Canyon Poets Feature Ben Gaa
Mon, Nov 17
|Virtual Event
Join Canyon Poets on November 16 at 8 PM ET for an evening with Ben Gaa, your friendly neighborhood haiku poet and host of Haiku Talk. Author of the award-winning Wishbones and the forthcoming A Wild Blue Sky, Ben captures life’s small moments with humor and heart.
Time & Location
Nov 17, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
Virtual Event
Guests
About the Event
Canyon Poets Presents: Ben GaaDate:
November 16, 2025
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Join us for an evening of haiku, senryu, and poetic conversation with Ben Gaa, your friendly neighborhood haiku poet and host of Haiku Talk on YouTube. Ben is the author of three acclaimed full-length collections—A Wild Blue Sky (Octopus Hearts Press, 2025), One Breath (Spartan Press, 2020), and the Touchstone Award–winning Wishbones (Folded Word, 2018)—as well as four chapbooks, including One Note Moon (Brooks Books, 2023), winner of the HIGH/COO Award.
With over a thousand haiku and senryu published in journals and anthologies around the world, Ben’s work reflects the art of attention and the beauty of the ordinary. A graduate of the Knox College Creative Writing program, he has led workshops, readings, and conversations that make haiku accessible, joyful, and deeply human.
Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just curious about the power of a few well-chosen words, this event promises an inspiring…