Demaree’s straightforward, pared down lines and gut-punch style put this reader in mind of William Carlos Williams and Charles Bukowski. Two Towns Over is an act of bravery, detailing Ohio’s (and by extension the world’s) dark underbelly so it can, one hopes, be brought to light.

Dayna Kidd Patterson in Whale Road Review

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“Emily As Her Shiny Parts Are Not A Signal for Help” and “Emily As I Sit On A Stone Outside Our Front Door” have both been accepted for publication by Big Windows Review.

“Emily As Lake Michigan”, “Emily As We Buy A New Tree for Our Front Yard”, and “Emily As I Follow, I Follow, I Follow” have all been accepted for publication by Nthanda.

“EMILY AS EVERY TIME I’M ASKED TO WRITE A POEM TO BE DELIVERED AT A FUNERAL I PRETEND THAT IT’S EMILY THAT HAS DIED” has been accepted for publication by What Are Birds Journal.

“Emily As She Overwaters Me” has been accepted for publication by Scrittura.

“clawing at the grounded moon #37” has been accepted for publication by River Heron.

Emily As Six Counties has been accepted for publication by Maudlin House.

I’m very excited to announce that today I signed a contract with Adelaide Books to publish my collection, “So Clearly Beautiful”. This book has my four short sequences about my oldest children, as well as some stand-alone poems about them as well. Look for it in Nov/Dec 2019.

“if/in #4” has been accepted for publication by Independent Variable.

“Poem for Katie, Queen of Ohio #42” has been accepted for publication by Spry.