Wetlands

Melissa Dennison is a writer of Japanese short form poetry, short stories and flash fiction. She is a co-host and commentator for re:Virals, is a weekly interactive feature on The Haiku Foundation, has had her own haiku published in journals including Presence, Failed Haiku, Poetry Pea, Wales Haiku, Under the Basho, Cold Moon, and in anthologies including Heterodox Haiku, Poetry Pea's Little Marvel and the British Haiku Society Member's Anthology. She has been nominated for a Touchstone Award. Melissa also has an origami chapbook published called A Prayer of Birds. She recommends the Elephant Sanctuary.

Jerome Berglund has worked as everything from dishwasher to paralegal, night watchman to assembler of heart valves. Many haiku, haiga and haibun he’s written have been exhibited or are forthcoming online and in print, most recently in bottle rockets, Frogpond, Kingfisher, and Presence. His first full-length collections of poetry were released by Setu, Meat For Tea, Mōtus Audāx press, and a mixed media chapbook showcasing his fine art photography is available now from Fevers of the Mind. Jerome recommends the National Lawyers Guild.