Haiku Festival’s 2026 Guest Poet
Dan Godston lives with his wife and daughter on Chicagoland’s North Shore. He teaches English at a local middle school.
A former judge for Haiku Festival Chicago, Dan’s chapbooks include Splice Poems (Argotist eBooks) and Sonic Textures Triptych (Linguiscope).
Writings by Dan have appeared in international and national publications including Kyoto Journal, Chase Park, After Hours, Versal, 580 Split, Horse Less Review, Apparatus Magazine, Sentinel Poetry, Teaching Artist Journal, Teachers & Writers Magazine, The English Record, and elsewhere.
Dan’s poem “Mask to Skin to Blood to Heart to Bone and Back” was nominated by editors of 580 Split for the prestigious Pushcart Prize.
Everyone is invited to Haiku Festival’s 22nd Annual Awards Program Saturday, 25 April 2026, 10:AM, Harold Washington Library Auditorium, 400 South State Street. Hear award-winning poetry and music by 8 to 18-year-olds and our Guest Poet. This National Poetry Month event is FREE and open to the public.