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PUBLICATIONS

 

Books of Poetry

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Good Friday 2000 (Q Ave Press), May 2014

Gregory Donovan calls Crum's chapbook, Good Friday 2000, "a brilliantly lit portrayal of a man torn between suspect faiths and shattering realities."

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Selected Poems

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Blackbird, Spring 2017

Dana Crum's poem "Bruised Forest" appeared in this journal.
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Blackbird, Spring 2017

Dana Crum's poem "i know who you are" appeared in this journal.
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Blackbird, Spring 2017

Dana Crum's poem "Rec Center" appeared in this journal.
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Pangyrus, April 28, 2017

Dana Crum's poem "Coupling” appeared in this journal.
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Two Cities Review, Spring 2014

Dana Crum's long poem "Good Friday 2000" appeared in this journal.
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Tuck Magazine, February 2, 2014


Dana Crum's poem "Alain Ducasse" will appear in this journal.
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Tuck Magazine, February 2, 2014

Dana Crum's poem "The First Eurasian Water War: The Battle of London, 2031" will appear in this journal.

 [Note: A revision of this poem is in the works.]

 

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North Chicago Review, forthcoming (Spring 2014)   

Dana Crum’s poem “Coupling” will appear in this journal.   
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North Chicago Review, forthcoming (Spring 2014)
Dana Crum’s poem “After the Storm” will appear in this journal.   

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Killens Review of Arts & Letters, Fall/Winter 2013

Dana Crum’s poem “The Broken Hand of Husbandry” appeared in this journal.

The poem was analyzed in a profile on Crum published in The Paris Review Daily.  
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Blackbird, Spring 2013

Dana Crum’s poem “Portraits of a Former Lover” appeared in this journal.

 

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_The Innisfree Poetry Journal, Spring 2012

_Dana Crum’s poem “Abandoned” appeared in this journal.

 

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_The Innisfree Poetry Journal, Spring 2012

__Dana Crum’s poem “The Gods of Darfur” appeared in this journal.

 

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Taking Root, edited by Dana Crum

One of Dana Crum's poems appeared in this poetry anthology.
Publication date: June 2010
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Voices Rising, edited by Ellen Hagan

One of Dana Crum's poems appeared in this poetry anthology.
Publication date: June 2009
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Writing, Nov./Dec. 2005 issue

Dana Crum's poem “Do Not Go Sulk and Munch on a Daffodil” appeared in this teen magazine. The poem was a reverential parody of Dylan Thomas' famous “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night.”

Fiction

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AP English Literature & Composition for Dummies by Geraldine Woods

Excerpts from Dana Crum's novel At the Cross appeared in this book.
Publication date: 2008
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Bronx Biannual: The Journal of Urbane Urban Literature, issue no. 1, edited by Miles Marshall Lewis

“Nothing Can Remain Unchanged," an excerpt from Dana Crum's novel At the Cross, appeared in this journal.
Publication date: 2006.
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Gumbo: An Anthology of African American Writing, edited by Marita Golden and E. Lynn Harris

Dana Crum's short story “My Heavenly Father” appeared in this anthology, which was published in 2002.
In 2003, as part of its Stories on Stage series, NPR affiliate 91.5 FM WBEZ in Chicago had actor Ryan Priester do a dramatic reading of this story.
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Carve Magazine (carvezine.com), May 1, 2001 issue

“Nothing Can Remain Unchanged," an excerpt from Dana Crum's novel At the Cross, appeared in this fiction e-zine. 
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African Voices, Spring 2001 issue

“On the Playground, On the Block,” an excerpt from Dana Crum's novel At the Cross, appeared in this literary journal.
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64, Dec. 2000 issue

Dana Crum's short story “My Heavenly Father” appeared in this magazine.
In 2003, as part of its Stories on Stage series, NPR affiliate 91.5 FM WBEZ in Chicago had actor Ryan Priester do a dramatic reading of this story.
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The Source, May 1999 issue

“The Friends We Leave Behind,” an excerpt from Dana Crum's novel At the Cross, appeared in this magazine.

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Selected Articles

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The Point, October 2013

Dana Crum's essay “From Post-Black to Postmortem–The Tragic Death of Trayvon Martin” appeared in this journal.
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americanshortfiction.org, July 25, 2013

Dana Crum's essay “From Post-Black to Postmortem–The Tragic Death of Trayvon Martin” appeared in this journal.
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AlterNet and Guernica, April 22, 2011

Dana Crum's article “7 Poems That Shook the World” appeared in these online magazines.
  • Read it on AlterNet.
  • Read it on Guernica.
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Black Issues Book Review, Sept./Oct. 2006 issue

Dana Crum's round-up review “Hard Labor: Scholars Chronicle the Relationship of African Americans to Unions and the Industrialization of America” appeared in this magazine.
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Black Issues Book Review, Sept./Oct. 2006 issue

Dana Crum's review of Langston Hughes’ novel Tambourines to Glory appeared in this magazine.
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Black Issues Book Review, Sept./Oct. 2006 issue

Dana Crum's review of Steven Barnes’ novel Great Sky Woman appeared in this magazine.
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Writing, Feb./Mar. 2006 issue

Dana Crum's article “My Hip-Hop Homework Helper: How I Taught Myself to Write a Research Paper” appeared in this teen magazine.

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Black Issues Book Review, Jan./Feb. 2006 issue

Dana Crum's review of Wallace Ford’s novel The Pride appeared in this magazine.
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Writing, Nov./Dec. 2005 issue

Dana Crum's article “From Imitation to Originality: Or, How Dylan Thomas Taught Me to Write Poetry” appeared in this teen magazine.

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Princeton Weekly Bulletin, June 13, 2005 issue

Dana Crum's profile “Unforeseen journey takes Miles from military to Princeton” appeared in this publication, Princeton University's official, professionally run newspaper.
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Princeton Weekly Bulletin, May 30, 2005 issue

Dana Crum's article “Studio presses students into exploring the creative process” appeared in this publication, Princeton University's official, professionally run newspaper.

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The Source, March 1999 issue

Dana Crum’s feature on the Roots, “Great Expectations,” appeared in this magazine.
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The Source, Jan. 1999 issue

Dana Crum’s feature on Mystikal, “Death Before Dishonor,” appeared in this magazine.

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The Source, Nov. 1998 issue

Dana Crum’s feature on OutKast, “The Odd Couple,” appeared in this magazine.

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