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Darren C. Demaree — Poetry / Political Poetry / Narrative Poetry / Contemporary Poetry
Book Description
At a time so charged with volatility, from an atmosphere so polarized, and nations not only socially-distanced but divided, comes this timely collection — volcanic eruptions of the social and political injustices that ravage the landscape. Darren C. Demaree's BURNING IT DOWN is a book-length narrative sequence, a single sustained poem that follows six friends through one long, incendiary night of reckoning in the American heartland.
The sequence, "A Night So Beautiful We Had To Burn Down the Senator's House," traces an odyssey of drunken protest, naked solidarity, and political arson. Through horses in creek beds, milkshakes at Denny's at 2am, revolutionary poetry shouted from the backs of cars, and the ghosts of those lost to a healthcare system designed to fail them, Demaree channels the rage of a generation into poetry of devastating precision and unexpected tenderness. Ohio becomes a microcosm for America — every gravel road a fault line, every small town a battlefield.
BURNING IT DOWN speaks directly to the social and political fractures of our time with the urgency of a dispatch from the front lines. Portions of the sequence were published in Advaitam Speaks, Boomer Lit, Cape Rock, Cleaver, Figure 1, Gasher, Gnarled Oak, Killjoy, Serving House, Spectrum, Tipton Poetry Journal, Warscapes, and where is the river.
Author Bio
DARREN C. DEMAREE is the author of numerous poetry collections, including six titles with 8th House Publishing: AS WE REFER TO OUR BODIES, LADY YOU SHOT ME, MANY FULL HANDS APPLAUDING INELEGANTLY, NUDE MALE WITH ECHO, NOT FOR ART NOR PRAYER, and BURNING IT DOWN. His poems are characterized by their precision, energy, and ability to find beauty in the smallest of margins. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals and he has been widely recognized as one of the most prolific and distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry.
Book Details
ISBN:
978-1-926716-60-2 pages |
BURNING IT DOWN
Darren C. Demaree — Poetry / Political Poetry / Narrative Poetry / Contemporary Poetry
Book Description
At a time so charged with volatility, from an atmosphere so polarized, and nations not only socially-distanced but divided, comes this timely collection — volcanic eruptions of the social and political injustices that ravage the landscape. Darren C. Demaree's BURNING IT DOWN is a book-length narrative sequence, a single sustained poem that follows six friends through one long, incendiary night of reckoning in the American heartland.
The sequence, "A Night So Beautiful We Had To Burn Down the Senator's House," traces an odyssey of drunken protest, naked solidarity, and political arson. Through horses in creek beds, milkshakes at Denny's at 2am, revolutionary poetry shouted from the backs of cars, and the ghosts of those lost to a healthcare system designed to fail them, Demaree channels the rage of a generation into poetry of devastating precision and unexpected tenderness. Ohio becomes a microcosm for America — every gravel road a fault line, every small town a battlefield.
BURNING IT DOWN speaks directly to the social and political fractures of our time with the urgency of a dispatch from the front lines. Portions of the sequence were published in Advaitam Speaks, Boomer Lit, Cape Rock, Cleaver, Figure 1, Gasher, Gnarled Oak, Killjoy, Serving House, Spectrum, Tipton Poetry Journal, Warscapes, and where is the river.
Author Bio
DARREN C. DEMAREE is the author of numerous poetry collections, including six titles with 8th House Publishing: AS WE REFER TO OUR BODIES, LADY YOU SHOT ME, MANY FULL HANDS APPLAUDING INELEGANTLY, NUDE MALE WITH ECHO, NOT FOR ART NOR PRAYER, and BURNING IT DOWN. His poems are characterized by their precision, energy, and ability to find beauty in the smallest of margins. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals and he has been widely recognized as one of the most prolific and distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry.
Book Details
ISBN:
978-1-926716-60-2 | ISBN 978-1-926716-60-2 (Paperback)
At a time so charged with volatility, from an atmosphere so polarized, and nations not only socially-distanced but divided, comes this timely collection — volcanic eruptions of the social and political injustices that ravage the landscape. Darren C. Demaree's BURNING IT DOWN is a book-length narrative sequence, a single sustained poem that follows six friends through one long, incendiary night of reckoning in the American heartland.
CJLA Fiction Book Awards Ceremony is this weekend...
Join us this weekend in celebrating Abraham Boyarsky's "Through Shadows Slow" winner of the national 2020 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the category of fiction. Due to covid-19, the awards ceremony will be held online allowing you to watch from the comfort of your home. Please join us for the awards ceremony this Sunday, October 25th on the CJLA and Koschitzky Centre via their Youtube channels.
Announcing 2020 Award Winners
Toronto, Sept. 29, 2020 — The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards is honouring eight outstanding books for 2020. Now in its sixth year, the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards recognizes and rewards the finest Canadian writing on Jewish themes and subjects.
Daniel is in the twilight of his life, tormented by doubts, of cuckolding, illegitimate children, horrors of war and the inanity of all human activity. A miraculous childhood survivor of the Nazi prison camps at Bergen-Belsen, Daniel recounts how he is shipped to Canada when the war is over... 176 pages | 5.5" x 8.25" | ISBN 978-1-926716-57-2 (pbk.) | US $17.99 CAD $23.99 UK £14.99
It's Official: "Through Shadows Slow" wins the national 2020 CJLA Fiction Book Award
We are proud to announce that Abraham Boyarsky's "Through Shadows Slow" has won the national 2020 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the category of fiction. Please join us for the awards ceremony to be held online this year on October 25th on the CJLA and Koschitzky Centre via their Youtube channels.
Announcing 2020 Award Winners
Toronto, Sept. 29, 2020 — The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards is honouring eight outstanding books for 2020. Now in its sixth year, the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards recognizes and rewards the finest Canadian writing on Jewish themes and subjects.
We are proud to present a short list of some of our upcoming titles for the Fall and Winter seasons. Stay tuned for news and releases....
Burning It Down by Darren C. Demaree
At a time so charged with volatility, from an atmosphere so polarized, and nations not only socially-distanced but divided, comes this timely collection, volcanic eruptions of the social and political injustices that ravage the landscape.
An Anthology of East African Literature
An Anthology of East African Prose and Poetry featuring some of the continents most prominent and upcoming writers. Among these we find: Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva, Lydia Kasese, Bigoa Chuol, Raïs Neza Boneza, Sitawa Namwalie, Betty Kituyi, Joshua Mmali, Gervaz Lushaju, Prof Laban Erapu, Billy Kahora, Sam Okoth Opondo, Troy Onyango...
An Anthology of West African Literature
1. John Enugbe—SONG OF THE EARTH; EVERYTHING I AM; FANON’S AFRICA 2. Esther Bassey—HELL’S PARADIES 3. Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto—AN EVENING WITH MYSELF 4. Alexander Izang—NEGRO; ARTISTS: THE RAINBOW TO A FLOODED WORLD; OUR COMMON END 5. Okoemu. O. Okoemu—TODAY; BOYS ON THE STREET; I’M NOT COMING BACK HOME; STEREOTYPE 6. Elijah Ehoche—FATES DANCE TO DRUMS; THE CITY OF CONFLICTING ROMANCE; THE GOLDEN CEREMONY 7. Oluwatosin Ifeoluwa—BEING AFRICAN 8. Amudipe Opeyemi—ALAKOWE; AUNTY-MIMO; VENGEANCE; SEX DOLLS 9. Adesola Ayodele—BANISH THE TARES; PERHAPS; PEACE; OF THE COUNTRY, COMPATRIOTS AND COHORTS; BULB ON THE ISLAND 10. Nnadi Samuel—CANVAS OF DEATH, SCARS 11. Awoh Kingsley Awoh—STRANGE CHILD; REUBEN; A SCRIPT; LOVE 12. Uche Chidozie—GRAVES, ASO ROCK; SAD TALES; THUNDER STORMS 13. Edaki Timothy—UGLY; HOW TO BEGIN A REVOLUTION WITH A MAN’S BODY 14. Tukur Ridwan—WAKANDA AND OTHER POEMS
... and more.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS, Interviews with Women in Jazz by Sammy Stein
Intimate and revealing interviews with female musicians who have made it on the jazz scene are presented here. Meet some of the greatest female stars and upcoming personalities in the world of jazz. Among these you will find: Selina Albright; Sheila Jordan; Tina May; Isabel Sorling; Ellen Andrea Wang; Silvia Bolognesi; Alison Rayner; Shirley Smart; Mimi Fox; Brandee Younger; Ginetta Vendetta; Taeko Kunishima; Melissa Aldana; Camille Thurman; Millicent Stephenson; Jane Bunnett; Arema Arega; Barb Jungr; Georgia Mancio; Julie Biel; Kitty La Roar and more...
RAJA YOGA by Vivekananda
In what has become the classic authorative treatise on true Yoga, Swami Vivekananda lays out the spiritual, mental and physical exercises to produce the spiritual phenomenon that all of humanity craves. In a book, free of dogma and superstition, the ancient practice of Yoga is redelivered to humanity in its original simplicity, power and magic.
Raja Yoga is also known as “Classical Yoga” or “Royal Union Yoga. The foremost concern is the discipline of the mind, the postures, asanas, are the carriage. This book “Raja Yoga or Conquering the Internal nature” goes into details about breathing techniques, concentration and themes like non-attachment. From the foreword:
“The goal is to manifest this divine within, by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy, by one, or more, or all of these—and be free. This is the whole of religion. Doctrines, or dogmas, or rituals, or books, or temples, or forms, are but secondary details.”
Vivekananda was an important Indian teacher who came to this country just over a century ago and taught Hindu meditation practice and religious philosophy. Raja Yoga means the "discipline of meditation practice," as opposed to Hatha Yoga, which means the "discipline of physical stretching exercises." Raja Yoga is one of the most well-known books by Vivekananda, who also wrote books on Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga. According to the author, the goal of Raja Yoga is to concentrate the mind and to discover the innermost recesses of our own mind. In order to obtain the goal, practice is absolutely necessary. The appendix contains the translation of the Patanjali Yoga Aphorisms.
The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
One of the most famous books on the occult ever written, this is a record of Crowley's journey into strange regions of consciousness: his initiation into magic his world-wide travels and mistresses, his experiments with sex and drugs, and the philosophy of his famous Book of the Law.
Aleister Crowley, self-styled "the Beast 666", founder of his own spiritual orders, was already a legend the world over when he penned his biography. Known as a novelist, poet, magician, mountaineer, chessmaster, guru, he was also a notorious drug addict, famous voluptuary and accomplished mystic.
Born in England in 1875, son of a brewer and evangelizing Plymouth Brother, Crowley rejecting Victorian life and mores and pursued a life of rebellion where he sought to push the limits of experience and human knowledge. Soul searching mysticism led to sexual excess, debauchery, drug use and daring physical and mental exploits whether on the most dangerous of mountain cliffs or in the most profound psychological experimentation. A master of Eastern and Western philosophy he travelled Egypt, China, Mexico, Thailand and more... Living in London, Paris, New York, he collected disciples, mistresses and lovers of both sexes, while pouring out unparallelled manuscripts on occultism, mysticism and the practice of the spiritual sciences. His prolific literary career and adventurous feats never far behind, he also produced a number of novels, volumes of verse to fill a library while breaking world records in mountaineering and climbing. Via his spiritual writings and experiments, he has left humanity with a legacy to decipher for ages to come.
"Through Shadows Slow" wins the national CLJA Fiction Book Award for 2020!
We are proud to announce that Abraham Boyarsky's "Through Shadows Slow" has won the national 2020 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the category of fiction. Official announcement from the CLJA will come soon. Please join us for the awards ceremony to be held online this year on October 25th on the CJLA and Koschitzky Centre Youtube channels. Details to follow to soon.
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THROUGH SHADOWS SLOW by Abraham Boyarsky
Daniel is in the twilight of his life, tormented by doubts, of cuckolding, an illegitimate son, his late wife’s ‘dissolute’ nature, the horrors of war and the inanity of all human activity. A miraculous childhood survivor of the Nazi prison camps, Daniel is shipped to Canada after the war, a refugee and an orphan. Processed in Montreal and diagnosed with TB, Daniel is sent to the renowned Sainte-Agathe hospital in the Laurentian Mountains where the clear air might benefit his health. During his recovery, Daniel meets his future wife, Gilla, and must deal with memories of the war, the promises he’s made to dead relatives and how to fit the happiness and love he finds in Sainte-Agathe amidst all the horror he’s suffered. Driven by insurmountable convictions about Gilla’s infidelity, he very nearly ruins their lives. Now at the end of it all, Daniel must make a pilgrimage to Masada and memory in the hope of finding truth and redemption 176 pages | 5.5" x 8.25" | ISBN 978-1-926716-57-2 (pbk.) | US $17.99 CAD $23.99 UK £14.99
8th House Publishing seeking interns for upcoming African Literature Anthologies
8th House Publishing is seeking interns to assist with our upcoming African Literature Anthology releases. If you feel inclined to contribute, do contact us. We are particularly interested in individuals experienced in Indesign and other individuals experienced in marketing, promotion and event organization. Charlatans and all type of hypocrite will be slayed at the door; while giants and all form of monsters are welcome.
"Largement plébiscité par la presse et les lecteurs anglophones, cet ouvrage sur les femmes et le jazz n’est pas encore disponible en français. Cependant, il se lit facilement. En France, on connaît le travail précis de la chercheuse Marie Buscatto sur le sujet. Pour la zone anglophone, qui couvre aussi bien les USA, le Canada que le Royaume-Uni (pour ce qui est des témoignages), c’est Sammy Stein qui maîtrise le champ d’étude. La journaliste et autrice y travaille depuis longtemps et sur plusieurs supports : presse, radio etc."
