scent of diesel-
the tugboat’s wake
rolls into shore
Curtis Dunlap lives near the confluence of the Mayo and Dan rivers in Mayodan, North Carolina. He has been published in a variety of anthologies and journals including Frogpond, The Heron’s Nest, Magnapoets, Modern Haiku, A New Resonance 5: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku, Simply Haiku, big sky: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku, red lights, Ribbons, and Valley Voices. He was awarded 3rd Prize in the 11th International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in 2006. Curtis plans to squirrel away enough time to publish a chapbook in the not so distant future. Links for his personal web site and blog are below: