Announcing The Publication of “IN THE PACE OF THE PATH” by ALAN BERN

“A captivating literary experiment, as well as a moving story.” — Kirkus Reviews 

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alan-bern/in-the-pace-of-the-path/

---

“Alan Bern’s prose and poetry are an empathetic and lyrical journey through his life. Magical and unexpected. I was surprised again and again.”
—Delia Ephron, author of Left on Tenth

---

“Alan Bern’s fictionalized memoir In the Pace of the Path also represents a diverse array of styles as he moves between free verse poetry and prose to build the story of his life in Berkeley and his career in the public library system.

Bern steps away from the library reference desk to pursue the atmosphere of Berkeley from various vantage points past and present. He captures this milieu with vignettes that move between experiences with the fluid viscosity of time travel and psychological self-inspection.”

–D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

“Alan Bern’s IN THE PACE OF THE PATH walks the border between poetry and prose, between the surreal and the realism where surrealism spawns, between the past and future which is the pace of the moment by moment of a life. I have learned from Bern’s clarity in poetry and prose to walk the edges of my homeland and step out into the unknown, while carrying the life I have lived within me. This is such an important work to read now and reread as we move through our lives.”

—Rusty Morrison, co-publisher of Omnidawn, and author, most recently, of Beyond the Chainlink

---

---

---

Alan Bern’s IN THE PACE OF THE PATH charts his life in his hometown of Berkeley and gives an insightful look into his career in the public library serving that hometown, especially the unhoused, with love and compassion.