Charles Rossiter, USA

Introducing  : Charles Rossiter began writing haiku in the 1970s. With Jeffrey Winke he co-edited the Third Coast Haiku Anthology (1978), one of the earliest American haiku anthologies. In 1982 he served as guest editor of Modern Haiku under Robert Spiess. For his poetry, Rossiter has received an NEA Fellowship, a Red Wheelbarrow Prize, and five Pushcart Prize nominations.

distant thunder
a Beethoven symphony
puts me to sleep

November 14th 2026