Irritated Treasure

 

Irritated Treasure

 

irritated oyster 
forms pearls of wisdom
one grain at a time

 

Doug Lanzo

 

A featured and award-winning poet, Doug’s poetry found homes this past year in 28 literary publications across the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Mauritius and The Caribbean, including Academy of the Heart and Mind, Akitsu Quarterly, Ancient Paths Online, The Bamboo Hut, Bear Creek Haiku, Better Than Starbucks, The Caribbean Writer, Current Accounts,  The Drabble,  Failed Haiku, Frogpond,  Grand Little Things, Literary Yard, Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine, Pennsylvania Literary Journal, Plum Tree Tavern, Poetry Pea, The Pangolin Review, Presence, Red Eft Review, Scarlet Leaf Review, The Society of Classical Poets Journal, Studio, Time of Singing, Wales Haiku Journal, WestWard Quarterly, Wild Violet and The Zen Space.  Doug resides in Maryland with his wife and 11-year old identical twin boys, fellow published haiku poets who likewise enjoy nature, biking, tennis and chess.