C120 Perth 6839 Haiku will not be returned unless
accompanied with a stamped, self - addressed envelope.
Email to [email protected]. The poems must be
sent as a word document attachment.
We welcome entries from overseas, but regrettably we are not able to allocate prizes or forward gift vouchers to overseas entrants.
Adult: 1st - $75 2nd - $50 3rd - $40
High School age: 1st - $50
Primary School age: 1st - $40
Winners will be listed on the Library’s web page and in the Library.
Entries will be displayed on the Haiku Wall in the Library during WA National Poetry Week from 31 August – 5 September
Entries will be judged by Maureen Sexton - WA Representative for HaikuOz – the Australian Haiku Society.

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A Haiku Celebration

Hosted by The Bodhi Tree Bookstore and Café as part of A Celebration of Writing.
Celebrate haiku and related forms at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore Café, on Sunday 1st August from 12 noon. You will be rewarded with: Haiku readings/performances, demonstrations of the deep and powerful connections in Haiga, the beauty of the combination of Haiku and silk art, and the hauntingly disciplined movements of Butoh dance. The winners of the Bodhi Tree Haiku Competition will be reading their winning works and there will be an open reading, so bring along yours or your favourite haiku to read.

Presenters:
Haiga – Maureen Sexton, Amanda Joy
Haiku – Amanda Joy, Maureen Sexton, Ross Bolleter, Rose Van Son
Butoh – Roeli Joosten
Haiku and Silk Art – Annie Otness

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Posted by Graham Nunn at 09:21 AM | Permalink

Haiku on Friday recently conducted an interview with Maureen Sexton. The complete interview can be read here:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID;=114424058&blogID;=517722681

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Workshop: Haiku Day with Graham Nunn (QLD) & Maureen Sexton (WA)

Venue: Great Southern Room, State Library of Western Australia, 25 Francis Street, Perth.

Part one of this workshop will run from 10am - 12pm and address the following topics:

- a brief history of haiku
- defining haiku
- are the syllables important?
- haiku purpose
- fragment and phrase theory
- wabi and sabi
- techniques for writing haiku
- techniques for revising your work

Part II, will run from 1 pm to 3 pm and include a ginko and a look at publishing haiku in Australia and beyond.

To book email: [email protected]

Posted by Graham Nunn at 09:24 PM | Permalink

The Mari Warabiny Haiku Group is a group of haiku enthusiasts in WA who give feedback on each others' haiku by email. We all recognise the need to critique our haiku, no matter how experienced or inexperienced we are. We follow guidelines for haiku writing based on the Submission Guidelines for haiku sent to the Creatrix Journal, and the Haiku Information provided for Creatrix haiku submissions. We will occasionally participate in Ginko (haiku walks) and also meet to read and discuss haiku. We don't expect members to attend all our ginko or meetings.

Mari Warabiny are Nyungar words meaning 'Billowing Clouds'.

If you live in Western Australia, and you'd like to join the group, email Maureen: [email protected]

Posted by Graham Nunn at 06:18 PM | Permalink

Creatrix Poetry Journal now has a haiku section and is online. The founding members are: Maureen Sexton, John Bird and Nicholas Barwell. The editor for the haiku section is Maureen Sexton.

At this stage, publication is for WA Poets Inc members only, however you don’t have to live in WA to be a member. To download a membership form, please go to: http://www.wapoets.net.au/pages/membershipform.html

For haiku submission guidelines, go to: http://www.wapoets.net.au/pages/creatrixhaikusubmissionguidelines.html

Creatrix will be published online in March, June, September and December. The next deadline is 22nd May for the June issue. To have a look at the first issue of the haiku section of Creatrix, go to: http://www.wapoets.net.au/pages/creatrixissue4haiku.html

We look forward to your membership and your haiku submissions.

Haiku Workshops with Maureen Sexton

Haiku Workshop Part I was held last Saturday March 7 from 1pm to 3pm at the Peter Cowan Writers Centre, Joondalup. The workshop covered a brief history of haiku, how to write haiku and looking for that 'aha' factor.
The group participated in various writing exercises and were set homework to do.

Part II of the workshop will be held on Saturday March 21
1pm to 3 pm
Peter Cowan Writers Centre
Edith Cowan House, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup
Afternoon tea is included
In this workshop we will learn about the all-important brevity in haiku, editing our homework, and explore publishing opportunities. We will also investigate other related forms.
Part II is available to those who did not attend Part I. For more information and notes, contact Maureen: [email protected]

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Posted by Graham Nunn at 06:34 PM | Permalink

On Monday 1st September 2008, during National Poetry Week 2008, I was fortunate to attend a Haiku Workshop organised by the City of Perth Library, and held in the Library in Hay Street, Perth.

The workshop was skilfully presented by Maureen Sexton. Maureen is the WA Regional Representative for HaikuOz, the Secretary of WA Poets Inc, and has been published both in Australia and abroad.

The 2 hour workshop was one of several events organised by the City of Perth Library. The other events included a Haiku Competition, a Haiku Display and two Poetry Sessions with local poets. The winners of the Haiku Competition were announced the morning of the workshop.

We enjoyed an interesting and informative introduction to Haiku. We listened with enthusiasm as we learnt about its history and pioneers.

Maureen explained the difference between Japanese language Haiku and English language Haiku, and discussed Australian Haiku.

We learnt that in Haiku, more is less! To be concise and capture the moment... one single moment in time.

Our ears unwrapped the Haiku read to us... discovering with joy, the many layers of meaning hidden in simple words.

We practised the art of mastering the elusive Haiku moment... That "AHA", penny drops moment, where we see the big picture... the final layer of the Haiku.

The group showed great talent, with many writers infusing their work with rich images, simplicity, yet depth.

In attendance, amongst others, were Enis Pearce, June Earle, Donna Wood, Anne Dyson, Natasha Adams & Liz.

We were delighted to receive practical advice to get published in Australia and overseas.

We also had the pleasure of meeting Mr Yuichi Takatsuka, from the Consulate-General of Japan, who was one of the judges of the Haiku Competition this year. The Consulate-General of Japan have provided the judges for all the Haiku Competitions organised by the City of Perth Library since 2005. The winners in 2008 were: 1st Cassidy Marino WA, 2nd David Terelinck NSW, 3rd Mark Brenzi WA.

To join a Haiku writers group in WA, contact Maureen Sexton [email protected] or go to: http://www.maureensexton.com.au/Pages/haiku.html

Natasha L Adams

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Perth haiku poet Maureen Sexton, has had nine haiku published on the Swan River Trust's new River Guardians website. You can view Maureen's haiku at: http://www.riverguardians.com/Lists/River%20Tales/CustomDispForm.aspx?ID=4. Look under River Tales. The River Guardian website relates to the Swan and Canning Rivers, which flow through the suburbs of Perth.

Posted by Dawn Bruce at 07:43 PM | Permalink

News from Western Australia
sent by the Australian Haiku Society Regional Representative Maureen Sexton

Perth haiku poet Nicholas Barwell, has had nine haiku published on the Swan River Trust's new River Guardians website. You can view Nicholas' haiku at: http://www.riverguardians.com/Lists/River%20Tales/CustomDispForm.aspx?ID=2. The River Guardian website relates to the Swan and Canning Rivers, which flow through the suburbs of Perth.
Congratulations Nicholas!

City of Perth Library with WA Poets Inc celebrates National Poetry Week 2008
Haiku Competition

Opens Monday 21st July and closes 6 pm Thursday 7th August

Haiku entries will be displayed on the Haiku Wall at City of Perth Library from Monday 1st September 2008
Cost: Free
Where: 573 Hay St
More information available soon.
Phone 9461 3581
Visit: http://www.perth.wa.gov.au/web/Living/City-of-Perth-Library/
Email: [email protected]
Haiku Workshop with Maureen Sexton

Monday 1st September
1 pm to 3 pm
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay St , Perth
Please book
Cost: Free
Phone: 9461 3581
Email: [email protected]

Haiku Wall
Begins Monday 1st September 2008

Where: City of Perth Library, 573 Hay St , Perth

More information soon.

Phone 9461 3581

Visit: http://www.perth.wa.gov.au/web/Living/City-of-Perth-Library/
Email: [email protected]

Posted by Beverley George at 07:17 AM | Permalink

The Australian Haiku Society [HaikuOz] is delighted to announce the appointment of Maureen Sexton as Regional Representative for Western Australia.

For two consecutive years Maureen worked with the City of Perth Library to produce a haiku ‘wall’ event. In recent times her own haiku have been published in The Heron's Nest, Famous Reporter, Stylus Poetry Journal and FreeXpression.

Western Australian poets interested in haiku should contact Maureen in the first instance through HaikuOz secretary Graham Nunn [email protected]

Beverley George
President
on behalf of the committee

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Maureen Sexton, Chairperson 2006 WA Spring Poetry Festival, Co-Chairperson WA Poets Inc see www.thewordisout.net sent HaikuOz the following report

Haiku Competition and Haiku Wall Review 2005-2006

City of Perth Library conducted a Haiku poetry competition which generated interest from around the state with entries ranging from Tom Price to Margaret River. Enquiries were received from people not normally involved with the Library. The amount of interest created by the Spring Poetry Festival organizers was impressive.
The Haiku wall created in the Library Lounge included all entries. Competition results were posted on the Library web page and provided to the Japanese Consulate (judges and donors of prizes) and the Spring Poetry Festival. Prizewinners were contacted and most called in promptly to collect their prizes and certificate. Certificates were posted to Tom Price High School and St. Anthony’s School in Greenmount in acknowledgement of their numerous entries.
Assessment of the Haiku competition indicates a repeat next year would be worthwhile.

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