Norman Fischer

Norman Fischer is a poet, author, and Zen Buddhist priest. A former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center, he is founder and teacher of the Everyday Zen Foundation (www.everydayzen.org), a network of Zen communities and programs. His latest Buddhist title is When You Greet Me I Bow: Reflections from a Life in Zen. His Training in Compassion, has become a spiritual classic. His Selected Poems 1980-2013 is available from Chax Press in Tucson,Arizona. Norman is married to Zen priest Kathie Fischer. They live in Muir Beach, California, above the sea, and have children and grandchildren in Brooklyn.