Dane’s Poem Links

  • DRAWN TO MARVEL Anthology: Superhero Poems

    Minor Arcana Press has just published an amazing new poetry anthology, entitled Drawn to Marvel: Poems From the Comic Books. It includes poems by the likes of John Ashbery, Rae Armantrout, Dorianne Laux, Tony Barnstone, Denise Duhamel, and many others, which can be found here: Drawn To Marvel – Contributors & Press The anthology includes

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  • New Poem in The SUN Magazine, February 2014

     Look for a new poem of mine entitled My Father's Lesson in the February 2014 edition of The SUN Magazine….along with a poem by the great Santa Cruz poet, Ellen Bass. Here's a link to the on-line edition, which includes Ellen's poem: The SUN Magazine – Feb 2014     My Father's Lesson   I

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  • PUSHCART NOMINATION for the poem Enlightenment Is A Bitch

    My poem ENLIGHTENMENT IS A BITCH was just nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2013. It's one of my favorites. You can read it in my book How Therapists Dance. Or you can take a look again on The SUN MAGAZINE website where it can be read on-line, at: SUN MAGAZINE Dane Cervine  

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  • POLISHING THE MOON SWORD wins 2nd Prize in the 2013 Morton Marcus Poetry Contest

    The poet Gary Young was the judge for the 2013 Morton Marcus Poetry Prize, and my short prose poem, POLISHING THE MOON SWORD, took the 2nd Place Prize. You can read the poem on the phren-Z On-Line Literary Magazine's Fall 2013 Edition at: Dane Cervine in phren-Z Many thanks to Gary Young for judging, to

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  • The Mystical Stand-Up Comedians; and, The Dreams of Antelope; in the MONTEREY POETRY REVIEW

    The Monterey Poetry Review is publishing again along the coast of California. You can check out two poems of mine here: 2 Poems in Monterey Poetry Review Just scroll down till you see my name, and read some of the other wonderful work along the way! Or read them below:   The Dreams of Antelope

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  • New Poem in Van Gogh’s Ear (based in Paris, France)

    An experimental prose poem entitled The Anthropology of Memory was published in a Paris literary journal on-line called Van Gogh's Ear. Follow this link to the poem, then explore their website for other work and E-book editions of earlier issues: The Anthropology of Memory, at VAN GOGH'S EAR   The Anthropology of Memory Death swallows

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  • Poem in new anthology: FACING THE CHANGE – Global Warming

    An earlier poem of mine called The Last Days, about my daughter and I reading the newspaper over breakfast musing on the state of the world, just appeared in a new anthology from Torrey House Press, entitled Facing The Change: Personal Encounters With Global Warming. You can check out the anthology description at the Torrey

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  • New Poem: THE DARE – In PERFUME RIVER POETRY REVIEW

    THE DARE is a new poem appearing in the first issue of the Perfume River Poetry Review. You can click on this link for a free PDF of the entire first issue, or order a print copy for $10. Perfume River Poetry Review I've included a copy of the poem below for a quick read:

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  • The Poem ANTI-MASS in the Loose Leaf Tea Literary Journal

    A short prose poem entitled ANTI-MASS appears in the new literary journal Loose Leaf Tea: A Journal of Cultural Expression. The on-line publication opens and reads like a "book", so look for it on page 68: Loose Leaf Tea Literary Journal The poem is based on a stunning art piece made from the burnt timbers of

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  • CLAY FEET Letter-Press Broadside Celebrating Tannery Arts Complex Anniversary

    The CATAMARAN Literary Reader, housed in the Tannery Arts Complex in Santa Cruz, California, published my poem Clay Feet in their second edition. It was made into a fine print broadside in commemoration of the Tannery’s one year anniversary, printed by Sam Amico of Middle Earth Editions. You can purchase the broadside (unframed) by contacting

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