About John Simon JOHN OLIVER SIMON (1942-2018) was a poet and translator from Berkeley, California. Among other accolades, he was awarded the NEA Translation Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Berkeley Poetry Festival. Books by John Simon Colors! / Colores! by (author) Jorge Luján illustrated by Piet Grobler translated by John Simon & Rebecca Parfitt Ages 3 to 6 Grades p to 1
