Richard Stevenson is the author of twenty-three books and a CD of original jazz and poetry with jazz/poetry troupe Naked Ear. Recent titles include Hot Flashes: Maiduguri Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka (Ekstasis Editions, 2001), A Charm of Finches: Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka (Ekstasis Editions, 2004), Parrot With Tourette’s (Black Moss Press, Palm Poets Series, 2004), and Flicker at the Fascia (Serengeti Press, 2005). He lives and teaches in Lethbridge, Alberta.