Alan Bern’s bio:

Alan Bern, retired children’s librarian, with three books of poetry: No no the saddest and Waterwalking in Berkeley, Fithian Press; greater distance and other poems, Lines & Faces, linesandfaces.com, his broadside press with artist Robert Woods. Alan has been short-listed for several poetry and prose awards and has published in a wide variety of online and print publications. Alan’s story, “The alleyway in the downtown library,” was a runner-up for The Raw Art Review’s The John H. Kim Memorial Prize for Short Fiction: therawartreview.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/runner-up-the_alleyway_near_the_downtown_library-alan-bern.pdf Alan is also a photographer with a number of exhibits and publications; e.g., unearthedesf.com/alan-bern/ and wanderlust-journal.com/2020/07/01/around-the-few-blocks-nearby/ Alan performs with dancer/choreographer Lucinda Weaver as PACES: dance & poetry fit to the space and with musicians from Composing Together, composingtogether.org/index.php/sample-poetry-from-our-musical-storytime-performances/