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Marco Fraticelli (born June 16, 1945, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), Canadian retired elementary and high school teacher, musician, and poet. He has been publishing his work in journals and anthologies since 1977 and has produced five books of haiku, two books of haibun, a children’s novel, and numerous chapbooks. He served as an executive member of Haiku Canada (1988–2014) and as the editor and publisher of The Alchemist (1974–1987). From 1991 to 2012 he published the Hexagram Series of chapbooks, featuring exemplary haiku by Canadian and international poets. In 2006 Fraticelli founded the Haiku Canada Electronic Newsletter and was its editor for three years. He has been recognized for his haiku, books, and community service, and his poetry has won awards in Canada, the United States, and Japan. Other activities include providing keynote addresses, reading at community events and poetry conferences, facilitating workshops, and judging haiku contests for children and adults. Marco Fraticelli resides in Pointe Claire, Quebec.
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