Dianne Borsenik is co-producer and co-host, partnered with poet John Burroughs, of the popular monthly Lix and Kix Poetry Extravaganza at Bela Dubby in Lakewood, Ohio. She is active in the Cleveland poetry scene and reading circuit, and is actively seeking publication in journals, anthologies, and chapbooks. Some of the various publications that her poetry has appeared in (outside the parameters of the Poets & Writers formal listings) include: The 1997 Burnished Pebbles Calendar, the Hessler Street Fair Anthologies 2003, 2008, and 2009, Inside The Old House (a Dark Shadows fanzine), In Touch (newsletter), Journal of the Dark (magazine), Lyricist Review, Malevolence, Naked Verses anthology (published by Naturally magazine), Naturally (magazine), Nite-Writer's International, Reflections (a Dark Shadows chapbook), Sivullinen (Finland), Songwriter's Monthly: City Life (song lyrics), the 2001 Poet's Market, Under The Armchair (Canada), and in the Genesis Of Evil program performed by actor Jonathan Frid (who played the character of Barnabas Collins on television's Dark Shadows). Her poems have appeared in text and video on John "Jesus Crisis" Burroughs's Crisis Chronicles Online Library, and also on Kevin Eberhardt's Rounding Of The Stone blog, Joy Leftow's Poetry blog site, and the Cleveland Poetics Blind Review Friday site. Her signature poem "Lovechild" rode the buses and trains of Cleveland as part of the RTA Moving Minds 2008 Project, and her poem "HardDrive/SoftWear" was chosen for the 2009 RTA Sculpture Garden Project. Several of her poems were included in Le Pink-Elephant's 2009 Bookmark Series and Pinata Project, and a large number of her poems are available as downloadable podcasts on Vertigo Xi'an Xavier's The Poet's Haven website. A 2009 chapbook collection of her poems, HardDrive/SoftWear, was published in 2009 by Crisis Chronicles Press, and is available by mail order from Crisis Chronicles.

HardDrive/SoftWear (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2009)

Fuck Poetry (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2010), The World According To Goldfish- Vol. II Sight (Goldfish Press, 2009), The New Haiku (Snapshot Press, 2002), The Poet's Reference Book (Blaxland TAN, 1999), Growing Up: Persons, Places, and Things (Cleveland State University Press, 1998), Red Moon Anthology (Red Moon Press, 1997), The Magnetic Poetry Book of Poetry (Workman Publishing, 1997), Haiku World: An International Poetry Almanac (Kodansha International, 1996), Voices of Cleveland (CSU Poetry Center, 1996), One Breath (Haiku Society of America, 1995), Dreams Wander (Haiku Society of America, 1994)

A Handful Of Stones, A Wise Woman's Garden, Admit Two, ant ant ant ant ant, Avocet, Barefoot Grass Journal, Blue Unicorn, Breakfast All Day, Brussels Sprout, Candelabrum, Covert Poetics #5, Crisis Chronicles Online Library, Curious Rooms, Dasoku, Deep Cleveland Junkmail Oracle, Eviscerator Heaven, Frogpond, Grasslands Review, Haggard and Halloo, Haiku Spirit, Hessler Street Fair Anthology, Hummingbird, Iota, Ko, Libido, Mnemosyne, Modern Haiku, Muddy River Poetry Review, Nerve Cowboy, Persimmon, Poet's Haven Gallery, Rosebud, Roswell Literary Review, Rusty Truck, Ship of Fools, Skylark Magazine, Slipstream, South By Southeast, Stoneflower, The Cartier Street Review, The City Poetry, Troubadour 21, Walt's Corner, Woodnotes Haiku Magazine, Zygote in My Coffee

"Feed The Gays"- Cleveland, OH (2010), Barnes and Noble Books- Westlake, OH (2010), Brunswick Art Works Poetry Series, Dunkin' Donuts- Brunswick, OH (2010), Snoetry- A Winter Wordfest (2010), "Feed The Gays" - Cleveland, Ohio (2009), As We Speak, Bela Dubby - Lakewood, OH (2009), Barking Spider Tavern- Cleveland, Ohio (2009), Beat Cafe Poetry Series- Warren, MI (2009), Brewed Awakenings- Toledo, OH (2009), Brunswick Art Works Poetry Series, Buehler's-- Brunswick, OH (2009), Burning River at the Morgan Conservatory- Cleveland, OH (2009), Burning River at Visible Voice- Cleveland, OH (2009), Deep Cleveland at Borders Books- Strongsville, Ohio (2009), Jawbone Festival- Kent, Ohio (2009), Last Wordsmith Book Shoppe--North East, PA (2009), Lix and Kix, 806 Martini and Wine Bar - Cleveland, OH (2009), Lix and Kix, Bela Dubby- Lakewood, Ohio (2009), Lix and Kix, Visible Voice Books- Cleveland, Ohio (2009), Mint Jam 09- St. Johns, MI (2009), Pumpkin Hollow- Mark Hersman Roast- Bellville, OH (2009), Pumpkin Hollow-Lix & Kix feature- Bellville, OH (2009), Rattlebox Poetry Series, Espresso Yourself Music Cafe-- Powell, OH (2009), RTA Poetry-Sculpture Project- Cleveland, OH (2009), Sweet Epiphany - Detroit, MI (2009), The Collingwood Arts Center - Toledo, OH (2009), The Poet's Haven, Phoenix Coffee Co. - S. Euclid, OH (2009), Tres Versing the Panda- Cleveland, Ohio (2009), Twysted Thursday- Euclid, OH (2009), Waterloo Arts Festival-- Cleveland, Ohio (2009), Wordplay- WJCU radio- Cleveland, OH (2009), Barking Spider Tavern- Cleveland, OH (2008), Jim's Coffeehouse- Elyria, OH (2008), Joe Sundae's- Sandusky, OH (2008), Lix and Kix, 806 Martini and Wine Bar - Cleveland, OH (2008), Mac's Backs- Cleveland, OH (2008), Mac's Backs- Cleveland, OH (1998), Borders Books - Fairlawn, OH (1997), Mac's Backs - Cleveland, OH (1997), Hessler Street Fair- Cleveland, OH (1996), Mac's Backs-Cleveland, OH (1996)