OUR TEAM

Asha Berkes     Director of Writing Programs

asha@write253.org

Asha Berkes is a poet and educator living in Tacoma, Washington. At the University of Puget Sound they studied English Creative Writing with minors in African American Studies and Gender and Queer Studies. Find them riding his bike around town or sitting by the Sound gluing leaves into their journal.

Michael Haeflinger    Executive Director

michael@write253.org

Michael Haeflinger is a poet and educator from Dayton, OH. He is the author of Low Static Rage (Blue Cactus Press, 2019), as well as several chapbooks. In his free time, he enjoys negotiating with his dog, sorting lead type, and watching old tennis highlights on YouTube. He lives in Tacoma and roots for the Minnesota Twins.