Dane Cervine and Joseph Fasano

On the 7/16/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:

Dane Cervine joins the program to discuss how his meditative writing process has changed over time. He discusses the difference between his two recent releases, At Home in the [Burning] World, which reads like a nonfiction travel book, and Nine Volt Nirvana, a poetry collection. Cervine then shares samples of his work, a sample of Adela Najaro’s work, and praise for his and Adela’s writing group, Emerald Street Writers. Joseph Fasano is the next guest on the program. Fasano reflects on his training as a poet, and how it has led him to be apt to write his prose in multiple genres. He describes the importance of writing between tensions and trying to discover our wholeness as people through writing mediums. Fasano then reads a poem “Sudden Hymn in Winter,” before discussing what it means to write for other people versus just writing for other poets. Cervine also leads a discussion and shares praise for the late, great poet Andrea Gibson. The episode concludes Andrea Gibson's last reading and TV interview.

Dane Cervine’s recent books of poetry include Nine Volt Nirvana (Word Poetry Press), DEEP TRAVEL – At Home in the [Burning] World (Saddle Road Press), The World Is God’s Language (Sixteen Rivers Press), Earth Is a Fickle Dancer (Main Street Rag), and The Gateless Gate – Polishing the Moon Sword (Saddle Road Press). Dane’s poems have won awards from Adrienne Rich, Tony Hoagland, the Atlanta Review, Caesura, and been nominated for multiple Pushcarts.

Joseph Fasano is a poet and novelist whose works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His most recent books include THE LAST SONG OF THE WORLD and THE MAGIC WORDS.

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