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William J. Higginson (December 17, 1938 – October 11, 2008) was an American poet, translator and author most notable for his work with haiku and renku, born in New York City. He was one of the charter members of the Haiku Society of America,〔 and was present at its formation meeting in 1968.〔See the Haiku Society of America's 1994 book, ''A Haiku Path'' for a detailed history of the society.〕 ==Biography== Higginson attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then joined the United States Air Force, and was sent by them to study Japanese at Yale University, where his interest in haiku began. He served for two years at Misawa Air Base in Japan in the early 1960s. Upon return to the US he completed his undergraduate studies, obtaining a BA in English at Southern Connecticut State College in 1969.〔(Biographical Notes ) on Renku Home〕 He edited ''Haiku Magazine'' from 1971 to 1976, and ran the literary ''From Here Press'', which published titles by several well-known authors, including Allen Ginsberg, Elizabeth Searle Lamb, and Ruth Stone.
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