Jacob D. Salzer

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In the library, in the forest, in the middle of winter, a father is reading a story to his children about his grandfather’s father, who used to be a logger, who lived on stolen land…

excavation site...
his lifeline
covered in mud

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About the Author

Jacob D. Salzer is a Pacific Northwest poet and editor who primarily writes haiku, tanka, and haibun. Recent books include Sea Wind: Haiku (Lulu, 2025), My First Trip to Japan (Lulu, 2025), and Maui Wind (Lulu, 2025). He is the founding editor of the Haiku Poet Interviews blog and was managing editor of Frogpond (2023-24). https://jsalzer.wixsite.com/mareliberumhaiku

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