Nationality American Known for Poetry | Role Poet Name James Hackett | |
Books 30 Zen-Haiku, The Zen Haiku and Other Zen Poems of J.W. Hackett | ||
Education University of Washington | ||
James William Hackett was an American poet born in Seattle, Washington on August 6, 1929, and is most notable for his work with haiku in English. He died at the age of 86 on November 9, 2015 in the town of Haiku on the island of Maui. The James W. Hackett Annual International Award for Haiku, named after him, was administered by the British Haiku Society from 1991 to 2009. His books include Bug Haiku, The Way of Haiku, Zen Haiku and Other Zen Poems, and A Traveler's Haiku.
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