Helen Ogden (born June 11, 1953, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), retired speech-language pathologist and active poet. Composing haiku since 2020 she has won distinction in the San Francisco International Haiku Contest, the Frost Entomological Museum Hexapod Challenge , the Gerald M. Brady Senryu Award, and the THF Touchstone Individual Haiku Award competition. Published in print journals including Frogpond, Geppo, Kingfisher, and Mariposa, Modern Haiku, and Ribbons and online in Troutswirl, Cold Moon Journal, Drifting Sands, The Heron's Nest, and Whiptail as well as several anthologies. Resides in Pacific Grove, California.