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We've known David and his
family since the early1960's.
Although he's best known for his poetry, we know him
more as a fellow
musician and a good friend.
He's an accomplished guitar player
who also plays mandolin, harmonica, and (if you catch him late at night)
blues piano. He and his late wife Tina have written and recorded songs
for various record labels.
David's giant collection of music ranging from vaudeville, swing, and
be-bop, to country, bluegrass, and
classical is surpassed only by his
vast collection of books. He
also has a wonderful
collection of Mr. Peanut stuff.
He's an entertaining reader of
poetry and we have videos here of David
that we think you'll enjoy. We also have audio of his poetry reading
and songs from various LPs and tapes.
David has written many books, some of which can be purchased at
Amazon,
Amazon-Canada,
City Lights Books,
Empty
Mirror Books,
Powell's books,
Black
Sparrow Books, or at a bookstore near you.
He was a Poetics Core Faculty member of the
now-defunct "New College of
California" from1980
thru 2007.
David's latest
collection is entitled "When I Was a Poet" and is available
here.
With great joy we are
happy to announce the wedding of David and his new bride Julie Rogers on
September 10th 2011.
Julie is an excellent
poet and she and David have been doing readings together for some time
now.
Julie has her own
excellent website. You can find it on our Links page
or by simply clicking
here.
On the 10th of
November 2011 David will receive a lifetime achievement award from the
San Francisco Bay Guardian.
More biographical information
can be found here
on Wikipedia.
Greg LeVasseur
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