Among my past lives I was an editor of small town newspapers, and I've always loved gathering material and arranging pages. I also enjoy photography, so preparing my photos/digital art to fit the themes was an exciting challenge. (Why black and white? Shades of my old darkroom days!)

The poets are folks I've met through various workshops, forums, blogs, and publications. It was often difficult to select the haiku, because there are so many excellent ones! But I picked those that speak to me strongly, and then tried to connect them in themes.

I also wanted to offer a tribute to my mentors -- you'll find them in Section II, in order of their appearance along my haiku path.
I'd like to offer a warm thanks to all the poets who agreed to be part of this anthology -- I hope you enjoy it!