Dawn-Michelle Baude & Bill Berkson November 2, 2005

Dawn-Michelle Baude is the author of several poetry books and chapbooks, including Through a Membrane / Clouds, Egypt, and The Beirut Poems, as well as the critical work, reConnaître: Curt Asker. She received a 2005 Fulbright Award in Poetry and teaches at the American University of Paris. Born in New York in 1939, Bill Berkson has lived in northern California since 1970. His recent books include Serenade, Fugue State, Hymns of St. Bridget, 25 Grand View, and Gloria with etchings by Alex Katz. A collection of his criticism, The Sweet Singer of Modernism and Other Art Writings, appeared from Qua Books in 2004. He teaches at the San Francisco Art Institute.