And the World Doesn't Know It Is Weeping

Marc Darnell is an online tutor and lead custodian in Omaha Nebraska. He has also been a phlebotomist, hotel supervisor, busboy, floor tech, and editorial assistant. He received his MFA from the University of Iowa, where he studied under Gerald Stern, Marvin Bell, and Pulitzer Prize winner James Tate.

First published at age 15 in the Omaha World Herald, he has published in numerous journals in the last 40 years, spanning four continents. His latest books are The Sower (CyberWit Press, 2023), The Mirror Chronicles (CyberWit Press, 2024), Forecast: Increasing Visibility (Kelsay Books, 2024), and The Mining Muse (Impspired Books, 2024). He twice received the Academy of American Poets Award for the state of Nebraska and once for the state of Iowa.