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Sharon Berg
Sharon Berg

Sharon Berg released two books in both September 2019 and September 2020. First, she released her debut collection of short fiction called Naming the Shadows with Porcupines Quill (2019). Next, she released a cross-genre history called The Name Unspoken: Wandering Spirit Survival School with Big Pond Rumours Press (2019). After that Stars in the Junkyard came out with Cyberwit (India, 2020) and Before the Heart Went Down: Selexted Poems by Robert Billings was also released by Cyberwit (2020).
Sharon writes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, book reviews, and articles. She has published poems in periodicals across Canada as well as in the USA, Mexico, the UK, The Netherlands, India, and Australia. She released two full books of poetry, To a Young Horse (Borealis Press, 1979) and The Body Labyrinth (Coach House Press, 1984). These were followed by three chapbooks from Big Pond Rumours Press in 2006, 2016, and 2017. She has also published short stories in various periodicals in Canada and the USA. Her fiction is included in the Anthology Suspicious Activities from Devils Party Press (USA) and other anthologies.
Sharon has two grown daughters who are making their own families. As of December 2020, she moved from her birth province of Ontario to Newfoundland. She now operates Oceanview Writers Retreat in Charlottetown, NL, a hamlet in the middle of TerraNova National Park.
She worked as an elementary school teacher for a time and has now retired and returned to her love of writing. You can engage her to deliver classroom workshops through either The Writers Union or Poetry in Voice. Poetry in Voice also allows her to coach students in the oral delivery of poetry for local and national competitions.
View examples of Sharon's work by clicking on the links below to see two video poems she created.
2009. Personal Myths. video and poem created by Sharon Berg (posted on YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZkEU7M3ABk
2009. Oracle: Lucid Dreaming. video and poem created by Sharon Berg (posted on YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZkEU7M3ABk