alone in the waiting room
checking the plant
for reality
Tom Clausen lives in Ithaca, N.Y. with his wife Berta Gutierrez, and their dog Toby. Tom was been employed at A.R. Mann Library for over thirty-five fortunate years in the Access Services Department. His interest in haiku and other related forms began in the late 1980’s. Tom is a member of the Route 9 Haiku Group along with Yu Chang, John Stevenson, Mary Stevens and Hilary Tann.