HAIKU

Haiku Hannah is a mother, writer and poet who has been fascinated with writing haiku style poems since she was a child. While she does write in other styles, she prefers the short and sweet approach to writing that haiku provides.

I am a musician, world traveler and a level 5 Master Haiku Poet. My favorite song is Ode to Billie Joe.

Santosh Kumar (b. 1946) is a poet, short-story writer and an editor from UP India; DPhil in English; Editor of Taj Mahal Review and Harvests of New Millennium Journals; several awards; member of World Poets Society (W.P.S.); member of World Haiku Association, Japan; presented papers in the seminar, interviews as special guest at international literary festival WORDS - one path to peace and understanding Oslo, Norway in September 2008; attended 20th Annual International Literary Festival Druskininkai Poetic Fall and 5th World Haiku Association Conference in Lithuania, Sept 30 to Oct 5, 2009; published poetry in Indian Verse by Young Poets (1980), World Poetry (1995 & 1996), The Fabric of A Vision (2001), The Still Horizon (2002), The Golden Wings (2002), Voyages (2003), Symphonies (2003), New Pegasus (2004), Explorers (2004), Dwan (USA), Promise (Purple Rose Publications, USA), World Haiku 2008 No. 4, World Haiku 2009 No. 5, Taj Mahal Review (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008). He has also edited sixteen World Poetry Anthologies, and four books of World's Great Short Stories. He is also the author of a collection of poems entitled Helicon (Cyberwit, India, ISBN 81-901366-8-2), Haiku collection New Utopia (Rochak Publishing, India ISBN 978-81-903812-0-8), NO NUKES: Brave New World of Beauty, A Long Narrative Poem, Songs of Peace & Haiku (Rochak Publishing, India ISBN 978-81-903812-3-9), and Critical Essays in collaboration with Adam Donaldson Powell (Cyberwit, India, 978-81-8253-110-9). He has also edited The Poetic Achievement of Ban'ya Natsuishi (Cyberwit, India, ISBN: 978-81-8253-149-9).

Jeff Winke is a writer with a fat portfolio filled with b-to-b, general business, construction, building technology, material handling, and process industries articles. Also, short stories, essays, haiku, and haibun.

i'm on the big island of hawaii... song write; compose and live haiku...

Very rural housewife with eclectic interests and a couple of chemistry degrees . Interests include: late Tokugawa era Japanese history , Japanese culture , philosophy, haiku , speculative fiction , science fiction , fantasy , current events , news , science , politics. Sadie's done stints in research chemistry in fields as diverse as energy storage devices and topical drug delivery. Other careers include teaching college chemistry, computer help desk and medical record keeping. Currently, Sadie lives the minimalist rural life while attending to the needs and demands of people, animals and pesky machines and an oversized yard, while finding time to write fact and fiction about all of it. Currently investigating more ways to get rid of her long-term chronic lower back pain and how to overcome her family hoarding problem .

A native Texan, I have always written for pleasure and as part of my job. I come from a family of educators and was a middle and high school science teacher for 9 years. After starting out as a volunteer when I was teaching, for two years I was the Program Coordinator for WorldFest, a ten day film festival in Houston. One year I programmed 150 short films and the other year I programmed 92 independent feature films from 24 countries, writing the promotional material for the program book and the local press. Since then I've been in the business world writing brochures, handbooks, proposals and reports, and in my spare time writing journals, screenplays, blogs and a little haiku.

Hi there! I'm Delany, aka "ThatWordChick". I've always been in love with the written word, devouring books whole from a very young age. I enjoy quirky humor, a la Dave Barry, and have been known to pen odd haiku odes to breakfast cereals and skee ball and wrestling with strange genres like 55 Fiction to challenge my brain. Creatively, I like to think of myself as the oil-streak-faced mechanic in the belly of a starship, frantically welding things together with solder made from chewing gum and pen caps in a last ditch effort to save an intergalactic mission. I find this more motivating than deadlines on a calendar, and heck...half the fun of being a writer is being slightly unhinged from reality, in my opinion. I can and will write about almost anything, with a portfolio that spans from adult novelties (my niche, actually - long, weird story about how THAT happened) to wine bottle gift baskets. My work has been in some D-list magazines, a handful of major retail sites, catalogs and here and there around the internet.

A member in the '˜ World Poets Society", Makineedi's poems are published in the magazines like Asian American Poetry, Enchanting Verses, Velvet Illusion , All Poetry, Poetry freak, Poetry Soup, Poetry Bay, Albatros, Akashich etc and Litt Articles published in chillbreeze, articlesbase.com, ezinearticles etc. Born on 17th August, 1962 in India , taken Post-graduate Degree in English Language and Literature from the Andhra University. Working as a ' Teacher in English' in the Municipal Corporation of Kakinada city, in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Besides a poet, a Literary Critic, an Artist and Art-critic, Story-writer, Writer of Children Literature, Academician and Free-lancer. So far published seven poetry anthologies, nine books of literary criticism, one anthology of short stories, three on art-criticism, one in children' literature and nine academic books. There are about thirty two books press-copied, the contents of all of which are published in the leading dailies, journals and magazines of Telugu language. The poetry anthologies are Jyoti Bala (Girl with a Torch, children lyrics, 1996), Suma Kavithanjali ( Floral Lyrics Oblation, in classical and metrical prosody, 1997),. Haiku Chitralu (Haiku Pictures, 1997), Prakruthi Geechina Vikrutha Chitram ( Ugly Picture Drawn by the Nature, in Free Verse, 2000), Selava Roju (Holiday, in free verse, 2003), Kalala Pedavula Navvulloki...( Into the Laughter of Dreamy Lips... 2008), and Samethako Padyam (A Poem for an Adage, one hundred classical and metrical poems for children, 2009). In literary criticism, have been appeared are Kala Sahitee Thoranam (collection of essays 10 each on literary and art criticisms, 1998), Haiku Kavitvam-Anuseelana (the first critical commentary on Telugu Haiku, 1999), Naneelu- Nalugu Vyasalu (Four essays on Nani, the first critical commentary on Nani, mini poem pioneered by Dr.N. Gopi, Former Vice-chancellor of Telugu University , 2002), Kalam Kalalu( Dreams of the Pens, crit

I am a Private Investigator in Wichita, Ks. I am married to the best, most wonderful woman in the world. I enjoy poetry, especially Haiku, Autumn, baseball, and ham radio. I hunt and shoot when I can and I have an extensive library.

I have a background of varied experience including writer, entrepreneur, actor, and manager. I currently write part-time but hope to take it on full-time at some point. I have three books under my belt including Tales of a Teenage Ninja - Book One, Movies in Haiku, and Little Kids Who Did Big Things. I am a lifelong resident of coastal South Carolina. I am a semi-amateur photographer and love landscape photography. I have an Masters in Business Administration and am currently working on my Masters in history part-time. I have five children total including four girls and one boy, all grown and out of school.

I am the oldest of three, I have two younger sisters. This is not meant to be a sob story, just a history that I am proud to say is my own. My father was an alcoholic so my mother divorced him when I was three. We had a mixed relationship for many years. During high school he was arrested, I didn't talk to him for a year. The day I decided to drive by and break the silence I found him dead on his kitchen floor from a massive heart attack, just like his father (my grandfather). I give him credit for being a good man at heart. My mother worked tirelessly to provide for her three children. I remember waking up at night hearing her cry over bills she could not afford. With the help of family and good friends we were able to remain happy and thrive as a family. I cannot say enough about my mother. My step father is a great man. He has always supported and loved us. I admire his patience and good nature. He is always willing to lend a hand to someone in need, a quality that seems to be disappearing. He works hard and has a very caring heart. During high school I tried writing poetry and found it very rewarding. I don't follow any specific poetry formats (i.e. Haiku, Limerick, etc). I like getting my thoughts down in what I consider a creative way. I like imagery. I sometimes will look at something or listen to something and attempt to apply words to it. I like to help people who need help, if I can. My music tastes have changed over time but I currently like anything from Andy Mckee to Metallica. I have four cats. I met my wife in high school. She helped me through some of the hardest experiences in my life, so far. We had very little in common but were drawn to each other. We grew very close over the years. We both attended the same college together. We got married September 2008 and are expecting our first child this December 2010. I consider her my guide in life and someone who will always be engrained in my soul.

Ever since I can remember, I have had a fascination and love for the written word, never without my precious journal close at hand. Whether it be a Haiku expressing my thoughts or feelings of the moment, or a short story pulled from the farthest reaches of my imagination, I was never at a loss for words. Having been born and raised in a tiny town in Southern Germany, I was afforded a unique perspective on life. As I grew I took every opportunity to travel, seeing most of Europe before the age of 13 and of course returning to my favorite countries as an adult. When I was 13 my parents moved to the US, precisely Southern California, where I would remain until I married. During my time in California, I dove into several hobbies head on: painting, cooking, fashion design, gardening and of course honing my writing skills. I married a head strong Jersey Boy, was married for 18 years raising 4 beautiful children, and have been divorced for 12 years. During my marriage we all moved back to Germany for 6 years, where I went to the University of Maryland (Heidelberg Satellite Campus) and obtained 2 BA's, one in Early Childhood Development and one Social Anthropology. I also received a Culinary arts degree from the Coquus Escuela de Cocina, Barcelona, Spain. With these tools, I have done everything from teach kindergarten, to be a mommy , and even a chef at a mediocre restaurant, all the while writing, writing, writing. I have been published several times and look forward to expanding my portfolio and becoming a full time writer.

While an undergraduate, I taught swimming and lifesaving, performed onstage several times in community theater, and worked as a youth supervisor for the state correctional system in Illinois. After graduation I published a booklet of poems, SPRING HAIKU, and a local newspaper produced a feature story on my work, leading me to give poetry readings in the area. Now living in California, I have taken formal training in acting here, and published another book in 2008, ROAD POEMS AND SKY HAIKU. There is more background info and a preview of the poems at www.roadpoems.com. All of my poems on YCN are new work (or previously unpublished) and are not in the book. I have posted a short video of myself reciting poems from the book at www.youtube.com/mrdragonfly101.

Gina Marie is a lover of the arts who self publishes literary magazines, children's books, novels, haiku's, and various poetry under Little Dipper Ink.

T.R. Irvin has written and edited book reviews, informative articles, personal accounts, interviews, short stories and poetry. Irvin produces quality content, whether it be a technical article or a profound haiku.

I'm 39, with a wonderful husband (in Iowa), and a daughter who lives in NC with her hubby (love them both!). I write mostly children's stories and poetry (rhyming poetry, traditional poetry, haiku, but mostly blank and free verse.)I try a lot of different things on AC though.

Nearly 30 yr old SAHM w. an active toddler. Crazy about everything Japanese: sushi, anime, manga, harajuku, gaming, haiku...you name it!

MECCA DONNA, ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR/JOURNALIST/POET North Carolina native, Mecca Donna, began writing poetry as a child. Her first published work was a Haiku in an Elementary School newspaper. In 1999, Mecca Donna accepted her first Editorial position at Suite101.com. She would serve as Soul Music Editor for years to come. She covered R&B/Soul Music's transition into the "Neo-Soul" Era. Throughout her 8 year Journalism Career she has penned album reviews and conducted interviews with some of the Entertainment Industry's most respected creative and professional talents. They include: Russell Simmons:: Kelis::Jay-Z::Musiq::Mariah Carey::Dream Hampton::Angie Stone::Tyrese::Lauryn Hill:: T.I.::Shemar Moore::LL Cool J::Usher::Memphis Bleek::Fat Joe::Bobby Dash::Goapele::Just Blaze::Vivian Green::Dwele::Slum Village::Sunshine Anderson::D'Angelo::Bilal::Jill Scott::Beenie Siegel::Freeway::Yung Joc::The Arkitects::Bangladesh::Trey Songs::Sammy::Mario::Floetry:: Jagged Edge::Dougie Fresh::Boris Kodjoe::Donnie Simpson::Keith Murray::Goodie Mob::Cee-lo::Wade Water::Russ Parr...and many more. MECCA DONNA, ON AIR RADIO PERSONALITY/PRODUCER From 2001-2003 you could hear Mecca Donna as an On-Air Radio Personality on Radio One's Hot 92.7. During this time she also produced the Nationally Syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show and provided commercial voice over services to such multi-billion dollar companies like Daimler-Chrysler, GMC,McDonald's,Geico, and Air Jamaica Airlines. MECCA DONNA, PUBLICIST Ms. Mecca Donna's success in Journalism and Radio opened doors for her to transition into National/International Marketing and Publicity. She is currently branding Mecca Donna Global Public Relations and has made a bold transition from Mainstream Artists to Muslim Artists. She seeks to include an exclusively Muslim Roster in her expansion.

i am something of a poet but i have sub par punctuation skills and my mind is always wondering when i write which led me to coin the phrase "ramblistics" you will often see that word in my writings i sometimes do haiku's. i am very naive and easy going, if you're curious a

i'm mid-age, write and read poetry, political, opinionated, love Haiku, avid reader.

I am a retired Social Worker who has worked as a Parole officer, an HIV counselor, and a Medicaid Eligibility Specialist. Now, I write blogs and haiku, train my dogs, drive my convertible and go shooting with my husband.

I am an award winning poet/photographer and author of "Woman Reclining", a book of epic, haiku and narrative poetry.

Brad Turner knows little about haiku poetry and nothing about writing it. But he is learning quickly, and he reads the news every day.

Born in the north hills of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, John began his artistic career as a poet and artist in pointillism while attending the University of Pittsburgh in 1986. John's work has appeared in such publications as: Haiku Zasshi Zo, Photographer's Edge, Inc., Pitts

I write poetry. Prose poems, haiku, religious, and more..I collect pins..any kind..mostly sport teams though. I am the first in my family to graduate High School. I am Salvadoran-Basque decent. I love Indian food. I sneak into the kitchen and eat a spoonful of peanut butter

Michael Menser Dell is best known for his pioneering work with LCS Hockey and for his award-winning book of Haiku, "Haikus? I Got Your Haikus Right Here."

Emotionally crippled after his life-long dream of starring opposite Danielle Fishel in a prime-time gothic sit-com was crushed by the Bush Administration. Judd Fetters now roams the earth smiting evil-doers with Haiku & obscure pop-culture references