Report on Bindii Meeting 6 December 2014
Eight Bindii members
met at the Box Factory for our last meeting for 2014. Members shared haiku,
haibun and tanka on a seasonal theme, which they had brought. Some were by
favourite writers and some had been composed by members. Members also presented
work for general feedback.
There was
general discussion of our plans for the group in 2015.
Meetings will
continue to be held at the Box Factory on the first Saturday of every second
month, except in April, where the second Saturday has been booked because of
Easter.
2015 Meeting dates: February 7, April 11, June 6, August 1,
October 3, December 5.
2015 Meeting times: The meeting time will change to 12:00 –
14:00. This will suit some members better and we can bring lunch at this time.
Some members may wish to continue at a café after the official meeting has
ended.
NEW TREASURER: Money held by the group is being
transferred to Lee Bentley from Alex Ask, as Lee will now be acting as our
Treasurer instead of Alex. Many thanks
to Alex for managing our finances until this time.
Haiku Bindii Journal: Lee Bentley, as editor, is finalizing
her selection of work from submissions by members and then Lee and Lyn Arden
will work on the final design and compilation and Lyn will design and set up
the book for printing. Sixteen members have submitted work. Members will be
notified individually once the final selections are complete.
Book Launch: Currently we are planning to launch in
April and it was decided that a weekend afternoon time was preferred. Dates yet
to be finalized and will depend on availability of rooms in The Box Factory.
Haiku Competition for Langhorne Creek
Literary Festival. Lyn
Arden and Lee Bentley have both made personal commitments of $100 each for
prizes for this competition in 2015, which is for SA School Students. The
Festival Organizers have recommended that there be two divisions, one for
junior and one for senior school years. The Festival Organization will carry
out all organization and publicity for the competition. Lee and Lyn will
provide competition guidelines and some instructional material on haiku for
distribution to schools. Lee and Lyn will be the judges of the winning entries.
We hope that this competition will add to the profile of haiku and the
knowledge of how to write in this genre of poetry.
At the end of
the meeting, members adjourned to Cibo Café in Hutt St for an end of the year
celebration.
NEXT MEETING: SATURDAY
7 FEBRUARY 2015 AT THE BOX FACTORY.
Report
by Lyn Arden 6 December 2014
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