“Emily As a Month of British Rain” and “Emily As We Lost the Ability to Feel Shame” have both been accepted for publication by The Hunger.

“Emily As the Black Hood We Draped Over Our Faces” and “Emily As the Cherry Tree in Winter” have both been accepted for publication by Roanoke Review.

“with an empathy so fatal #78” has been accepted for publication by Apricity.

“Emily As I’m On the Hook”, “Emily As We Leave the Same”, and “Emily As We Think About Hiding” have all been accepted for publication by GloryMag.

“Emily As We Get Trashy”, “Emily As She Came Home With Butter”, and “Emily As the Violence Has Decayed Wonderfully” have all been accepted for publication by Virga.

“Emily As A Lightning Bug”, “Emily As I Bought All of the Peaches”, and “Emily As She Put on the Blue Vest” have all been accepted for publication by Five2One.

“if there is a river #74” and “if there is a river #75” have both been accepted for publication by Indicia.

“america chose to drown in the desert” has been accepted for publication by Yes Poetry.

“if/in #82” has been accepted for publication by Door Is a Jar.

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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