2021 Memorial Reading
At each Haiku North America conference, we remember haiku poets, scholars, and translators who have passed away since our previous conference. We do this with a respectful PowerPoint presentation showing each person’s name, photo, birth and death dates, and a sample poem. Names of those we will be memorializing in 2021 are listed here. If a name is missing, or if data is incomplete or incorrect, please contact the 2021 HNA memorial reading coordinators, Michael Dylan Welch or Agnes Eva Savich to help us make the memorial reading as complete and accurate as possible. Thank you.
Remembering Our Haiku Poets, Scholars, and Translators
The following poets, scholars, and translators in the haiku community have died since our last HNA conference in August of 2019. We need help with details marked in red italic, or let us know if you see any errors or omissions. Naomi Y. Brown was accidentally omitted from our previous memorial reading. We will update this list as needed.
Akito Arima September 13, 1930 – December 6, 2020 Tokyo, Japan
Winona Baker March 18, 1924 – October 23, 2020 Nanaimo, BC
Jerry Ball December 16, 1932 – August 18, 2019 Walnut Creek, CA
Jan Benson Month & day?, 1952 – October 31, 2019 Ft. Worth, TX
Ernest J. Berry August 21, 1929 – May 31, 2021 Blenheim, New Zealand
Naomi Y. Brown April 12, 1920 – May 6, 2019 Phoenix, AZ
David Cobb March 12, 1926 – November 6, 2020 Essex, England
Ellen Compton April 3, 1926 – July 24, 2021 Washington, D.C.
Kristen Deming April 29, 1939 – October 21, 2019 Bethesda, MD
Diane di Prima August 6, 1934 – October 25, 2020 San Francisco, CA
Hélène Duc May 15, 1982 – October 8, 2020 Chauny, France
Smajil (Bego) Durmišević February 6, 1956 – June 4, 2020 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Garry Eaton November 23, 1941 – November 26, 2020 Port Moody, BC
Barbara M. Farrington December 22, 1928 – August 29, 2020 Agawam, MA
Liz Fenn June 24, 1942 – August 14, 2020 Wellsville, NY
Lawrence Ferlinghetti March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021 San Francisco, CA
Muriel Ford December 22, 1926 – June 10, 2021 Toronto, ON
Tōru Haga May 9, 1931 – February 20, 2020 Tokyo, Japan
Peggy Heinrich Month & day?, 1929 – September 8, 2021 Santa Cruz, CA
Miyazaki Hisashi December 21, 1939 – September 3, 2020 Osaka, Japan
Evgeny Ivanov Month, day, & year? – October day?, 2019 Benin City, Nigeria
Evelyn Lang November 26, 1939 – February 20, 2021 Deerfield, NH
Bertók Lászlo December 6, 1935 – September 14, 2020 Pécs, Hungary
Mark Levy June 24, 1947 – May 12, 2021 Oakland, CA
Paul MacNeil January 7, 1948 – October 30, 2019 Ocala, FL
Martha Magenta March 13?, 1949 – January 14, 2020 Bristol, England
Johannes Manjrekar June 5, 1957 – February 9, 2020 Vadodara, India
Michael McClure October 20, 1932 – May 4, 2020 Oakland, CA
Dorothy McLaughlin May 11, 1936 – October 14, 2019 Somerset, NJ
Roberta Monokroussos June 4, year? – July day?, 2021 City, state?
Alice Nelson October 19, 1922 – February 11, 2021 Seattle, WA
Bill Pauly April 20, 1942 – February 15, 2021 Asbury, IA
Carol Purington November 16, 1949 – December 8, 2020 Colrain, MA
Stuart Quine November 3, 1962 – March 24, 2020 Sheffield, England
Katherine Samuelowicz Month & day? – August ?, 2021 City?, Australia
Gary Schroeder April 20, 1954 – November 5?, 2020 Franktown, CO
Vida Pust Škrgulja Month & day?, 1952 – January 31?, 2021 Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
Donald W. Skrivseth April 19, 1949 – January 28, 2021 St. Paul, MN
Toni Steele November 30, 1920 – January day?, 2021 Lomita, CA
Joan E. Stern September 15, 1943 – January 25, 2021 Malibu, CA
André Surridge January 18, 1951 – December 23, 2019 Hamilton, New Zealand
vincent tripi June 9, 1941 – August 17, 2020 Greenfield, MA
Makoto Ueda May 20, 1931 – August 19, 2020 Los Altos, CA
Anita Virgil November 23, 1931 – January 20, 2021 Forest, VA
David Walker August 2, 1939 – September day?, 2019 Hereford?, England
Joan H. Ward July 17, 1933 – September 30, 2019 Burlington, MA
Ruth Weiss June 24, 1928 – July 31, 2020 Albion, CA
Akito Arima September 13, 1930 – December 6, 2020 Tokyo, Japan
Winona Baker March 18, 1924 – October 23, 2020 Nanaimo, BC
Jerry Ball December 16, 1932 – August 18, 2019 Walnut Creek, CA
Jan Benson Month & day?, 1952 – October 31, 2019 Ft. Worth, TX
Ernest J. Berry August 21, 1929 – May 31, 2021 Blenheim, New Zealand
Naomi Y. Brown April 12, 1920 – May 6, 2019 Phoenix, AZ
David Cobb March 12, 1926 – November 6, 2020 Essex, England
Ellen Compton April 3, 1926 – July 24, 2021 Washington, D.C.
Kristen Deming April 29, 1939 – October 21, 2019 Bethesda, MD
Diane di Prima August 6, 1934 – October 25, 2020 San Francisco, CA
Hélène Duc May 15, 1982 – October 8, 2020 Chauny, France
Smajil (Bego) Durmišević February 6, 1956 – June 4, 2020 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Garry Eaton November 23, 1941 – November 26, 2020 Port Moody, BC
Barbara M. Farrington December 22, 1928 – August 29, 2020 Agawam, MA
Liz Fenn June 24, 1942 – August 14, 2020 Wellsville, NY
Lawrence Ferlinghetti March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021 San Francisco, CA
Muriel Ford December 22, 1926 – June 10, 2021 Toronto, ON
Tōru Haga May 9, 1931 – February 20, 2020 Tokyo, Japan
Peggy Heinrich Month & day?, 1929 – September 8, 2021 Santa Cruz, CA
Miyazaki Hisashi December 21, 1939 – September 3, 2020 Osaka, Japan
Evgeny Ivanov Month, day, & year? – October day?, 2019 Benin City, Nigeria
Evelyn Lang November 26, 1939 – February 20, 2021 Deerfield, NH
Bertók Lászlo December 6, 1935 – September 14, 2020 Pécs, Hungary
Mark Levy June 24, 1947 – May 12, 2021 Oakland, CA
Paul MacNeil January 7, 1948 – October 30, 2019 Ocala, FL
Martha Magenta March 13?, 1949 – January 14, 2020 Bristol, England
Johannes Manjrekar June 5, 1957 – February 9, 2020 Vadodara, India
Michael McClure October 20, 1932 – May 4, 2020 Oakland, CA
Dorothy McLaughlin May 11, 1936 – October 14, 2019 Somerset, NJ
Roberta Monokroussos June 4, year? – July day?, 2021 City, state?
Alice Nelson October 19, 1922 – February 11, 2021 Seattle, WA
Bill Pauly April 20, 1942 – February 15, 2021 Asbury, IA
Carol Purington November 16, 1949 – December 8, 2020 Colrain, MA
Stuart Quine November 3, 1962 – March 24, 2020 Sheffield, England
Katherine Samuelowicz Month & day? – August ?, 2021 City?, Australia
Gary Schroeder April 20, 1954 – November 5?, 2020 Franktown, CO
Vida Pust Škrgulja Month & day?, 1952 – January 31?, 2021 Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
Donald W. Skrivseth April 19, 1949 – January 28, 2021 St. Paul, MN
Toni Steele November 30, 1920 – January day?, 2021 Lomita, CA
Joan E. Stern September 15, 1943 – January 25, 2021 Malibu, CA
André Surridge January 18, 1951 – December 23, 2019 Hamilton, New Zealand
vincent tripi June 9, 1941 – August 17, 2020 Greenfield, MA
Makoto Ueda May 20, 1931 – August 19, 2020 Los Altos, CA
Anita Virgil November 23, 1931 – January 20, 2021 Forest, VA
David Walker August 2, 1939 – September day?, 2019 Hereford?, England
Joan H. Ward July 17, 1933 – September 30, 2019 Burlington, MA
Ruth Weiss June 24, 1928 – July 31, 2020 Albion, CA
