Joy Hallinan (born Joy Anne Kurts, September 20, 1960, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, U.S.A.), American not-for-profit executive, artist and art historian, and composer of haikai, tanka, and freeform poetry. Published in Frogpond, Acorn, Kingfisher, and Time Haiku; and online in The Heron’s Nest, #FemKuMag, Poetry Pea, Pan Haiku Review, Wales Haiku Journal, Cornflower, and Only Human, Winner of the 2026 Ecopoetry Award in the 2026 Filoli Gardens Haiku Contest; finalist in the 2026 Golden Triangle Business District Haiku Contest, and a 2026 Touchstone Individual Haibun Award nominee. Cofounder of Samara: The Atlanta Haiku Group; resides in Atlanta, Georgia.