Darren C. Demaree
@darrencdemaree.bsky.social
Ohioan. Poet. Librarian.
Many thanks to Aromatica Poetica for including my poem "Creek Bed Meditations #1" in their new issue.
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“Creek Bed Meditation #1” * Poetry * Darren C. Demaree - Aromatica Poetica
Darren C. Demaree - poem: here is there. The tree. Russell Lee - photograph: creek winding across a dry, stony bed through scrubland.
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September 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Many thanks to Aromatica Poetica for including my poem "Creek Bed Meditations #1" in their new issue.
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Many thanks to the editors of Trampoline for including my poem Emily as a Village in their new release.
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Trampoline Poetry
Trampoline Poetry
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September 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Many thanks to the editors of Trampoline for including my poem Emily as a Village in their new release.
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Many thanks to Rachel Bulman and @sundresspub.bsky.social for the wonderful interview about Now Flourish Northern Cardinal and more.
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We Call Upon the Author to Explain—Darren C. Demaree - The Sundress Blog
With over 20 years of writing under his belt, former SAFTA resident Darren C. Demaree breaks down his poetic style, themes, and inspirations with Sundress intern Rachel Bulman. In an interview based o...
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September 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Many thanks to Rachel Bulman and @sundresspub.bsky.social for the wonderful interview about Now Flourish Northern Cardinal and more.
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Very sorry to learn of the death of poet Wendell Berry. Such an important advocate for our relationship with the natural world, the beauty of wild things & the value of small, individual actions.
September 1, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Very sorry to learn of the death of poet Wendell Berry. Such an important advocate for our relationship with the natural world, the beauty of wild things & the value of small, individual actions.
Many thanks to the editors of Josephine Quarterly for including two of my Emily poems in their new issue.
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Summer 2026 — Josephine Quarterly
Summer 2026
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August 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Many thanks to the editors of Josephine Quarterly for including two of my Emily poems in their new issue.
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Join me for the @lityoungstown.bsky.social Uplifting Sober Voices reading on 10/21 at 7pm.
August 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Join me for the @lityoungstown.bsky.social Uplifting Sober Voices reading on 10/21 at 7pm.
Got There: Poems on Vanishing is available now from April Gloaming Publishing.
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Got There: Poems on Vanishing - April Gloaming Publishing
Praise for Darren C. Demaree “In Darren C. Demaree's Got There: Poems on Vanishing, the title implies arrival, but the poems are a journey, each one traveling to bring the speaker closer to rest, each...
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August 23, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Got There: Poems on Vanishing is available now from April Gloaming Publishing.
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Many thanks to the editors of Stimulus Respond for including three of my Emily poems in their new issue.
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Stimulus Respond
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August 22, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Many thanks to the editors of Stimulus Respond for including three of my Emily poems in their new issue.
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Many thanks to the editors of The New Monuments for including three of the poems from my Creek Bed Meditations manuscript in their new issue.
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THE NEW MONUMENTS
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August 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Many thanks to the editors of The New Monuments for including three of the poems from my Creek Bed Meditations manuscript in their new issue.
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Many thanks to Marrow Magazine for including my poem Emily as Unaccountable (January 13th, 2026) in their new issue.
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Emily as Unaccountable (January 13th, 2026) – marrow magazine
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August 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Many thanks to Marrow Magazine for including my poem Emily as Unaccountable (January 13th, 2026) in their new issue.
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Many thanks to Cordite for including my poem Emily as Exquisitely Fearless in their new issue.
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Emily as Exquisitely Fearless
It’s a slight flare, her surrendering to no one, ever.
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August 16, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Many thanks to Cordite for including my poem Emily as Exquisitely Fearless in their new issue.
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Demaree Family (Fernandina Beach, 2026)
August 14, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Demaree Family (Fernandina Beach, 2026)
Many thanks to Twin Flame Literary for including two of my Emily poems in their new issue.
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Emily as We Shorten the Story – Twin Flame Literary
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August 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Many thanks to Twin Flame Literary for including two of my Emily poems in their new issue.
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Going to the post office on Tuesday to mail off some signed books. Let me know if you’d like me to send any your way. ($15 each)
August 2, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Going to the post office on Tuesday to mail off some signed books. Let me know if you’d like me to send any your way. ($15 each)
I highly recommend this book for anyone community building inside or outside of an institution.
July 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I highly recommend this book for anyone community building inside or outside of an institution.
Many thanks to Tim Staley for including my What We Called Fruit sequence in Cacti Fur Collective Volume 2. It's available now.
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July 28, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Many thanks to Tim Staley for including my What We Called Fruit sequence in Cacti Fur Collective Volume 2. It's available now.
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if you're looking for some weekend reading, i've got a new essay thing up on substack about palmistry, doubt, dark nights of the soul, planarian worms, the world book encyclopedia, and writing (or not). you can visit it here:
Split Life
This post is a writing workshop's nightmare, honestly.
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July 24, 2026 at 8:09 PM
if you're looking for some weekend reading, i've got a new essay thing up on substack about palmistry, doubt, dark nights of the soul, planarian worms, the world book encyclopedia, and writing (or not). you can visit it here:
Happy 19th Anniversary, Emily!
July 21, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Happy 19th Anniversary, Emily!
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Issue 7 is here! Poems from @adamg.bsky.social @janezwart.bsky.social @sallypoet.bsky.social @carolee.bsky.social Jill Crammond @fakeourway.bsky.social & AJ Wright. Art from @robinturnerpoet.bsky.social and featured artist @thaddevassie.bsky.social
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July 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Issue 7 is here! Poems from @adamg.bsky.social @janezwart.bsky.social @sallypoet.bsky.social @carolee.bsky.social Jill Crammond @fakeourway.bsky.social & AJ Wright. Art from @robinturnerpoet.bsky.social and featured artist @thaddevassie.bsky.social
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Many thanks to the editors of the Globe Review for including three of my Emily poems on their site.
Emily as the Fox Smiles; Emily as All the Honey; Emily as Towards Absence
by Darren C. Demaree Emily as the Fox Smiles Forget how delicious my heart must be. She’s been feasting on it in public to confer importance, but mostly because she knows some of…
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July 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Many thanks to the editors of the Globe Review for including three of my Emily poems on their site.
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A huge thank you to JOAN KWON GLASS for her thoughts concerning "ALL THAT TEETHES WITHIN," and to all of you, my friends. I COULD NOT HAVE THIS LIFE WITHOUT YOU! #ohiopoetlaureateemeritus @kentuckypress.bsky.social
July 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A huge thank you to JOAN KWON GLASS for her thoughts concerning "ALL THAT TEETHES WITHIN," and to all of you, my friends. I COULD NOT HAVE THIS LIFE WITHOUT YOU! #ohiopoetlaureateemeritus @kentuckypress.bsky.social
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