Merle D. Hinchee (born Merle Joy Davidson, June 24, 1928, Berwick, Louisiana, U.S.A.), retired high school English teacher and school principal. Published since 1999 in Haiku Headlines, Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, the Shreve Memorial Library Electronic Poetry Network, and THF’s Per Diem Archive. She was featured as a Haiku Headlines poet of the month. Work included in several HSA members’ anthologies. Resides in Cary, North Carolina.