{"id":2743,"date":"2024-11-27T15:36:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T20:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2024-11-27T15:36:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T20:36:23","slug":"darren-c-demaree-making-writing-sweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2743","title":{"rendered":"Darren C. Demaree: Making Writing Sweet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/book-3948845_640.jpg\" alt=\"Image by <a href=&quot;https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/thelightnist-11132485\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=3948845&quot;&gt;Johann Lavandier<\/a&gt; from <a href=&quot;https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=3948845&quot;&gt;Pixabay<\/a&gt;\" class=\"wp-image-2751 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/book-3948845_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/book-3948845_640-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Columbus poet <a href=\"https:\/\/darrencdemaree.com\/\">Darren C. Demaree<\/a> makes his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b9eGTFGM2-E\">returns to Craft <\/a>to discuss his latest poetry collection, his 23rd: <a href=\"https:\/\/darrencdemaree.com\/books\/\">So Much More<\/a>. He explores death, fatherhood, nature, and empathy, along with other topics. Demaree discusses his approach to poetry, emphasizing the importance of the writing process over the final product. Demaree&#8217;s productivity may be partly explained by his personal rituals, such as consuming sugar only while writing. 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Demaree makes his returns to Craft to discuss his latest poetry collection, his 23rd: So Much More. He explores death, fatherhood, nature, and empathy, along with other topics. 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