Richard     Stevenson         Vol. 2, No. 1 - Spring 2001

CURRENT ISSUE Haiku Harvest Vol.2, No.1 Spring 2001     These poems are Copyright © 2001 by Richard Stevenson. E-Mail: richard@pi-flora.com		Opening the fridge, Karl sits with cool cutlery ... haloed in white light     juju concert -- dancer dashes guitarist to a rising beat (To "dash" someone is Nigerian slang for to bribe or tip.)     About the Poet -- Richard Stevenson worked in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria for a time as a World University Service of Canada recruit during the early years of his teaching career. Since those heady days, he has published twelve full-length books, including, most recently, "Live Evil: A Homage To Miles Davis" (Thistledown Press, 2000), "A Murder of Crows: New & Selected Poems" (Black Moss Press, 1998), and "Nothing Definite Yeti" (young adult verse, Ekstasis Editions,1999). Stevenson also performs occasionally with two jazz/poetry troupes, "Naked Ear" (doing a Miles homage) and "Sasquatch" (doing YA material) and has recently completed his first CD with Naked Ear, "See 4/4 Miles", which he is currently trying to market. Other current projects in the hopper include a third collection of YA verse, "Take Me To Your Leader!" and a second CD of Sasquatch (YA) material. Other haiku, senryu, and tanka have recently been accepted for future issues of, or recently appeared in, Black Bear Review, American Tanka, HASEE web site, Borders & Time, Poetry In The Light, Raw Nervz Haiku, Redneck, etc. Stevenson teaches Canadian Literature, Creative Writing, Children's Lit. and Business Communication for Lethbridge Community College in sunny southern Alberta, Canada. Richard Stevenson's website. Copyright © 2001 by Denis M. Garrison.