crow above
river below
shining go
jewel bird
shedding glints
of the stream
that uncanny feeling
we’ve been here before
green willows
glorious spring
men intent on racing
model yachts
moaning
she wants my child
east wind
once I released
perfect tiny seahorses
to the ocean
is a retired British diplomat who lives in the UK. His earlier scientific papers are published in Nature and elsewhere; his long-form poetry in The Oxford Magazine and Linnet’s Wings; his cherita in The Cherita; and his haiku and related short forms in the leading journals, including Blithe Spirit, cattails, Cold Moon Journal, Failed Haiku, Heliosparrow Poetry Journal, Mamba: Journal of African Haiku, Presence Haiku Journal, Prune Juice Journal, The Asahi Shimbun, Wales Haiku Journal, and World Haiku Review, as well as at The Haiku Foundation. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Touchstone Awards, and anthologized in the Red Moon, Contemporary Haibun, Modern Haiku, and Dwarf Stars anthologies.
Evetts is listed among the European Top 100 Haiku Authors during the past three years. He is an administrator of Facebook’s largest haiku group and hosts the weekly haiku commentary feature at The Haiku Foundation. He’s married, with five children, a grey parrot, and a sense of humour.
