Kati Mohr (she | they)
- Born in 1976
- German artist and poet
- Known online as pi & anne
- I recently started using Makoto as a pen name.
- Tanka, haiku, senryū, art
I am deeply passionate about exploring the filters that people apply, because how we see things often says more about ourselves than about the things themselves. I placed second in the Marlene Mountain Memorial Contest 2023 with “the fine slackline” and my haibun “All These Things” received a Touchstone Award in 2024.
Find my boiled-over mind on my blog, in various journals, on Bluesky, and on Instagram (in hibernation).
Reading, then writing
for the sake of feeling genuinely:
the butterfly
returns.
—Makoto
What does pi & anne stand for?
When I started posting poems on Instagram in the early days, I asked myself what drives me and what best represents my character… What came to mind were… a fox and a rabbit.
The fox represents my logical side, my deep interest in learning and getting to the heart of things. I am smart and know exactly what appeals to me (and what doesn’t). The rabbit: intuitive and creative, loves to play with things, is loyal and sensitive. My dream was to bring both sides into harmony with each other… I call the fox PI (π) and the rabbit ANNE (after Anne of Green Gables). And yes, that still applies to me.
Why Makoto?
Makoto is Japanese and means, depending on how it is written: truth, sincerity, faithfulness, integrity, honesty, reality, fact, devotion. I align my name with what I believe in, which gives me a lot of joy. In a way, it’s like I’ve found the door to my home, to myself. And did you know that Makoto is a unisex name? That makes me even happier!
pi & anne 