Lee Gurga

Lee Gurga (born July 28, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American haiku poet. In 1997 he served as president of the Haiku Society of America.[1] He was the editor of Modern Haiku magazine from 2002 to 2006, and is the current editor of the Modern Haiku Press. Gurga lives in Lincoln, Illinois, where he works as a dentist.[2][3] Also involved in the translation of Japanese haiku into English, Gurga cites Matsuo Bashō, a Japanese poet from the Edo period, as one of his main appreciations.[4] One of his most known haiku is about graduation day for students and is presented in his book Haiku: A Poet's Guide.[5]

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  3. ^ Staff writer (September 5, 2000). "Dentist from rural Illinois writes Japanese-style poetry two years in a row, his haiku have won top American prizes". Associated Press. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. ^ Diane Toroian (July 19, 2002). "In our high-stress culture, haiku emerges as popular form of expression". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ^ Toru Kiuchi (March 22, 2009). "Teaching Richard Wright's Haiku in Japan". The Black Scholar. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2012.