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Christopher BaysChristopher Bays

Born 1961 in Otterbach, Germany
Resides in Beavercreek, Ohio

Professor of English at Clark State College in Ohio. In 2021 Red Moon Press published edge of suburbia, Chris’ first book of haibun, haiku and monoku.
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Website: http://chrisbayspoetry.com/


 

the moon
seems larger tonight ...
an unplucked peach

Frogpond 31:3, Fall 2008

a tissue
stained with blood
cherry blossoms

Modern Haiku 40:1, winter-spring 2009

river wind
the sting
of sulfur rain

Honourable Mention, The Irish Haiku Society International 2017 Haiku Competition

flapping police tape ...
snow fills
a kiddie pool

2nd Place, The Robert Spiess Memorial 2018 Haiku Award

moonless night
the cherry blossoms
lead us home

Honourable Mention, United States, The Vancouver Cherry Blossom 2018 Haiku Invitational

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