Clear-eyed observations and 3 haiku poems by Bob Redmond

Each day during the month of April, KUOW is highlighting the work of Seattle-based poets for National Poetry Month. In this series curated by Seattle Civic Poet and Ten Thousand Things host Shin Yu Pai, you'll find a selection of poems for the mind, heart, senses, and soul.

Bob Redmond has been writing haiku for nearly two decades. As a practitioner who's honed his craft over many years, Bob's renders clear-eyed observations in concise 3-line poems that capture the immediacy of time and place, and the poet's gaze as a witness to change.

Bob Redmond discovered a passion for haiku in 2005, while a writer-in-residence at Seattle’s Hugo House. A professional beekeeper since 2009, he maintains an abiding interest in reconciling ecology and urbanization; this led him to instigate several pollinator restoration projects in the Green/Duwamish watershed. Winner of the 2021 Snapshot Press Book Award, Bob lives in South Seattle with his wife and son.