Johnny Baranski has been writing haiku and its related forms for over forty years. He is the author of several chapbooks, including: Pencil Flowers: Jail Haiku; Convicts Shoot the Breeze; Just a Stone's Throw; and Blossoming Pear. His newest collection Fireweed will appear in the Folded Word Press chapbook series for 2019. A member of the Haiku Society of America, Haiku Canada, and the Portland Haiku Group, Mr. Baranski lives in Vancouver, Washington. David H. Rosen is the author of such wide-ranging books as: Transforming Depression: Healing the Soul through Creativity; The Tao of Elvis; Time, Love and Licorice; and The Healing Spirit of Haiku.