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Barrie Levine (born Barrie Nadine Weiner, August 30, 1944, New York, New York, U.S.A.), retired from a law and mediation career and currently teaches a memoir writing class at a senior center. In 2018 she launched a blog with memory pieces and items of general interest. Since 2020, dozens of her haikai have been honored in contests internationally and hundreds published online and in print journals. Her work has been gathered in anthologies including Nickolay and Maurice’s Délice des mots, délices du palais (2024), A New Resonance 14 (2025), and Cornell Mann Library’s monthly haiku feature. Her book, Cotton Moon: Haiku and Senryu, was published in 2022. Levine mentors beginning poets for the HSA, attends the annual Wild Graces Haiku Gatherings, and is a regular participant in Brad Bennett’s weekly workshops. She is presently researching and composing the history of The Haiku Foundation. Barrie Levine resides in Wenham, Massachusetts.
Note: This is an abstract of a longer biographical article to come.