Heartland Haiku

Born in Iowa along the Mississippi River, Lawrence Eyre holds a B.A. from Yale in American Studies. He has taught history and coached tennis for thirty years at Maharishi School in Fairfield, Iowa. The United States Professional Tennis Association named him national high school coach of the year in 2009.

Lawrence Eyre taught and

Coached happily for decades

Deep in the heartland

Then haiku started

To strike like sneezing fits in

Hay fever season

An effective cure

For chronic haiku habits

Has yet to be found