A FIRE WITHOUT LIGHT - Tecno-Libro

The concise, almost cold nature of these poems, and the speaker s persona, is so stark, it mimics our very own political landscape, in all its deeply unsettling and troubling ways. in this way, these poems could not be more important, or come at a better time. Demaree captures the frightening loss of freedom and stiff standards we face as a culture right now, especially with lines like They want your name. They want to know why you make love to your wife on Sunday. i am better for having read this collection. . . -Joanna C. Valente, author of Marys of the Sea