Author: dcd1981

“Warm #7”, “Warm #8”, and “Warm #9” have all been accepted for publication by Artvilla.

“Alumni #13”, “Alumni #14”, and “Alumni #15” have all been accepted for publication by Synapse.

“Emily As An Erotic Absence”, “Emily As We Disinfect the Garden Shears”, and “Emily As Clove Oil” have all been accepted by Basil O’Flaherty.

The Love & Ensuing Madness  issue of Rat’s Ass Review, including three of my “Emily As” poems, has been posted.  You can find them right here.

The new release from Red Fez, including my poem “Emily As a Tour of Striving and Ruin”, has been posted.  You can read it right here.

“Emily As A Spooling” and “Emily As the Bed is Land” have both been accepted for publication by Vilas Avenue.

“Emily As the Confusion is not an Omission” has been accepted for publication by Poetry Breakfast.

“Emily As In & Against My Blood”, “Emily As A Candidate”, and “Emily As A Snapping Undeterred By Logic” have all been accepted for publication by Rat’s Ass Review.

Elizabeth Nichols of Pirene’s Fountain has written a very generous review of “Temporary Champions” in the 2015 print edition of the magazine.

“In Temporary Champions Darren C. Demaree gives a voice to fighters, translating the blows of the boxing ring into powerful lines of poetry.  Demaree not only describes the act of boxing – its intricacies and inherent spectacle – but also fleshes out the inner conflicts taking place in the hearts and minds of the fighters and their audience.  Temporary Champions redefines the words “fight”, “fighter”, and “audience” so that they not only apply to the context of boxing, but also to the society that consumes the spectacle of the violent sport.”

The new release from Uppagus, including my poem “Emily As the Ankle is the Opera” has been posted.  You can find it right here.