Robert Witmer

Poet

Tokyo

Japan

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Author's Bio

Robert Witmer has resided in Japan for the past 45 years. Now an emeritus professor, he has had the opportunity to teach courses in poetry and creative writing not only at his home university in Tokyo but also in India. His poems and prose poetry have appeared in many print and online journals and books. His first book of poetry, a collection of haiku titled Finding a Way, was published in 2016. A second book of poetry, titled Serendipity, was published earlier this year (2023).

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:

New Resonance 13 (Red Moon Press, 2023)

skipping stones: Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku (Red Moon Press, 2022)

string theory: Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku (Red Moon Press, 2021)

The Helping Hand Anthology (Middle Island Press, 2020)

All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku (Middle Island Press, 2019)

Signature Haiku (Middle Island Press, 2019)

a hole in the light: Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku (Red Moon Press, 2018)

They Gave Us Life: An Anthology of Poems (Middle Island Press, 2017)

dust devils: Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku (Red Moon Press, 2016)

Books:

Serendipity (Cyberwit.net, 2023)

Finding a Way (Cyberwit.net, 2016)

Prizes won:

Museum of Haiku Literature Award,

Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Awards (3 times),

British Haiku Society Tanka Competition,

Haiku Poets of Northern California Tanka Contest 2021,

Nominated for a Pushcart Prize in Poetry (two times)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

William Shakespeare, John Keats, Wallace Stevens, Charles Simic, Cormac McCarthy, Laszlo Krasznahorkai, Li Po, Henry Miller

What I'm reading now:

Hebdomeros by Giorgio de Chirico

More Information

Born in:

Williamsport, PA

Pennsylvania

Raised in:

Valparaiso, IN

Indiana

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Last update: Apr 21, 2023