I think there are many people who help bring about social change through their writing, through community building, through individual acts of generosity and engagement who may not see themselves as activists at all. There are writers who see themselves as activists, and others who do not. How does writing relate to activism? How has activism influenced or affected your writing? For some years, Joan worked as an English teacher and educational counselor and now divides her time between Venice, CA, and Pittsburgh, PA where she co-hosts and curates the Hemingway Summer Poetry Series with Jimmy Cvetic. Since she began writing poetry again in 2001, more than 180 of her poems have appeared in journals, anthologies and periodicals, including - most recently - Calyx, Chiron Review, Cider Press Review, Paterson Literary Review, Pittsburgh Poetry Review, Slipstream, Uppagus, US 1 Worksheets, Voices from the Attic, and Vox Populi: A Public Sphere for Politics & Poetry. Bauer is the author of The Almost Sound of Drowning (Main Street Rag, 2008). The September 27th installment of The Bridge Series featuring the writers Lisa Alexander, Justin Vicari, and Jeff Oaks-and the guest organization for the evening Persad Center-was curated by writer and Bridge board member Joan Bauer. The series convenes the last Wednesday of each month at Brillobox and each installment will feature Pittsburgh’s finest writers and a special guest organization, with proceeds from the evening going directly to that organization. The Bridge Series is a new series uniting the Pittsburgh literary and activist communities to raise awareness and funds for local organizations fighting the good fight in these troubling times.
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