New York-born, Steven Sher is the author of 14 books including, most recently, two new poetry collections: The House of Washing Hands (Pecan Grove Press, 2014) and Grazing on Stars: Selected Poems (Presa Press, 2012). He has taught writing at many workshops and universities for more than 35 years. Find out more about his writing at stevensher.net. He presently lives in Jerusalem.