Roy Kindelberger

First Vice President

Edmonds, Washington, USA

Roy Kindelberger is a poet, writer, and kindergarten teacher. He lives in Edmonds, Washington, with his wife, Jaci. Roy has two children and three stepchildren. He began writing tanka in 2015 with Tanka Poets on Site, a Facebook group, followed by publications in Colorado Boulevard and Ribbons. In 2024, Roy published Building Bridges, a collection of haiku, tanka, and tanka prose. He has also published tanka in Laurels, Drifting Sands, Scarlet Dragonfly, Poets' Choice Anthologies, and Free Spirit Anthologies. Roy enjoys reading, photography, hiking, kayaking, being out in nature, spending time with his family, and practicing Tai Chi. He is also published in the children’s and educational markets. Roy is hoping to publish a children’s book written with tanka. His writing website is: https://www.roykindelberger.com.

across the barren

snow patched meadow

frozen ground

the last scarecrow gazes

up at the mountaintops

Ribbons, Winter 2023

the gifts

given every day

each one different

they aren't always wrapped

they just happen

Colorado Boulevard, December 2024

across the field

i follow wildflowers

foxglove

silently jingles

in the mountain breeze

Ribbons, Spring/Summer 2024