Karen Hoy lives in Bradford-on-Avon, near Bath, in the West of England. Her poetry has been published in Lakeview International Journal of Literature and Arts, Blithe Spirit, Presence, and the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.
Her work is anthologised in "Another Country: Haiku Poetry from Wales" (Gomer), "The Humours of Haiku" (Iron Press), and "My Mother Threw Knives" (Second Light Publications).
Karen has a Creative Writing Diploma from The University of Bristol in the West of England.
She works as a Development Producer in international TV documentaries. She also works with her husband, the Japanese-form poet and tutor Alan Summers, at With Words, on their courses and word-based projects.
Karen will have a page on the With Words website when it is updated shortly.