John Zheng, Greenwood, Mississippi, is professor of English at Mississippi Valley State University and editor of The Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku and African American Haiku: Cultural Visions, both published by University Press of Mississippi. His work has also been published in numerous journals including African American Review, East-West Connections, Journal of Ethnic American Literature, Paideuma, and Southern Quarterly.Biling Chen, Conway, Arkansas, is associate professor of English and affiliated faculty member of Asian studies at the University of Central Arkansas. Her work has been published in such journals as the Journal of Ethnic American Literature, East-West Connections, the Canadian Journal of Irish Studies, and Notes on Modern Irish Literature.

John Zheng, Greenwood, Mississippi, is professor of English at Mississippi Valley State University and editor of The Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku and African American Haiku: Cultural Visions, both published by University Press of Mississippi. His work has also been published in numerous journals including African American Review, East-West Connections, Journal of Ethnic American Literature, Paideuma, and Southern Quarterly.Biling Chen, Conway, Arkansas, is associate professor of English and affiliated faculty member of Asian studies at the University of Central Arkansas. Her work has been published in such journals as the Journal of Ethnic American Literature, East-West Connections, the Canadian Journal of Irish Studies, and Notes on Modern Irish Literature.

John Zheng, Greenwood, Mississippi, is professor of English at Mississippi Valley State University and editor of The Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku and African American Haiku: Cultural Visions, both published by University Press of Mississippi. His work has also been published in numerous journals including African American Review, East-West Connections, Journal of Ethnic American Literature, Paideuma, and Southern Quarterly.Biling Chen, Conway, Arkansas, is associate professor of English and affiliated faculty member of Asian studies at the University of Central Arkansas. Her work has been published in such journals as the Journal of Ethnic American Literature, East-West Connections, the Canadian Journal of Irish Studies, and Notes on Modern Irish Literature.