On the second Sunday of each month, come to Old Capitol Books to see the poets of the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium. This afternoon's featured poets are Sam Salerno and Dane Cervine, who will read from their work. There is a suggested donation of $5.

A former co-host of the monthly writing consortium poetry reading series, Sam Salerno’s educational background includes a BA in English from Pepperdine University and an MA in Linguistics from the University of London and an MA in Humanities with an emphasis on creative writing from Wesleyan University. Sam has had works published in a variety of publications including The Wayfarer, Free Verse, Catamaran Literary Review, Grey Sparrow Press, and A Clean Well-Lighted Place. Sam will be reading from two of his collections, The New World and The Soul Collects Its World, and a forthcoming chapbook entitled Holding Spaces. Sam lives and teaches locally.

Dane Cervine’s latest book is The Gateless Gate – Polishing the Moon Sword, from Saddle Road Press, a cross-genre work of Zen koan and 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, and Pedestal Magazine, among others. Dane lives in Santa Cruz, 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.