Long Rain

Lenard D. Moore is an internationally acclaimed poet and anthologist. His literary works have been published in more than sixteen countries and translated into more than twelve languages. His poems, essays, short stories and book reviews have appeared in many publications and anthologies. Moore is the author of The Geography Of Jazz, A Temple Looming, Desert Storm: A Brief History, Forever Home, and The Open Eye among other books. He is the editor of All The Songs We Sing; One Window's Light: A Collection of Haiku, (winner of the Haiku Society of America 2018 Merit Book Award). He has taught Creative Writing and African American Literature and has collaborated with poets, visual artists, musicians and dancers on several projects. He is the founder and executive director of the Carolina African American Writers' Collective and co-founder of the Washington Street Writers Group. He also is the longtime Executive Chairman of the North Carolina Haiku Society. He was the First African American President of the Haiku Society of America. And he is a U.S. Army veteran. Among his numerous awards are the North Carolina Award for Literature, Furious Flower Laureate Ring, Haiku Museum of Tokyo Award, Margaret Walker Creative Writing Award, Indies Arts Award, Cave Canem Fellowships, and a Soul Mountain Retreat Fellowship. He earned his Master of Arts in English and African American Literature from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a minor in English (Magna Cum Laude) from Shaw University.