
"Darren C. Demaree writes with the authority and magic I imagine thrummed inside the prophecies sybils spoke. His is a pen dipped in the inkwell of Ohio clay, and his parchment is the thunderhead of a storm just about to split open. Now Flourish Northern Cardinal should be celebrated...

Darren C. Demaree is the author of twenty-four full-length poetry collections, most recently "Now Flourish Northern Cardinal (Selected Poems 2005-2025)", (Small Harbor Publishing, November 2025). He is the recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, the Louise...