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Reid Hepworth (born August 23, 1963, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), poet, editor, photographer, and retired expressive arts therapist; Associate Editor at Drifting Sands Haibun journal and former Associate Editor at haikuKATHA journal. Author of two collections of haikai poetry: loss is a river (2024) and the improbability of sea monkeys (2025). She is a member of the British Haiku Society, Haiku Society of America, and Tanka Society of America. Her poetry has been featured in numerous publications including Red Moon anthologies, Contemporary Haibun 18 and 20, Blithe Spirit, Cattails, Eucalypt, Frogpond, Hedgerow, Pan Haiku Review, Ribbons, Under the Bashō, Wales Haiku, wear and tear, etc. She has been nominated for the Touchstone Award and three times for a Pushcart Prize. Hepworth lives in Midland, Ontario, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
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