▁He ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁R ivers ide . ▁John ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁soon ▁after ward ▁joined ▁Robert ▁Gl uck ' s ▁Writing ▁Work shop ▁at ▁Small ▁Press ▁Tra ffic . ▁ ▁His ▁po ems ▁and ▁stories ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁small ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁literary ▁journ als , ▁including ▁America , ▁New ▁American ▁Writing , ▁Cross Connect , ▁Kay ak , ▁O xygen , ▁Beat itude , ▁Blue ▁Un ic orn , ▁Ont he bus , ▁and ▁Process ed ▁World . ▁ ▁John ▁served ▁as ▁Board ▁President ▁of ▁Small ▁Press ▁Tra ffic ▁Liter ary ▁Arts ▁Center ▁and ▁the ▁Irish ▁Arts ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁He ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Cross ro ads ▁Irish ▁American ▁Festival . ▁ ▁He ▁read ▁from ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁Ber keley , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Boston , ▁New ▁York , ▁Philadelphia , ▁R ivers ide , ▁Ro chester , ▁and ▁Toul ouse , ▁France . ▁ ▁John ▁lived ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁Sil icon ▁Valley ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁writer ▁and ▁editor . ▁John ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁artist ▁Anne ▁Sub er case aux ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁previously ▁partners ▁for ▁ 1 7 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁American ▁Book ▁Award ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Air ▁Trans