Peter Jastermsky

Peter Jastermsky

A New England native, Peter Jastermsky lives in the high desert of Southern California, An award-winning cherita poet, Peter's work has appeared in many journals and anthologies. He is also a Dwarf Star Award and Best of the Net nominee.

The author of eleven books of haiku-based work, Peter writes all the short forms that are part of this lineage.

In 2017, Peter invented a new-linked form that is haiku-centered called a split sequence. His recent book, Just Dust and Stone, (Velvet Dusk Publishing, 2021), is a collection of more than forty collaborative split sequences, cowritten with Bryan Rickert.

Peter’s other titles include his first collection of haiku and senryu, Steel Cut Moon, (Cholla Needles Press, 2019).

No Velcro Here, (Yavanika Press, 2019), is a chapbook of haibun, written in Peter’s uniquely quirky style.

songs of blue acorns, (Cyberwit, 2024), is a full length collection of monoku.

Whenever he needs inspiration, Peter will spend quiet time in nature.