LatinosUSA

• Short-form video poems
• Traditional haiku and haiga
• Tan-renga linked-verse collaborations created with writing peers from around the world.

Every video and graphic forms a visual dialogue. Human-authored poetry enhanced with digital generative art tools. Created with a blend of classic verse and algorithmic design concepts.

About M. R. Defibaugh

M. R. Defibaugh (b. 1985) is a Virginia-based poet and haiku enthusiast with muscular dystrophy. He has degrees in mathematical sciences (BA, University of Illinois at Springfield) and operations management (MS, University of Arkansas).

His book Hurricane Warning: Poems (2019) was featured in Kirkus Reviews magazine (May 2020) and received a bronze medal in the Readers’ Favorite contest. He collaborated with Michigan artist Penney L. Mellen on the cuckoo always mid-song: haiku & haiga (2021), available through Barnes & Noble Press.

Defibaugh’s latest chapbook, Paperwhite Narcissus (2023), features over 40 haiku and senryu published from 2021-2023, appearing in numerous journals and other online publications. The poems’ emotional force and precise imagery tell a story that reflects on and celebrates the entirety of the human experience.

Defibaugh has written about 1,300 poems with Malaysian haiku poet Christina Chin. Many of these were published in a series of collaborative chapbooks.

For more information, or if you would like to buy any of his books, you can find him on Instagram (@mrdefibaugh) and Ko-fi (ko-fi.com/mrdefibaugh/shop).