New York-born, Steven lived in Corvallis (until 2003) for almost 20 years. He now lives in Jerusalem. His writing (poetry, short fiction, folktales, essays, satire and features) has appeared worldwide since the 1970s. His 20 books include three recent poetry collections: When They Forget (New Feral Press, 2022), What Comes from the Heart: Poems in the Jewish Tradition (Cyberwit, India, 2020) and Contestable Truths, Incontestable Lies (Dos Madres Press, 2019). In 2018, he received the Glenna Luschei Distinguished Poet Award. Find out more about Steven at steven-sher-poetry.wixsite.com/writing.