Xenia Tran

Xenia Tran is a linguist, poet, artist and photographer who lives and works in the Scottish Highlands with her husband and adopted animals. Originally from The Netherlands, she writes haiku, haibun, tanka, tanka prose and tanka sequences as well as western poetry forms and free verse poetry. Her work has appeared in print and online journals, anthologies, calendars, art installations and videos, as well as on radio and television. In addition, she has published two full-length collections in aid of charities close to her heart. Xenia is a member of the Society of Authors, Tanka Society of America, the Haiku Society of America and a patron of Poetry Ireland. Her first book, Sharing Our Horizon, was published in 2018 in aid of animal rehoming charities. The poems are written in rhythm with the seasons and the fluctuations of the weather within those seasons. Her second collection, Between Heather and Grass, was published in 2019 in aid of Children with Cancer UK and Animal Rehoming Charities. Her third collection is due for release in November 2026.