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Irish Haiku Society

The Irish Haiku Society, founded in September 2006, is an association of haiku poets.

The Irish Haiku Society organises haiku meetings, readings, book-launches, workshops, ginko and other haiku-related events.

The Board of the Irish Haiku Society deals with queries relating to these activities,
and can be contacted at

irishhaikusociety at hotmail dot com

IHS Newsletter (PDF format)

June to August 2009

http://irishhaiku.webs.com/IHS News June to August 2009.pdf

March to May 2009

http://irishhaiku.webs.com/IHS News March to May 2009.pdf

December 2008 to February 2009

http://irishhaiku.webs.com/IHS News December 2008 to February 2009.pdf

June-August 2008

http://www.irishhaiku.webs.com/IHS News June-August 2008.pdf

March-May 2008

http://www.irishhaiku.webs.com/IHS News March-May 2008.pdf

December 2007-February 2008

http://www.irishhaiku.webs.com/IHS News 9-2007.pdf

September-November 2007

http://www.irishhaiku.webs.com/IHS News 8-2007.pdf

June-August 2007

http://www.irishhaiku.webs.com/IHS News 7-2007.pdf

Latest updates: June 2009

Added info about the haiku workshop in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, on 28th July 2009 at 2pm

(see the "Events, Publications, News" page)

The international IHS Haiku Competition 2009 announced

(see the "Haiku Competition" page)

Latest updates: May 2009

Added info about the ginko in Dun Laoghaire / Sandycove on Saturday 20th June at noon

(see the "Events, Publications, News" page)

Added info on the launch of Shamrock Haiku Journal No 9 in Dublin

(see the "Events, Publications, News" page)

Latest updates: April 2009

Added Terry O'Connor's prize-winning haiku from the VCBF Haiku Invitational 2009 (Canada)

Latest updates: March 2009

"Events, Publications, News" page updated

(added the results of the VCBF Haiku Invitational 2009, Canada)

Haiku Directory updated

Latest updates: February 2009

Haiku Directory updated

"Events, Publications, News" page updated

(included info on the haiku workshop in Ennis, Co. Clare, on 7th March 2009)

Membership

Membership of the Irish Haiku Society is free of charge and can be in one of three categories: Guest, Ordinary and Honorary.

Guest membership and publication of work on the society�s website, as well as in other publications, are available for everyone, following application and approval by the Board.

The Board offers Ordinary membership to guest members based or born on the island of Ireland.

Honorary membership is offered annually to poets of the Board�s choosing.

Applications for membership of the Irish Haiku Society should be submitted to the Board of the Irish Haiku Society at

irishhaikusociety[at]hotmail.com

Please note that Guest membership of the Irish Haiku Society is open to everybody with an interest in haiku and related forms, and should not therefore be interpreted as being any kind of professional qualification.

Membership of the Irish Haiku Society does not constitute a recommendation.

Members of the Irish Haiku Society are welcome to popularise haiku and discuss any haiku-related matters in public.

Constitution of the Irish Haiku Society is available here (PDF format):

http://www.freewebs.com/irishhaiku/IHS Constitution.pdf

Mailing List

Any person who wishes to be on the Irish Haiku Society�s mailing list, should write to

irishhaikusociety@hotmail.com>

The Board of the Society

The Board shall manage, superintend and direct the affairs of the Society, execute and enforce observance of the Rules of the Society, make representations and negotiate with any person or bodies or any authority on behalf of the members, have the power to decide all questions where the rules are not specific.

Current members of the Board are:

Anthony (Anatoly) Kudryavitsky, Chairman

Martin Vaughan, Honorary Secretary

Aisling White, Honorary Treasurer

Sharon Burrell, Events Organiser