Stephen W. Leslie is a long time meditator (38 years) and meditation teacher. He has worked as a church administrator, Realtor, Baker, Dairy Farmer, Psychotherapist and Hospice Chaplain. The book, Suicide Survivor is composed of his early poems. His second book, Departures shows his advancement as a writer and the development of his own style of poetry, the Haibun. A Haibun is an ancient Japanese style of poetry that consists of a brief narrative plus at least one Haiku. His third book of poetry - Upstate is due to come out later in the year.