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Zoketsu Norman Fischer

(1946) Poet United States

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Zoketsu Norman Fischer is a poet from the United States, best known for Being Nobody, Going Nowhere.

Quick Facts About Zoketsu Norman Fischer

Born
January 1, 1946
Nationality
United States
Profession
Poet
Notable works
Being Nobody, Going Nowhere

About Zoketsu Norman Fischer

Zoketsu Norman Fischer is an American poet, writer, and Soto Zen priest, teaching and practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He is a Dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman, from whom he received Dharma transmission in 1988. Fischer served as co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center from 1995–2000, after which he founded the Everyday Zen Foundation in 2000, a network of Buddhist practice group and related projects in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Fischer has published more than twenty-five books of poetry and non-fiction, as well as numerous poems, essays and articles in Buddhist magazines and poetry journals.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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