About the Author

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Yuko Otomo is a visual artist & a bilingual poet/ writer of Japanese origin. She writes poetry; haiku; art criticism; travelogues & essays. Her publications include ANONYMOUS LANDSCAPE (Lithic Press, 2019), Garden: Selected Haiku (Beehive Press), Genesis (Sisyphus Press), Small Poems (Ugly Duckling Presse), The Hand of The Poet (UDP), Study & Other Poems on Art (UDP), Elements (Feral Press), KOAN (New Feral Press), Frozen Heatwave: a poetry collaboration project with Steve Dalachinksy (Luna Bisonte Prods, 2017) & In Delacroix's Garden: a collaborative book with Basil King (Spuyten Duyvil Press). Her poem, Sunday Cave, appeared in The Cafe Review (Spring, 2022) and was chosen by Elaine Equi for Best American Poetry 2023. She lives in New York City.