Haiku Bindii

haiku what are they? why we write them An introduction to Haiku Saturday 28 January, from 1 – 3 pm The haiku is an ancient Japanese poetry form, but it is as relevant today as it has always been. Western poets have adopted and adapted the form to suit contemporary tastes, and  the fact that the form continues to evolve in Japan is, paradoxically, entirely in keeping with tradition. Julia Wakefield will give a brief introduction to the combined complexity and simplicity of the haiku form. After a short break, there will be a series of group exercises that focus on composing haiku. Refreshments provided. A Gold Coin donation is requested to cover expenses. Bookings: haikubindii@gmail.com Box Factory 59 Regent St South Adelaide

For our final meeting of 2016, a small group of four members shared some haiku and their experiences of writing and working with haiku during 2016. Dawn Colsey chaired the meeting and other attendees were: Lee Bentley, Lynette Arden and Jill Gower. Apologies: Maeve Archibald, Sara Abend-Sims, Margaret Dingle, Belinda Broughton, Julia Wakefield and Athena Zaknic. Dawn opened the meeting by welcoming members and extending congratulations, on behalf of members, to Sara Abend-Sims for her fine haibun published in December 2016 Haibun Today . The Bindii program for 2017 was discussed and will be displayed on our website. January: beginners’ haiku workshop, run by Julia Wakefield February: follow up to the January workshop (Julia Wakefield) April: ginko (Adelaide Botanic Gardens proposed), led by Lee Bentley, with email workshop to follow (Lynette Arden to organize) June: haibun workshop (Maeve Archibald) August: workshop of haibun (Maeve Archibald) October: tanka