David LeCount is a high school English teacher by day and a writer by night. A student of Chinese language and culture, David is also the grand prize winner of Japan's 40th International Haiku Contest, Modern Haiku Association, Tokyo, Japan, 1988. In 2003, he addressed the World Haiku Festival in Leeuwarden, Holland. He has been a consultant for Stanford University's Center for Educational Research. You can write to him at dleco@batnet.com