Dan Vera
| Dan Vera | |
|---|---|
 Dan Vera reading at Busboys and Poets, 2013 | |
| Born | South Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Cuban |
| Genres | Poetry |
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danvera.com | |
Dan Vera (born South Texas) is an American poet and editor of Cuban descent living in Washington D.C.[1]
Career
Vera is the author of Speaking Wiri Wiri, (Red Hen Press, 2013)[2] and The Space Between Our Danger and Delight, (Beothuk Books, 2009). His manuscript The Guide to Imaginary Monuments was selected by Orlando Ricardo Menes, for the 2012 Letras Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize.[3]
His work has appeared in Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Notre Dame Review,[4] Delaware Poetry Review, Gargoyle, Konch, and Red Wheelbarrow.[5]
He serves on the boards of Split This Rock Poetry and Rainbow History Project.[6] He founded Brookland Area Writers & Artists.[7]
Vera is the Managing Editor of White Crane. He publishes other poets through Vrzhu Press and Souvenir Spoon Books.
He lives in Brookland (Washington, D.C.).[8]
Works
Books
- Speaking Wiri Wiri. Red Hen Press. March 2013. ISBN 978-1-59709-274-6.[9]
- The Space Between Our Danger and Delight. Beothuk Books. March 28, 2009. ISBN 978-0-615-25371-8.
Anthologies
- Gratitude Prayers. Andrews McMeel. February 2013. ISBN 978-1449421762.
- Divining Divas: 100 Gay Men on their Muses. Lethe Press.
- Full Moon On K Street: Poems About Washington, DC. Plan B Press. December 1, 2010.
- Dog Blessings. New World Library. October 1, 2008. ISBN 978-1-57731-616-9.
- D.C. Poets Against The War. Argonne House Press. 2004. ISBN 1-887641-98-X.
References
- ↑ http://www.pw.org/content/dan_vera
- ↑ http://redhen.org/book/?uuid=40DBD50C-BDE5-E62B-7AF0-99E3215C57E0
- ↑ Poetry Foundation blog
- ↑ http://www.pw.org/content/dan_vera
- ↑ http://danvera.com/bio.html
- ↑ http://danvera.com/bio.html
- ↑ http://www.bawadc.com/members.html
- ↑ Taub, Yermiyahu Ahron. "Poet Dan Vera Finds a Home in Brookland". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ http://redhen.org/book/?uuid=40DBD50C-BDE5-E62B-7AF0-99E3215C57E0