John Slater is a Cistercian monk in upstate New York where he cares for the sick and tends a quasi-Japanese garden. His poems and translations have appeared in various journals including PN Review, Canadian Literature and Crab Orchard Review. The Tangled Braid: Ninety-Nine Poems by Hafiz of Shiraz [1], which he co-translated with Jeffrey Einboden, was recently published by Fons Vitae. Surpassing Pleasure, a first collection of his own work, will appear in the Spring of 2011 from The Porcupine’s Quill.
Links:
[1] https://www.ablemuse.com/v9/books/john-slater/tangled-braid-ninety-nine-poems-hafiz-shiraz
[2] https://www.ablemuse.com/v9/poetry/john-manesis/quiet-ones?s=166ddc948b78d326301a5f9a9ea6b260
[3] https://www.ablemuse.com/v9/poetry/john-slater/villanelle-poem-penury?s=166ddc948b78d326301a5f9a9ea6b260