desmarie jackson was born and raised in a rural town in California's Central Valley. desmarie first started writing stories in 3rd grade, and became a published poet at 12 years old. throughout high school, desmarie explored spoken word poetry as they developed their identity. Attending UC Berkeley and studying Comparative Literature, desmarie studied African diasporic poetry and rural geopolitics in California. desmarie's senior honors thesis was about Black refusal and identity creation in the work of Aimé Césaire. In 2022, desmarie self-published a zine titled "Some Body Song," featuring works written between 2019-2022. desmarie is also an educator and deejay.

2018 Winner of Merced's Spoke'N'Heard Poetry Slam