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Matthew Moffett (born Matthew Jacob Moffett, December 14, 1987, Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.A.), writing instructor in the Department of English Language & Literature at Central Michigan University and haikai poet. Since 2015 his haibun and haiku, especially one-liners, have appeared in print journals including Modern Haiku, Frogpond, and Acorn as well as online publications such as The Heron’s Nest, Moongarlic Ezine, Tinywords, Under the Bashō, and CHO (Contemporary Haibun Online). Moffett’s work has been selected for inclusion in Old Song: The Red Moon Anthology 2017, Lee Gurga and Scott Metz’s Haiku 2022: 100 notable ku from 2021, and the Red Moon Press’s A New Resonance 12: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku (2021). He lives in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
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