a sudden cloud
darkens the sea
moonbirds returning
Judith E.P. Johnson
last light
a silver sky swallows
a silver gull
M. Faz
eventide—
a murmur of pigeons
folds the night
Madhuri Pillai
heralding the moon
a soft glow behind the ridge
Simon Hanson
Call for Submissions Echidna Tracks: Issue 16 Summer/Autumn 2026
Submissions for Echidna Tracks Issue 16 have now closed.
Simon Hanson and Jennifer Sutherland will be the haiku editors for this issue.
We invite your best and previously unpublished haiku/senryu on any topic that stirs your imagination.
Australia, in the twenty-first century, is a vibrant multicultural society. We hope to celebrate, through the haiku/senryu collected on this website, the diversity of lifestyles, values, characters, customs, cultures, and historical experiences of the people inhabiting Australia, as well as the diversity of our landscapes, flora, and fauna. Please explore our categories for inspiration. If you choose a seasonal reference, it should be compatible with the publication’s Summer or Autumn timeframe.
This is primarily a website for the collection of the best work of Australian haiku poets. We also accept haiku from those who have visited Australia and wish to share their experiences.
Please submit your haiku/senryu on the form available on the submissions page throughout October 2025. Submissions will only be received via the submissions form. Submissions for Issue 16 have now closed.
Echidna Tracks: Issue 16 Summer/Autumn 2026 will be published on 5 January 2026.
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held in a mist
of white butterflies
the scent of lavender
John Low
controlled burning
in Spring stillness
hazy horizons
Carol Reynolds
leaving time behind
as he goes into care
all dad’s clocks
Bill Wootton
rippled sandstone
lapping an ancient shore
an ancient moon
Simon Hanson
Welcome to Echidna Tracks Issue 15: Winter/Spring 2025
A group of haiku will be posted each Monday morning from 7 July 2025 until Issue 15 is complete on 29 December 2025.
Haiku in Issue 15 were selected by Editors Gavin Austin and Marilyn Humbert. Thank you to all those who contributed their haiku. The beautiful cover image was provided by Simon Hanson. We hope you enjoy the publication.
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