Daily Inspiration: Meet Dennis Camire

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dennis Camire.

Hi Dennis, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I actually don’t live in Colorado, though I spent some time in Alamosa in the mid 90’s when I was going to graduate school in Kansas at Wichita State University. I loved my brief time there and spent a New Year’s Eve at The Purple Pig! Currently, I’m a writing instructor and tutor at Central Maine Community College. I’m also a poet and recently I published my second full-length book, Anthology of Awe and Wonder, Deerbrook Editions. I’ve been writing seriously for about twenty-five years and have published individual poems nationally and internationally. Recently I won the Charles Moore Prize for my poem, “Yak Meditation.”

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
A challenge I’ve had to deal with is finding a way to earn a living in the world while maintaining some peace of mind from the constant negativity and mad dash to achieve more and more.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
As a poet who has a full-time job as an adjunct instructor, I organize my life so that I can carve out blocks of time to get still, quiet and write. Unlike many contemporary poets, my work tends to focus on what is most beautiful and sublime about the human family and earth. I often write about our connection to nature and how everything is connected. To that end, my next book (still in the works) will be titled, “Everything is Everything Else: Genre-fluid Poems for Shapeshifting Times. Recently, too, inspired by Neruda, I’ve revisited the ode mode and am writing a number of odes to the seemingly common things in my life: Meadow Phlox, A Teaspoon of Honey, All the Flowers I’ve Overlooked, etc.. In these tough times, writing odes really helps one to stay focused on what is still beautiful and best in this world. In the end, I want whatever poems of mine that survive to nurture and sustain what is best in the human family.

Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
I’ve has some success publishing, in part, because I am persistent, believe in myself, and, I think, have a unique style so my poems aren’t formulaic or cookie cutter. I believe, too, that my best work puts people back in touch with what is best in them and those around them and, hence, much of my poems bring joy and delight.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.deerbrookeditions.com/anthology-of-awe-wonder/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
• Other: https://www.amazon.com/Anthology-Awe-Wonder-Dennis-Camire/dp/B0D4RKHDY1