Dividing his time between the United States and France, James Berg performs as a poet, musician, and storyteller. He ‘poems’ on a vintage Brother typewriter in museums, galleries, and events as part of the collaborative, Poems While You Wait. His songwriting, also collaborative, has been produced by Americana folk/rock musicians and was included in Old Shoe’s Family, named by WXRT as Chicago’s best album of the year. James teaches college literature and writing courses. He’s finishing an MFA at Northwestern University. His poetry, fiction, and nonfiction are available at Shakespeare and Company and bookshop in Paris and elsewhere.