Norman Fischer
In conversation with Irene Borger, Director, Alpert Award in the Arts
Fischer, a poet and well-known Zen teacher, deftly incorporates Buddhist, Judaic, and Christian thought--as well as his own unique understanding of life--into this reinterpretation of Homer's ancient story.
Norman Fischer is one of the most well-known Zen teachers in the country, as well as a published poet and former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center. He gives frequent talks on creativity and interfaith issues, as well as on conflict resolution and meditation.
Irene Borger is a writer, teacher and director of the Alpert Award in the Arts. The former artist-in-residence at AIDS Project Los Angeles, and member of the faculty at University of California, Riverside, she has led writing workshops, devoted to witnessing and not-knowing, for art makers, and people living under conditions of extremity since 1990. Published in numerous national magazines and newspapers, she is the editor of From a Burning House and The Force of Curiosity. A long time meditation student, she is writing a book on listening.
Unless otherwise indicated, ALOUD programs take place at the Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071.
