Michael Shoemaker is a poet, haikuist, writer, and photographer from Magna, Utah. He is the author of two poetry and photography collections, Rocky Mountain Reflections (Poets’ Choice, 2023) and Grasshoppers in the Field (New Harbor Press, 2024). His poetry is anthologized in over 20 publications and his creative works are published in over 100 journals and magazines. Michael is a Reader/Proofreader for Fireflies’ Light: A Magazine of Short Poems. He has been nominated for the 2025 Best of the Net Anthology Award. His haiku are in Petals of Haiku, that reached #1 Amazon bestseller new release in Haiku & Japanese Poetry. He lives with his wife and son where he enjoys looking out on the Great Salt Lake everyday.