Dietmar Tauchner (born 1972, Neunkirchen, Austria), social worker, counselor, haiku poet, and pioneer of video haiga. Haiku have appeared in the top German- and English-language publications and anthologies, including A New Resonance 5 and Red Moon anthologies. Won Roadrunner's Scorpion Prize (2005) and awards in the Kusamakura Haiku Competitions (2005-2016), HIA Haiku Contest (2011). Books include Steg zu den Sternen, Noise of Our Origin /Rauschen unseres Ursprungs, Invisible Tracks / Unsichtbare Spuren, and Ikonen des Windlieds: Kurzgedichte / Icons of Windsong: Short Poems / पवन-गीत के प्रतीक: लघु कविताए. Co-founded Chrysanthemum in 2007 and coedited A Vast Sky (2015). Has served on the Red Moon Press Anthology editorial staff since 2013. Lives in Puchberg, Austria.