Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, currently lives in Puchberg, a village near Vienna, as author (short poetry, prose, essays and plays), passionate traveller and trekker. He is a member of the World Haiku Club. Some of his works have been published worldwide in such publications as Asahi Shimbun, Acorn, Frogpond, Famous Reporter, Ginyu, Haiku Canada Newsletter, Mainichi Daily News, Modern Haiku, Paper Wasp, Simply Haiku, The Heron's Nest, Tinywords, and others. His homepage (in German and English) can be viewed at: www.bregengemme.com