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John R. Snyder, poet, musician, computer scientist, and retired Montessori educator, lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Kathleen. His haiku and renku have been published in literary journals in five countries and translated into several languages. His haiku took first and third prizes at the 2006 World Haiku Festival in the Netherlands. Snyder is also the author of Tending the Light: Essays on Montessori Education. His website is ordinarypersonslife.com.

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