I would like to acknowledge the poets from Haiku Nook G+, who inspired me to stretch my edges and explore the endless possibilities in creating tiny poems. I am forever grateful for their kindness and friendship.

 

I would also like to give many thanks to Jacob, who not only continues to be a wonderful teacher, but a trusted and treasured friend.

 

And last but never least, I give deepest honour to my dad, who showed me from my earliest beginnings the sacredness of the Wild World. Papa, I feel you everywhere.

 

 

Michelle Hyatt

 

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I would like to thank all the great poets who have gone before us, who have left behind linked-verse poetry that continues to inspire us to write and collaborate.

 

I would also like to thank Willie R. Bongcaron for creating Haiku Nook G+. Thanks to Haiku Nook G+, I had the chance to meet poets around the world and edit our Haiku Nook anthologies, Yanty’s Butterfly and Half A Rainbow. Through international correspondence and sharing haiku, I became a much better writer and editor.

 

I would like to thank Shelley Baker-Gard and Carolyn Winkler for founding the Portland Haiku Group.

 

I would like to thank Clayton Beach, the linked-verse editor at Under the Basho, for publishing linked-verse poetry.

 

I also would like to thank Garry Gay for inventing rengay and Michael Dylan Welch for writing the first rengay with Garry in 1992 that led to many other collaborations.

 

I would like to give a special thanks to Michelle Hyatt for her friendship, her kindness, and her deep connections to the Earth.

 

Lastly, I would like to thank my family for everything they have done and continue to bring to life.

 

 

Jacob Salzer