A veteran, former hospice nurse, and ex-roughneck (as on oil rigs), ayaz daryl nielsen has been editor of the print publication bear creek haiku for 25+ years and over 135 issues. ayaz can be found online at bear creek haiku - poetry, poems and info. His poetry, published worldwide, includes "senryu" chosen in 2010 and 2012 as "best of year" by the Irish Haiku Association, and, with other deeply appreciated honors, is especially delighted by the depth and quality of poets from many nations whose poems have found homes in bear creek haiku's print and online presence.
Chelsea Walton is a film editor and artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area.