her chakras
caressed in amber hues
of amethyst
~
Goran Gatalica was born in Virovitica, Croatia, in 1982 and currently resides in Zagreb, Croatia. He finished both physics and chemistry degrees from the University of Zagreb and proceeded directly to a PhD program after graduation. He has published poetry, haiku, and prose in literary journals and anthologies. Gatalica has received many honors for his poetry and haiku, including Award Dragutin Tadijanović, the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts for the poetry book Kozmolom (2017), the honor "Haiku Master of the Month" (Rikugien Gardens and Biei, NHK WORLD TV, Japan 2016 and 2017), the Basho-an Award (Japan, 2018, 2019 and 2023), Karatnogahara Monogatari Award on 4th Star Haiku Contest (2023, Katano, Japan) and John Bird Dreaming Award on 3rd John Bird Dreaming Award Contest for Haiku (Australia, 2025). He is a member of the Croatian Writers' Association.
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