In the Shadow of Vesuvius
Retired children’s librarian Alan Bern is cofounder with artist/printer Robert Woods of fine press/publisher Lines & Faces, linesandfaces.com. Among Alan's awards: a medal in 2019 from SouthWest Writers for a WWII story and first runner-up for Raw Art Review’s first Mirabai Prize for Poetry, 2020. Recent written work in CERASUS, Mediterranean Poetry, Slouching Beast Journal, and recent photography in Feral, Unearthed, and Mercurius. Alan is the author of three books of poetry and performs with dancer/choreographer Lucinda Weaver as PACES: dance & poetry fit to the space and with musicians from Composing Together, composingtogether.org.