Impulse to Fly invites the reader into the lives of many ordinary people who are limited by society, poverty, or their own personal circumstances. David’s convincing and unsentimental portraits are a testament to the poet as witness, giving voice to the otherwise unheard.
when the winds
kick up like a
tantrum
everything is a bird
pods fly on
feathered leaves the
marsh grass flails like
grounded herons and
farmers’ sheds give up
flocks of rakes and hoes
the old woman holds steady
even when the wind
scoops up her table and
flies away a
hungry gull before it
nose dives into the bay
Listen to David’s poems “Ascent,” “Late November,” “Beatrice of the Cenci,” and “Morning List,” read by Gail Thomas:
Out of print
Author photograph by Rochelle Toner
