Patricia Donegan is author of 'Heralding the Milk Light, Without Warning '( forward by Allen Ginsberg ) and 'Hot Haiku'. In 1986-87 she studied with haiku master Yamaguchi Seishi. She completed a Fulbright grant in Japan and co-authored 'Chiyoni - Woman Haiku Master' with Ishibashi Yoshie. She is a member of the Haiku Society of America and the Association for International Renku. She currently teaches creative writing at Keio University in Tokyo, and is a contributing editor for Kyoto Journal.