Richard Collins, abbot of New Orleans Zen Temple, lives in Sewanee, Tennessee, where he directs Stone Nest Dojo. His poetry and translations have appeared or are forthcoming in Southern Humanities Review, Exquisite Corpse, Xavier Review, Urthona: Buddhism and the Arts, Think, and Shō Poetry Journal, among others. His books include No Fear Zen (2015) and a translation of Taisen Deshimaru’s Autobiography of a Zen Monk (2022).