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Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken

The American Rag may be red, white, and blue...but the colorblind eyes only see the splendid shades

About Me


Donald Dakota Devnet Darkhorse (b/n Edward D. Homick II) is a poet, spoken word artist, photographer, artist, and musician from Connecticut. At only 21 years old, he already has a book of poetry published, and a cd out as well. His debut book, "A Scar is Born" came out in May 2007, and his second book, "Another Day, Another Shade of Gray", is due out in April 2008. His debut cd, "Scars and Stripes" came out in January 2008 and was produced by Poet of Pain. Donnie is currently an undergraduate at Central Connecticut State University majoring in English. In the future (besides writing poetry and performing his spoken word) he plans to be a high school teacher in an inner city school, helping teenagers in need and opening their eyes to the wonderful world of self expression through creative writing. In his free time, Donnie enjoys playing several sports (including basketball, baseball, tennis, and flag football), traveling, skiing, playing pool, bowling, going to the beach at sunset, hiking, playing madden and wii, going to concerts, origami, coffee shops, scrabble, eating at quiznos and taco bell, and watching curious george. Donnie's favorite sports teams are the Seattle Seahawks for football, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for baseball, and the Dallas Mavericks for basketball. Donnie strongly dislikes President Bush, the New York Yankees, PETA, homophobes, fake tans, airplanes, and bumble bees. Anything else you'd like to know? just send him a message and ask! : )

What is a "darkhorse" you may ask? Well, a darkhorse is someone who succeeds when predicted to fail; someone who looks at fear right in the face and spits on it, beats the undefeated, and completes the impossible. I had a 2% chance of being born, and the fact that I am alive right now leads me to believe that I am here for a reason and for a purpose, and if I wasn't, then I wouldn't have been here in the first place or still be here now. In just 21 short years, i have seen the skies in their brightest form of blue and their darkest shade of gray. I have gone through so much....some good, some not so good...and the fact that I am still standing after all the times I've been knocked down makes me realize that I am here for more than merely the point of existing. There is a simple, yet powerful quote i live my life by: "I Will Touch the Sun or I Will Die Trying", and the symbolism and meaning behind this quote is beyond words. All of my goals will be achieved, and all of my deepest dreams will become reality, no matter what obstacles are placed in my way. So...what is a darkhorse you may still ask? I am a true darkhorse, how about you?

Unlike many self-centered and egotistical artists and musicians out there, i will actually reply back to your comments and messages. My fans mean the world to me and i appreciate your support so much, and without you guys, i'd be nothing. I am a human being just like you, get to know me and keep in touch with me, and (when i have the free time) i promise i'll do the same in return
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my debut cd of spoken word, "Scars and Stripes" is on sale now!!! click the image below to buy it from cdbaby.com

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"A SCAR IS BORN" ON SALE NOW!!!

Donnie Darkhorse's debut book of poetry, titled "A Scar is Born", contains 50 poems and is avaliable for sale all over the world now! click on the images below to order it from those sites:

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INFLUNCES: some of the fellow writers/artists who have inspired me in my writing include Geoff Rickley, Dustin Kensrue, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Buddy Wakefield, Saul Williams, Nathan Gray, Damien Rice, Dave Matthews, Javan, Francis Mark, Marilyn Manson, Tim Mcllrath, Bjork, and Villie Valo

MUSIC:lately i've been listening to a lot of: Linkin Park, Aesop Rock, Bjork, She Wants Revenge, Matisyahu, Gnarls Barkley, Thrice, Dustin Kensrue, Faithless, The Killers, Incubus, Marilyn Manson, Biology, Thursday, HIM, Damien Rice, Staind, Cold, Sinch, A Perfect Circle, Bush, Danger Doom, Mr. Lif, From Autumn to Ashes, The Postal Service, Lostprophets, Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Orgy, Crazytown, Radiohead, Rise Against, Death Cab for Cutie, Neil Young, T.A.T.U, 30 Seconds to Mars, 50 Cent, Bob Marley, Darude, Death From Above 1979, Gym Class Heros, John Lennon, John Mayer, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Michael Jackson, New London Fire, The Duke Spirit, White Stripes, U2, and Wolfmother

MOVIES: run lola run, saw trilogy, forrest gump, butterfly effect, donnie darko, saving private ryan, curious george, brokeback mountain, titanic, a night at the museum, walk the line, finding nemo, edward scissorhands, rocky horror picture show

TV: jeopardy, no reservations with anthony bourdain, bizzare foods with andrew zimmern travel channel, history channel, discovery channel, sportscenter, mxc, adult swim, family guy, aqua teen hunger force, 1 vs 100, csi (las vegas)

BOOKS: they cage the animals at night, the curious incident of the dog in the night time, after, catcher in the rye, to kill a mockingbird

HEROES: my mother and most of the teachers and professors i've had

I'd like to meet:


I'd like to meet anyone who has a great passion for life in general, people who enjoy and take notice in the little things in life, people who don't form friendships based on music or fashion tastes, people who are fans of my poetry, spoken word, and photography and were inspired by my works, people who never give up and look toward a brighter day tomorrow no matter how gray the sky is today, people who don't think Connecticut is boring and love this state (because Connecticut is one of the coolest states there is), people who are fellow poets and photographers, people that have open minds and are willing to try anything once, people who can put a smile on my face, and lastly, people to get it on with and do it like they do on the Discovery Channel ; )

top 20 people i'd like to meet (random order):
Tom Hanks, Marilyn Manson, Chester Bennington, Mr. Rogers, Lindsay Lohan, Adriana Lima, Chuck Norris, Pee Wee Herman, Robin Williams, Conan O' Brien, John Lennon, Bob Marley, John Kerry, George W. Bush, John Rocker, Adolf Hitler, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Joel-Peter Witkin, and Jesus
...and, of course, every single one of my myspace buddies!

*R.I.P. Dave Williams* ~2/29/72 - 8/14/02~

"Say what you want and do what you believe, because the people who care don't matter and the people who matter don't care." ~Dr. Suess~

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Music:

Thursday, HIM, Bjork, Matisyahu, Gnarls Barkley, Thrice, Linkin Park, Incubus, Marilyn Manson, Biology, Staind, Cold, She Wants Revenge, Sinch, A Perfect Circle, Bush, Danger Doom, Eve 6, Green Day, From Autumn to Ashes, The Postal Service, Chevelle, Adema, Lostprophets, Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Drowning Pool, Breaking Benjamin, Orgy, Shinedown, Crazytown, Taproot, Ill Nino, Radiohead, Nickelback, Rise Against, Death Cab for Cutie, Metallica, Neil Young, T.A.T.U., 12 stones, 3 doors down, 3 dog night, 30 seconds to mars, 311, 36 crazyfists, 50 cent, acceptance, alien ant farm, american head charge, anberlin, andrew w.k., bare naked ladies, base2, beck, black eyed peas, blink 182, bob marley, boy sets fire, brand new, click five, coheed and cambria, clutch, creed, crossfade, cky, cradle of filth, cypress hill, dangerdoom, darude, dashboard confessional, days of the new, deadsy, death from above 1979, deftones, devildriver, disturbed, element eighty, endo, faithless, fall out boy, finger eleven, flyleaf, foo fighters, fort minor, franz ferdinand, fuel, further seems forever, godsmack, gomez, gym class heros, hank III, hoobastank, institute, iron madien, jefferson airplane, jet, jewel, jimmy eat world, john lennon, john mayer, KT tunstall, kaiser chiefs, keane, killswitch engage, korn, lacuna coil, led zepplin, lifehouse, limp bizkit, live, lynyrd skynyrd, marcy playground, mars volta, matchbox 20, maroon 5, michael jackson, moby, modest mouse, morningwood, mudvayne, mushroomhead, my chemical romance, nine inch nails, nirvana, nonpoint, o.a.r., ok go, our lady peace, outkast, outspoken, ozzy, p.o.d., pearl jam, phish, pink floyd, placebo, powerman 5000, prodigy, puddle of mudd, RA, rage against the machine, red hot chili peppers, rob zombie, sean paul, seether, senses fail, sevendust, silverstein, silverchair, skindred, smashing pumpkins, smile empty soul, spill canvas, spineshank, sr-71, static-x, straylight run, switchfoot, system of a down, taking back sunday, tantric, team sleep, the all-american rejects, the beastie boys, the beatles, the clash, the doors, the early november, the fray, the killers, the music, the offspring, the ramones, the rolling stones, the sounds, the strokes, the used, the verve pipe, the vines, the wallflowers, the white stripes, theory of a deadman, three days grace, tool, trapt, trust company, U2, unloco, unwritten law, vertical horizon, wolfmother, yeah yeah yeahs, yellowcard, zwan, submersed, stone sour, slipknot.

Movies:

Run Lola Run, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Castaway, Kill Bill, Saw, Saw II, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Dancer in the Dark, Walk the Line, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Fahrenheit 9/11, I Robot, The Brave Little Toaster, All Dogs Go To Heaven, Alice in Wonderland, Butterfly Effect, Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Sin City, Daredevil, Blazing Saddles, The Terminal, One Hour Photo, and any disney-pixar movies, especially finding nemo, toy story, and chicken little. I REFUSE to see anything with Johnny Depp in it, he is the most ugly, overrated person....ever.

Television:

CSI (Las Vegas), Family Guy, Jeopardy, Connan O' Brien and Jay Leno's late night talk shows, MXC (Most Xtreme Elimination), Pee Wee's Playhouse, Adult Swim, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Drew Carry Show, Who's Line is it Anyways?, Last Comic Standing, Sportscenter, Jerry Springer, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, The Pink Panther, Tom and Jerry, Anything on the History, Discovery, or Travel Channels, and of course...scrambled porn

Books:

They Cage the Animals at Night by Jennings Michael Burch, And Then There Were None by Agatha Cristie, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Poetry of Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Frost, Javan, and of course...yours truly, Donnie Darkhorse.

Heroes:

every single elementary, middle school, high school, college, and special ed. teacher in the world...because if it wasn't for teachers, then there would be no doctors, no lawyers....or no teachers.

My Blog

MY NEW BOOK OF POETRY "ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SHADE OF GRAY" ON SALE NOW, READ FOR MORE INFO!!!

Donnie Darkhorse's sophmore book,"Another Day, Another Shade of Gray" on sale for just $9.99 Click here to buy Donnie Darkhorse's book "Another Day, Another Shade of Gray" from Amazon.comClick here to...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Wed, 07 May 2008 04:34:00 PST

new poem- "Window for a Widow"

Window for a Widow "He should have been home by now" The tragic thought cannot escape her terrified mind Prior to his departure, her loving husband looked her in the eyes a...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:21:00 PST

poem- California Clone

California Clone We both smell of sex even though we've slept on separate sheets for several dozen sunsets We both watch the wicked waves wash our wishes away, just off the coast of different oc...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:31:00 PST

poem- "Fire on the Moon (wakeup call to the world)"

Fire on the Moon(wake up call to the world)&Lights out&Take merely a few microscopic moments to rest your weary arid eyes for once and open up your ears and mechanical mind.&Clap on&Clap off&For we've...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:31:00 PST

poem: "Promise Ring"

Promise Ring Just thought I'd remind you of a time you loved me Days where the luminous sun would scorch our sinful souls and our black blood would belligerently boil Just thought I'd remind...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:43:00 PST

poem- The Red Carpet Romance

The Red Carpet Romance Blood red lips whisper lies of love into my heartI can't help but marvel at this brilliant work of artA megalomaniac masterpiece for the whole world to seeA poisonous perfect pr...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:08:00 PST

poem: "Trust Me...Im a Liar"

Trust Me...I'm a Liar ...Life lacerated by loquacious lies and livid lust Ripping out the wicked wings of an angel as you digest the toxic tablet of trust... I'm copyrighted contextual A follow...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:44:00 PST

poem- "Alaina"

Alaina There’s a photo that she took That has been missing in action And if you find it, please rip it in half Because she’s disappeared everywhere Without a single t...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:44:00 PST

poem- Suicide Letters on Valentine's Day

Suicide Letters on Valentine's DayI open my mouth to say "hello" every time our paths cross but before the words even spill out, you scream "goodbye",I walk the hallways feigning a smile and pretendi...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:59:00 PST

A Scar is Born is on sale now!!! please read for order info

Donnie Darkhorse's Debut book of poetry, "A Scar is Born", on sale now for only $14.95 !!!   click here to purchase Donnie Darkhorse's debut book of poetry, "A Scar is Born" from Wasteland ...
Posted by Donnie Darkhorse poetry, photography & spoken word on Wed, 02 May 2007 01:40:00 PST