The Best Haiku 2025 Anthology judges
Daniel Bourne — Noted translator, poet and haikuist, and founding editor of The Dodge.
Daniel’s books of poetry include The Household Gods, Where No One Spoke the Language, and Talking Back to the Exterminator, his latest. His haiku have been published in Modern Haiku, with other poems in such journals as American Poetry Review, Ploughshares, Guernica,Yale Review, and Salmagundi. He has lived in Poland several times, including in 1985-87 on a Fulbright for the translation of younger Polish poets. His book of translations of Polish poet Bronislaw Maj — Extinction of the Holy City — was published last year. Daniel is the founding editor of Artful Dodge, and is now Translation Editor of its online, environmentally-focused successor, The Dodge.
“Haiku in English involve a calligraphy of the mind, each image like a brush stroke adding a new and surprising element to the mix. Human consciousness intertwined with nature — and always in flux, each line like a small step or long stride into the unknown path ahead.”
Tatiana Roberts — Avid reader, animal lover, painter, and textile designer.
Tatiana is a “dog mom” who enjoys reading, running, yoga, drawing, camping, hiking, traveling and cycling. She majored in Theatre Production, Art, and English in college. Her art/design pursuit begins at ShopDog.studio.
“I’m excited to dive into the literary world and read all of your haiku!”
Steve FitzGerald — Writing coach, public school teacher, and editor of Alphabet Box and The Best Haiku anthologies.
“I’m no longer amazed at how intuitive and naturally talented people are. If they don’t believe they are, it’s been my observation that haiku helps to reveal their gifts to them… perhaps for the first time. Then, their creativity may blossom!”