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Ohioan. Poet. Librarian.
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JUST RELEASED! ✨
Now Flourish Northern Cardinal: Selected Poems 2005–2025 by Darren C. Demaree gathers two decades of extraordinary work from one of today’s most prolific Ohioan poets.

Order your copy today:
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November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Tonight (8pm) is the night!

Please join me, @scottwoods.bsky.social, Julia Kolchinsky, and Amanda Nicole Corbin at @twodollarradiohq.bsky.social for the launch of my selected poems collection, Now Flourish Northern Cardinal (Small Harbor Publishing).
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Join us TODAY for this release reading event! RSVP on facebook or register on zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you soon!
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It’s Book Day!

My selected poems collection, Now Flourish Northern Cardinal (Selected Poems 2005-2025) is officially available!

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Now Flourish Northern Cardinal by Darren C. Demaree — Small Harbor Publishing
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November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Tonight!
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Many thanks to the editors of Packingtown Review for including my poem Emily as The Two Sisters by Théodore Chassérieau in their new issue.

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"Emily as <em>The Two Sisters</em> by Théodore Chassérieau" by Darren C. Demaree | Packingtown Review - A journal of literature and the arts
Poetry:
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November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Tomorrow night is the online book launch of Now Flourish Northern Cardinal!
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Many thanks to the Flint Hills Review for including my poem Emily as Yellow Flowers at the Baptism in their new issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Many thanks to Barton Smock for reading and reacting to Now Flourish Northern Cardinal (Small Harbor Publishing).

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words toward Darren C Demaree’s ‘Now Flourish Northern Cardinal’ (selected poems 2005-2025, Small Harbor Publishing (2025))
Now Flourish Northern Cardinalselected poems 2005-2025, Darren C DemareeSmall Harbor Publishing, 2025Addiction is the breadcrumb that the body follows to wine. I don’t know what this turns into. Da…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Yay, poetry 💗 Check this out from @darrencdemaree.bsky.social . #poetry
Shari’s Lemon Sour Cream Blueberry Pie (written in 2018 for @shaindelr.bsky.social ) and if there is a river #55 (written in 2020) from Now Flourish (Small Harbor Publishing).
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Shari’s Lemon Sour Cream Blueberry Pie (written in 2018 for @shaindelr.bsky.social ) and if there is a river #55 (written in 2020) from Now Flourish (Small Harbor Publishing).
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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“I must break the language to tell it myself…” Donna Vorreyer
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Open for December consultations. Send me a message if you're interested.
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
with and empathy so fatal #52 & #56 (written on the same day in 2020, as this project was written in 7 poem blocks, every day for 12 days) from Now Flourish (Small Harbor Publishing).
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Many thanks to the editors of Plainsongs for including my poem Emily as a Blue Canary in their new issue.
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
One week from tonight!
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Robert Creeley
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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🛋️Lamp Lit 1.2 Fall '25 Cover and Contributor Reveal!

Cover art by Mirjana M. @ cyanide_cherries on insta

Our sophomore issue will be released to Lamplit.net on Thursday, November 13th! 🛋️

#coverreaveal #poetry #shortstories #art #essay #litmags #lamplitmag

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November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Thank you to our fantastic line-up of contributors and to all submitters. We could not do this without you!

Lamp Lit 1.2 Contributors:

Jana Brankova
Dustin Brookshire @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social
Darren C. Demaree @darrencdemaree.bsky.social
Todd Dillard @toddedillard.bsky.social

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November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
One week from tonight!
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sweet Wolf #1 (written in 2014) and Emily as a Primary Function (written in 2021) from Now Flourish (Small Harbor Publishing).
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Jim Harrison
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Emily as Measureless (written in 2011) and Emily as a Tré Burt Song (written in 2020) from Now Flourish (Small Harbor Publishing).
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM