Dean C. Gardner, author of postmodern books, studied with Dr. Campbell Tatham, a phenomenologist, at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee for eight years, endowing him with the discipline to pro...ver maisDean C. Gardner, author of postmodern books, studied with Dr. Campbell Tatham, a phenomenologist, at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee for eight years, endowing him with the discipline to probe the unknown. Another foundation for his books is the work of traditional haiku poets, including Basho, Bucson and Issa - which led to Gardner's understanding of the Zen experience as the poetic leap in Western literature. Gardner is a Christian phenomenologist.ver menos