Henry Shukman has published books of fiction, memoir and poetry. His poems have appeared in many publications including the New Republic, The Guardian, The Times and the London Review of Books. He has been a travel writer for the New York Times. Shukman has also written book reviews for the New York Times and The Times Literary Supplement.

Henry Shukman is a Zen Buddhist teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage. He is currently the teacher at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His articles about Buddhism have appeared in Tricycle and other Buddhist publications.