Sharon Coleman

Sharon Coleman is a fifth generation Northern Californian with a penchant for languages and their entangled word roots. She co-curates the reading series Lyrics & Dirges and co-directs the Berkeley Poetry Festival. Her books include Paris Blinks, micro-fiction and Half Circle, poetry. She received the Maverick Award from the ruth weiss Foundation. She teaches creative writing at Berkeley City College and composition at U.C. Berkeley www.sharoncolemanpoetry.com.