Helen Ogden, USA

Introducing  : Helen Ogden is a retired speech-language pathologist, and now active haiku poet, living in Pacific Grove, CA. During the covid epidemic she took a deep dive into haiku poetry and surfaced with a new passion to pursue. A life of travel, and her volunteer work in habitat restoration with California State Parks gives her ample inspiration for her poetry. She has been widely published in journals and anthologies, garnering several awards along the way.

winter wind

the last rose wrestled

from its stem 

November 30th 2025