Claudia Brefeld (born 1956, Gronau, Germany), retired biological-technical assistant and active photographer and haikai poet. Published in German in Sommergras, Lotosblüte, Chrysanthemum and in English in Albatross, Lynx, Mainichi Daily News, and World Haiku Review. Honored in Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival contests. Artwork featured in the THF haiga galleries, and The Heron’s Nest. Coauthored The Endangered C (2021), shortlisted for the Touchstone and won an HSA Merit Book awards. Chief editor of Sommergras; currently curates the Haiga im Focus website. Member and officer of the Deutsche Haiku-Gesellschaft and member of the Österreichische Haiku-Gesellschaft. Resides in Bochum, Germany.