M. R. Defibaugh / Christina Chin

M. R. Defibaugh (b. 1985) is a Virginia-based poet and haiku enthusiast whose work is influenced by love, loss, disability, and his compassion for others and the environment. Diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he suffers from progressive muscle loss and relies on a wheelchair. He has degrees in mathematical sciences (BA, University of Illinois at Springfield) and operations management (MS, University of Arkansas). Defibaugh has appeared in numerous journals and other publications, including Failed Haiku, Frameless Sky, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, Prune Juice, Stardust, Wales Haiku Journal, and Whiptail. His first haiku chapbook, the cuckoo always mid-song: haiku & haiga (2021), was done in collaboration with Michigan artist Penney L. Mellen and is available from Barnes & Noble Press. Defibaugh is also the co-creator and editor of the Tan-Renga/Tanka Chapbook Series (2022-). It features some of the 1000+ poems he has written with Malaysian poet Christina Chin and will soon begin featuring the collaborative work of other poets from around the world. Follow him on Instagram (@mrdefibaugh) or Ko-fi (ko-fi.com/mrdefibaugh)!

Christina Chin is a painter and haiku poet. Her work has been featured in numerous publications online and in print. She also maintains an ongoing scheduled blog of featured and published haiku at https://haikuzyg.blogspot.com/ and https://christinachin99blog.wordpress.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Christina_haiku?s=09

Instagram: https://instagram.com/christina_zygby22

Tang-renga/tank Chapbook series: https://ko-fi.com/s/0f986abc30