KACIAN,
JIM: owner of Red Moon Press, editor-in-chief
of
The Red Moon Anthology series, editor of Frogpond,
and
author of Presents of Mind, Katsura Press, 1996,
Honorable
Mention in the 1996 Merit Book Awards.
Chincoteague
earned the 1996 Cicada Chapbook
Award.
Six Directions is due out in late February 1998
from
La Alameda Press, Albuquerque NM. Jim also
writes
other forms of poetry and fiction, and is a
composer
and tennis professional. Jim
Kacian
karkow, kirsty:
born in 1937 in London, England
and grew up
between the British West Indies
and a ranch
her mother had homesteaded in Arizona.
kirsty says
she has done a lot of interesting things,
none of which
were poetry- except reading a lot of
it as a young
girl. She was suddenly grabbed by the
haiku bug as
the turn of this Millenium and has
been obsessed
ever since. This quickly led to tanka
and sijo. kirsty
has been posting and submitting her
work to find
out how and where she fits in, where
to go and how
to develop. She says, “There is so
much opportunity
and information in cyberspace
that, being
greedy, I don't know where to stop, or
when." kirsty
karkow
KETCHEK,
MICHAEL: lives in Rochester NY with his
wife,
Penel and son, Alex who is eight. Michael says he
is
a life long Yankee fan and hiker who prefers dark beer.
Michael
reports that he was introduced to haiku by his
third
grade teacher in the Rochester Public schools. In
the
past 15 years, his haiku, senryu, haibun and tanka
have
appeared in numerous publications. Michael
Ketchek
KHALSA,
NOOR SINGH, 45, born in Louisville, Kentucky
and
grew up in the Ohio valley. An electronic engineer, he
lives
in a Sikh community near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He
teaches yoga classes, study martial arts, and likes to
cook,
which is good because his teenaged twin boys
eat
their weight in food each day. Noor's favorite poets
are
Tagore, Rumi, Kabir, and Guru Nanak (whom he reads
in
the original Gurmuki but can't understand without
footnotes).
Besides haiku, he is interested in the ghazal,
early
20th century spanish-writing poets (Jimenez, Otrero,
Dario,
Lorca). When Noor is not writing poetry, he likes to
hike
or bike, and sometimes teaches Bhangra (Punjabi folk
dance).
Noor
Singh Khalsa
KILBY,
HOWARD LEE: BA University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1979.
Howard
joined HSA in 1993 and attended Haiku Chicago in 1995.
He
was appointed South Region Coordinator in January 1997.
Organized
Arkansas Haiku Society in May 1997. November 1997,
first
South Region Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Attended
national
business meeting in Washington, DC in December1997
and
Hot Springs was selected as site for June 1998 HSA quarterly
meeting.
August 1998 visited Dee Evetts in New York City to learn
from
the Master how to do the HSA secretary's duties. Elected HSA
secretary
in November 1998. Served as HSA secretary 1999.
Howard
Lee Kilby
KIMMEL,
LARRY: born in 1940, in Johnstown, PA. He holds
degrees
from Oberlin Conservatory and Pittsburgh University,
and
has worked at everything from steel mills to libraries. He
has
been publishing poetry for the past twenty-five years and
has
four collections of poetry, "Light Across the River"; "Pedal
Point";
"alone tonight (haiku & tanka)"; and "the inadequacy
of
long-stemmed roses (cherita)"; as well as novel, "A Small
Silent
Ordeal. All are distributed by Winfred Press and are
available
from the author. For some years now, Larry has been
living
quietly with his wife in the hills of western Massachusetts.
Larry
Kimmel
KLONTZ,
JOANN: In addition to appearing in these pages , Joann
has
had poems published in Acorn, American Tanka, Bottle Rockets,
Frogpond,
Haiku Canada, Haiku Headlines, Lynx, Modern Haiku,
Raw
Nervz, and The Heron's Nest. Some of her haiku are included
in
the anthologies, Bridge Traffic, The Scarecrow, The 1999 Red
Moon
Anthology, the thin curve and The Best of the Electronic
Poetry
Network. Her Haiku Canada sheet is appropriately titled,
off
balance. She's been one of the ten winners of the People's
Poetry
Contest for the past three years, a runner-up in the still
award
competition (spring 2000), received three Tanka Splendor
2000
awards and a 2nd hm in the 1999 HPNC tanka contest. Her
poetry
affiliations include membership in The Haiku Society of
America,
Haiku Canada, The Tanka Society of America and The
Nicholas
Virgilio Haiku Society. At home in New Jersey, Joann
spends
quiet moments with her family on their acre of land and
looks
forward to reaching the age of eligibility to join Elderhostel.
Joann
graciously served as Assoc. Editor of Haiku Light for the
February
edition, 2001. Joann
Klontz
KOCJANCIC,
DARJA: born in Ljubljana, Slovenija in 1964,
Darja
has worked as a secretary of a students’ radio station
and
newspaper, a secretary of a larger firm, and a book store
salesclerk.
Presently works in a photolab as a cameraman, as
well
as being employed with a bank. Since childhood, Darja has
been
interested in photography and writing. Although introduced
to
haiku at 17 years old, Darja did not attempt to write the form
until
34 years of age. A current member of the Haiku Club of
Slovenija
and the Haiku Balkan Group. Darja still resides in
Ljubljana
with her daughter and supports the education of poor
children.
Darja Kocjancic Darja
Kocjancic
KRISCHUS,
ANN: living in a rural area in the U.S., Ann
says
“I am blessed with a lot of material for haiku. I write
haiku
to take note of all the little miracles I find in nature.”
Her
first haiku was published in "Temps Libres". Ann
Krischus
Website:
HOMEBASE
for
people who care about the Environment
LALIBERTE-CAREY,
LORI: a haiku enthusiast since
the
fall of 1995. Originally from Western Massachusetts,
she
is a stay-at-home mother in Tucker, Georgia. Her haiku
have
been published in Acorn, Chiyo’s Corner, Frogpond,
HAIGA
Online, haijinx, The Heron’s Nest, Mayfly, Modern
Haiku,
The Red Moon Anthology, 1999, South by Southeast
and
the World Haiku Wall. She won and placed in the 2000
Snapshot
Haiku Calendar Competition, and placed in the 2001
Snapshot
Haiku Calendar Competition. Lori also writes rengay
and
experiments with haibun. She is an organizer and member
of
PINECONE,
the North Georgia Haiku Society. With her
husband
Jim and their two children, she enjoys gardening,
hiking
and camping. She relishes cooking and eating good food,
and
wonders how many more pastimes she can juggle. A selection
of
Lori’s work can be seen at WORLD
HAIKU ASSOCIATION
Lori Lalibert-Carey
LAMB,
ELIZABETH SEARLE: Since 1977, she has made
her
home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born in 1917 in Kansas
Elizabeth
planned a life as a harpist but when marrying
tropical
forester Bruce Lamb, which took them to Central
and
South America, she turned to the typewriter for a
creative
outlet. In 1961, after moving to New York City,
she
was writing and publishing mainly prose when she
discovered
haiku. In 1963, American Haiku, the first American
haiku
magazine, began to publish her haiku. On October 23
1968,
she participated at the first meeting of the Haiku
Society
of America and became a charter member. Editor
of
Frogpond from 1984 to 1990, and 1994, Elizabeth has
written
critical works, earned numerous awards, has
been
widely published, translated and frequently anthologized.
She
donated her extensive collection of haiku materials to the
new
American Haiku Archive in California State Library in
Sacramento,
CA and, in July 1996, she became the first
honorary
curator. Her haiku collections: Ripples Spreading
Out,
Tiny Poems Press; The Light of Elizabeth Lamb,
translated
and published in Chinese, Haiping Gong, China,
and
Winner Press, Hong Kong, 1993; Casting Into A Cloud:
Southwest
Haiku, From Here, 1985; lines for my mother,
dying
, Wind Chimes, 1988; 39 Blossoms, High/Coo,
1982;
Picasso's 'Bust of Sylvette', Garlinghouse, 1977;
in
this blaze of sun , From Here, 1975.
LANE,
LOUISE: a computer science student at Laurentian
University,
Louise spends most hours trying to be logical.
The
remaining minutes are split between family and writing.
She
lives in Sudbury, Ontario with her husband Derek, two
cats
and a house full of dreams. Louise
Lane
LEIBMAN,
KENNETH C.: A retired professor of biochemical
pharmacology,
who was editor for 10 years of the research
journal,
Drug Metabolism and Disposition. He has been
writing
haiku for about 15 years, and for the past three years
has
been editor of Frogpond, the journal of the Haiku Society
of
America. He lives in the middle of a liveoak forest in north
central
Florida, from which he derived the images for his
chapbook,
alachua, druidoaks, Archer, FL, 1990.
Kenneth
Leibman
LEUCK,
ANGELA: Quebec Regional Coordinator for Haiku Canada,
Angela
has only recently begun writing tanka. She is the organizer of
Haiku
at the Garden/Haiku au jardin, an annual two-day celebration
of
haiku and tanka at the Japanese Garden of the Montreal Botanical
Garden.
Angela
Leuck
LEWIS,
EDITH MIZE: lives in Boca Raton, FL
A
published writer and poetry award-winner
since
1974, Edith's literary subjects are travel,
medical,
WWII, children and poetry. Her essay,
"A
Mother Mourns" appears in Dr. Elisabeth
Kubler-Ross'
"Death The Final Stage of Growth,
published
by Prentice-Hall, 1975, reprinted by
Simon
& Schuster. 1986. Edith's other credits
include
Life Magazine, Journal of Practical
Nursing,
Home Life, Grit, Sunshine Magazine,
Woman's
Day. Her self-published book for
children
entitled "Haiku is a Feeling", 1991 earned
second
place in the Florida State Association
NLAPW
competition. Edith considers herself an
unknown
writer and says "The more I know, the
more
I have the need to know."
LOGAN,
JANE: poet, wife, mother, grandmother and
retired
Registered Nurse, Jane's poetry has been published
in
numerous publications. She is currently working on a
collection
for publication. Jane divides the year between
beach
and desert, living in Cathedral City and Santa Cruz,
CA
with her husband, Frank.
LYLES,
PEGGY WILLIS: Resides in Tucker Georgia. Married
and
has a son and a daughter. B.A. in English, Columbia (S.C.)
College;
M.A. in English, Tulane University; Woodrow
Wilson
Fellow, 1960-61. Taught at Sophie Newcomb
College,
The University of Georgia. Poetry Editor of Georgia
Journal,
1980-85. Exhibiting member, the Charleston Artists
Guild;
member Atlanta Artists' Club. Widely published in
haiku
magazines in the US and abroad. Her work appears
in
a number of anthologies, including The Haiku Handbook,
1985
and Haiku World, 1996 both edited by William J. Higginson;
The
Haiku Anthology, 1986, edited by Cor van den Heuvel; A
Haiku
Path, 1994, the Haiku Society of America. Author of
Red
Leaves In The Air, High/Coo Press, 1979; Still At The
Edge,
Swamp Press, 1980; and Prisms (a haiku sheet), Wind
Chimes
Press, 1988. She says, "I think of contemporary English
language
haiku as something we poets are creating together. I
enjoy
reading haiku as much as writing them and consider
many
haiku poets 'mentors at a distance." Peggy
Lyles