Poet Profile

Roman Lyakhovetsky

Born: 1976 in Saratov, Russia

Resides: Maale Adumim, Israel

E-mail: romanlyakhovetsky (at) gmail (dot) com

Website: https://www.facebook.com/romanl

Originally from Russia, Roman Lyakhovetsky now lives in Israel. His haiku, renku, and tanka appeared in various journals including Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Blithe Spirit, Scifaikuest, and A Hundred Gourds, among others.

Awards and Other Honors:

First/third place in 5th International Haiku Contest in Russian language (2012); 1st place in Polish National Haiku Contest "Cherries and Willows" (2017); Honorable Mention in Wild Plum Haiku Contest (2019).

Selected Work
	desert sunrise smell of rain outlives the rain	jazz cafe bill the odd signature of rain

	desert ruins . . . hawk's feather chasing a dust devil	desert gas station― a driver and a hitcher share prayer rug

	night airport a busker comes back to the root note	Tzeva Adom the glow of ceiling stars

Credits:

“desert sunrise” – tinywords Issue 15.1, June 22, 2015; “jazz café” – Modern Haiku vol. 47:2 Summer 2016; “desert ruins” – Frogpond vol. 44:3 Autumn 2021; “desert gas station” - Modern Haiku vol. 53:1 Winter-Spring 2022; “night airport” – Blithe Spirit Vol. 31:3 2021; “Tzeva Adom” – Frogpond vol. 46:3, Autumn 2023.

Roman Lyakhovetsky

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