Committee Chairs

The Haiku Foundation Committees are the vehicles through which most of our projects are realized, including planning, short- and long- term strategies of implementation, funding and maintenance. They are staffed by volunteers with a special interest and expertise in the topics they address. We are seeking volunteers for a number of committees. Read More »

Allan Burns, editor of Montage, is a freelance writer and editor. He earned a PhD in English and has edited dozens of books in a variety of fields. His haiku are collected in distant virga (Red Moon Press, 2011) and A New Resonance 6 (Red Moon Press, 2009). He has also created a number of collaborative poems with Ron Moss of Tasmania. Among his hobbies are birding, hiking, and camping. He lives on the west side of Colorado Springs, under the looming majesty of Pikes Peak, with his wife Theresa and their pets.

Mark Harris chairs the Haiku Foundation Awards Committee. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin and grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. Since 2001, he has worked at the Princeton University Art Museum, where he specializes in collection maintenance and display. He lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife and daughter.

Scott Metz, our Blog editor, was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1976. He is the editor of Roadrunner, a haiku e-zine, and an advisory board member for The American Masters Series (forthcoming, Red Moon Press). His work has been spotlighted in the pinch book series (No.10, 2005, tribe press), Simply Haiku (spring 2006, 4:1), tel-let (2006, online), A New Resonance 5 (Red Moon Press 2007), Modern Haiku (autumn 2007, 38.3), ant ant ant ant ant (winter 2009, #9), and ginyu (No. 42, 2009, Japan). He currently resides in Portland, Oregon.

Laura Sherman (friendlywriter.com) is our contest committee chair for 2011. Laura is a chess coach and freelance writer, who lives in Florida with her husband and three young children. Laura has a new column on troutswirl, called Quicksilver, which showcases her adventure into learning haiku, inviting others to mentor her. Laura ran a writing contest fundraiser at her children’s school last year, which drew interest from all age groups (including adults). She also runs regular chess tournaments for her 50 students and enjoys organizing large scale events.