Guest Poets
Haiku Fest features renowned guest poets at our public events. Guest poets include James Moorehead (2024), Leslie Reese (2023), Janice N. Harrington (2019), Angie Trudell Vasquez (2018), Li-Young Lee (2017), Chris Abani (2016), Khari B. (2015), Sonia Sanchez (2014: 10th Anniversary), Guillermo Delgado (2013), Valerie Wallace (2012), John O’Connor (2011), and Angela Jackson, Illinois Poet Laureate (2010).











