Photo by Laurie Bierovic
Tom Bierovic (born July 6, 1949, Markham, Illinois), worked in the financial markets as a technical analyst and trader. Retired now, he devotes himself to writing haiku, senryu, and tanka. His poetry has been widely published in leading journals and anthologies. He has won recognition in major international competitions, including: British Haiku Society Awards 2019, Runner-up and Honorable Mention; Henderson Haiku Awards 2021, First Place; Spiess Haiku Awards 2021, First Place; Japan Fair Haiku Contest 2021, First Place; Polish Competition 2021, Second Prize; The Heron’s Nest, 2023, Editors’ Choice award; Murtha Senryu Contest 2024, Second Place; Mainichi Haiku in English Best of 2020; Golden Haiku Contest, Honorable Mention, 2021 and Third Place, 2024; Sharpening the Green Pencil Contest 2024, Second Honorable Mention; and Maya Lyubenova Haiku Contest 2026, First Place. Bierovic has published two books: Paper Boats: A Book of Haiku (2020) and Blink of a Duck’s Eye: A Collection of Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka Poetry (2020). He resides in DeLand, Florida.
Note: This is an abstract of a longer biographical article to come.