Lee Gurga

About

Chicago-born haiku poet whose literary works include Autumn Mosquito and Fresh Scent. He also penned a haiku-writing manual entitled Haiku: A Poet's Guide.

Before Fame

To support his passion for haiku writing, he worked as a dentist.

Trivia

He edited Modern Haiku Magazine from 2002-2006.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and he studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Associated With

He served as president of the Haiku Society of America. Anatoly Kudryavitsky founded the Irish equivalent of this society in 2006.