Dane Cervine

Poet

Santa Cruz, CA
California US
Email: 
danecervine@cruzio.com
Website: 
danecervine.typepad.com/

Author's Bio

Dane Cervine’s new book of travel haibun/haiku is DEEP TRAVEL - At Home in the [Burning] World by Saddle Road Press (2024).  A book of prose poems, The World Is God's Language,  was published by Sixteen Rivers Press (2021). Other recent books include Earth Is a Fickle Dancer (Main Street Rag), and The Gateless Gate – Polishing the Moon Sword, from Saddle Road Press in Hawaii, a cross-genre work of Zen koan & prose poems. Previous poetry books include Kung Fu of the Dark Father, How Therapists Dance, The Jeweled Net of Indra, and What a Father Dreams. Dane’s poems have won awards from Adrienne Rich, Tony Hoagland, the Atlanta Review, Caesura, and been nominated for a Pushcart. His work appears in The SUN, the Hudson Review, TriQuarterly, Poetry Flash, Catamaran, Miramar, Rattle, Sycamore Review, Pedestal Magazine, among others. Visit his website at:    https://danecervine.typepad.com/

 

Dane lives in Santa Cruz, California—where he works as a therapist, and is the emeritus Chief of Children’s Mental Health for the county. His work integrates the arts of therapy and writing with a long-standing meditation practice.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Fire & Rain: Eco-Poetics of California (Scarlet Tanager Books, 2019)
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Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology (University of Georgia Press, 2018)
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Veils, Halo & Shackles: International Poetry on the Abuse & Oppression of Women (Kasva Press, 2017)
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The Border Crossed Us: An Anthology to End Apartheid (Vagabond Press, 2015)
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Changing Harm to Harmony: Bullies & Bystanders (Marin Poetry Center Press, 2014)
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Drawn To Marvel: Poems From the Comic Books (Minor Arcana Press, 2014)
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Facing The Change: Global Warming (Torrey House Press, 2013)
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When Last on the Mountain: The View From Writers Over 50 (Holy Cow Press, 2010)
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Big Land, Big Sky, Big Hair: Best of the Texas Poetry Calendar (Dos Gatos Press, 2008)
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Imagine Peace (Bottom Dog Press, 2008)
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Second Atheist Poetry Anthology (Incarnate Muse Press, 2008)
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Sacred Fire (Adams Media, 2006)
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Out of Line: Imaginative Writings on Peace & Social Justice (Garden House Press, 2005)
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The Anthology of Monterey Bay Poets (Chatoyant, 2004)
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The Pagan's Muse (Citadel Press, 2003)
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To Love One Another (Grayson Books, 2002)
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Working Hard For The Money (Bottom Dog Press, 2002)
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Poets and Writers of the Monterey Bay (Quarry West/University of California Santa Cruz, 1999)
Books:
DEEP TRAVEL - At Home in the World (Saddle Road Press, 2024)
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The World Is God's Language (Sixteen Rivers Press, 2021)
,
Earth Is a Fickle Dancer (Main Street Rag, 2019)
,
The Gateless Gate - Polishing the Moon Sword (Saddle Road Press, 2018)
,
Kung Fu of the Dark Father (Plain View Press, 2016)
,
How Therapists Dance (Plain View Press, Austin, TX, 2013)
,
The Jeweled Net of Indra (Plain View Press, 2007)
Journals:
Ambush Review
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Amoskeag
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Art Times
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Atlanta Review
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Avatar Review
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Awakenings Review
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Bathyspheric Review
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Birmingham Poetry Review
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Black Buzzard Review
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Broken Bridge
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Buckle &
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Caesura
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California Quarterly
,
Catamaran Literary Reader
,
Chest
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China Grove
,
Cider Press Review
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Clare Literary Journal
,
Clark Street Review
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Clockhouse
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Conte
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Contrary
,
Convergence
,
Eclipse
,
Freshwater
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Friends Journal
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Lalitamba
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Gnarled Oak
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Hammers
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Hudson Review
,
Illya's Honey
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In the Grove
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Inquiring Mind
,
Jeopardy
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Lucid Stone
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MacGuffin
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Midwest Poetry Review
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MiPOesias
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Mobius: The Journal of Social Change
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Mochila Review
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Monterey Poetry Review
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Nebo
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New Laurel Review
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Old Red Kimono
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Oregon East
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Paper Street
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Pedestal Magazine
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Perfume River Poetry Review
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Permafrost
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phren-Z
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Pinyon
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Poem
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Poesy
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Poetry Flash
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Poets & Artists
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Porcupine
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Porter Gulch Review
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Potpourri
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Raleigh Review
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Rattle
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Raven Chronicles
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Red River Review
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Red Wheelbarrow
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Rock & Sling
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Rockhurst Review
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Roux
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Ruminate
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San Diego Poetry Annual
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Spank the Carp
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Split Rock Review
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Sport Literate
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Studio One
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The Sun
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Sycamore Review
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Tertulia Magazine
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The Eloquent Atheist
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The Iconoclast
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The Kerf
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TriQuarterly
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Tule Review
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Urban Spaghetti
,
Verve
Prizes won: 

National Writers Union Award, judged by Adrienne Rich. Honorable Mention for first Wabash Poetry Prize judged by Tony Hoagland. First place award, and twice a finalist for, the Atlanta Review International Poetry prize. Second place award for the Caesura Poetry Prize. Porter Gulch Review Poet of the Year Award.

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Gary Young, Ellen Bass, Dorianne Laux, Joseph Millar

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
European American
Prefers to work with: 
Any, At Risk Youth
Born in: 
Pasadena, CA
California
Raised in: 
Atwater, CA
California
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Last update: Oct 02, 2024