James William Hackett

{{short description|American writer}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|8|6|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|11|9|1929|8|6|mf=y}}

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| nationality = {{flagcountry |United States| name = American}}

| field = Poetry (haiku)

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| website = {{URL|https://hacketthaiku.com/}}

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James William Hackett (August 6, 1929 – November 9, 2015){{cite web|url=http://www.thehaikufoundation.org/poet-details/?IDclient=1110|title=James William Hackett|publisher=The Haiku Foundation|accessdate=21 August 2019}} was an American poet who is most notable for his work with haiku in English. The James W. Hackett Annual International Award for Haiku, named after him, was administered by the British Haiku Society from 1991 to 2009.[http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/2011/02/the-british-haiku-awards-2010/ The British Haiku Awards 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329050127/http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/2011/02/the-british-haiku-awards-2010/ |date=2013-03-29 }} on the British Haiku Society website His books include Bug Haiku, The Way of Haiku, Zen Haiku and Other Zen Poems, and A Traveler's Haiku.