Robert MacLeanRobert MacLean was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. He lived in Kyoto for twenty-five years, where he taught at Ritsumeikan University, meanwhile continuing his lifelong zazen practice. He has studied and sat with Robert Aitken Rōshi an Jōshū Sasaki Rōshi, and latterly at Tōfukuji in Kyoto, where Keidō Fukushima Rōshi was abbot. He now lives in British Columbia with his wife and young daughter. His book Waking to Snow (Isobar Press, 2020) was chosen in 2021 by Lorna Crozier as one of her Poetry Picks for Canada's 23rd National Poetry Month. Read More Read Less