Michael Smeer (born Michael Paul Smeer, June 2, 1963, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; haigō Mikō), web application engineer, haikai tutor, and editor. Publishing poetry, principally in English, since 1993 and turned to haikai in 2014. His work has appeared in international journals and the British Haiku Society members’ anthologies. Founder, administrator, and tutor for the My Haiku Pond community and its Academy on Facebook and published six ebooks by community members. Member of the BHS and honorary member of the Africa Haiku Network; earlier served as a vice president of the European Haiku Society. Resides in Hoofddorp, North Holland.