About the Author

The Poet Don Herzberg was born in California, raised in Texas, and moved around for years before finding home in Vermont. He practiced medicine in both academic and private practice settings until retiring in 2008. He received an MFA in 2004 from New England College's Poetry Writing degree program, which was headed by Gerald Stern and Chard DeNiord. He has published poems in various magazines and was a finalist in Comstock Review's 2009 poetry contest.
The Artist After retiring from two decades of research and teaching in biomedical sciences, V. Shalvah Herzberg began taking art classes and mentoring with local artists. Her preferred media are watercolor and printmaking which she has used to create both representational and abstract art. Over the past 25 years she has maintained an enduring interest in portrayal of the human figure. She is an artist member of Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction VT and a signature member of the Vermont Watercolor Society.
The Collaboration Don and Shalvah have been married over 50 years, and for the last 35 years they have lived in Vermont. They previously published a book of poems and images based on the wooded setting of their home in rural Vermont.