Gideon Young is a member of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective, the Carrboro Poets Council, and the North Carolina Haiku Society. He brings a strong and joyful spirit to his classes, readings, and performances.
His debut haiku collection, my hands full of light, will be published by Backbone Press, Spring 2021. You can pre-order the book here. Some sample poems from the book:
shaded chickadee her first notes an Ellington tune
voting day— digging up stones in the garden
fallen leaves frog legs dangle from the heron’s beak
nose tickles from the sprig of mint in my daughter’s hand
