![]() Jan Benson1952 - October 31, 2019 Jan Benson was a Pushcart Prize nominated haiku poet living in Texas. Benson's haiku are anthologized in world-leading haiku journals and magazines, and have been translated into eight languages. Jan was a member of The World Haiku Association, and Poetry Society of Texas. Profiles can be found online at The Living Haiku Anthology and The Living Senryu Anthology. Awards and Other Honors: Pushcart Nomination by Dos Gatos Press (2014); First Prize, International Division, The Italian Matsuo Basho Awards, 4th Edition (2016); Third Place, OHANAMI, 2nd International Haiku Contest "Cherry Blossom" (2016); Honorable Mention, USA, The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Contest (2016).
Credits: “migrant moon“ – Failed Haiku Issue 37, Jan. 2019; “tectonic shift“ – #FemKuMag Issue 7, Dec. 2018; “picking blues“ – Prune Juice #24, May, 2018; “gaps“ – Scryptic Issue 2.2, August 2018; “a womb“ – #FemKuMag Issue 6, Nov. 2018; “awaiting“ – Frameless Sky Issue 9, Dec. 2018. “spring snow-melt”- #FemKuMag Issue 2, July 2018; “green barley“ - Akitsu Quarterly Spring 2018; “the weight“ - Sonic Boom Issue 7, Dec. 2016; “spring equinox“ - The Enigmatist 2018. |