school bus stop
a small boy
waiting for the world

hilltop meadow
light from the sunshower
everywhere


-Frank Hooven

Frank Hooven lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and has recently retired from a 35-year career in IT. His love of haiku began decades ago while reading poems included in a Zen Buddhist anthology. The sharp beauty and truth of those haiku have been a touchstone for him.

Frank is a member of the Haiku Society of America and the Inkstone Poetry Forum. His first book of haiku, magic carpet (Red Moon Press) was published in 2025. His work can also be found in A New Resonance 13 (Red Moon Press), and in many haiku journals, online and in print.

For Frank, his poetry is about the living moment, capturing a glimpse of that moment, and sharing it in a way that hopefully comes alive for readers.

As the poet Mary Oliver wrote,

“Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it.”