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112 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2007
About the author
David Dephy
41 books22 followersA short biographical statement
DAVID DEPHY is an award-winning American poet, novelist, essayist, and multimedia artist with a Master of Fine Arts degree accredited by Globe Language USA. He is the founder of Poetry Orchestra and American Poetry Intersection, as well as the Poet-in-Residence for Brownstone Poets for 2024-2025. His poem, “A Sense of Purpose,” has been sent to the Moon in 2025 by NASA, Lunar Codex, and Brick Street Poetry. Recognized as a “Literature Luminary” by Bowery Poetry, a “Stellar Poet” by Voices of Poetry, and an “Incomparable Poet” by Statorec, he has also been called “Brilliant Grace” by Headline Poetry & Press and praised for his “Extremely Unique Poetic Voice” by Cultural Daily. In 2017, Dephy was exiled from his native country of Georgia, and was granted immediate and indefinite political asylum in the U.S. His wife and 9-year-old son joined him in the U.S. in 2023, after seven years of exile. He lives and works in New York City.
A long biographical statement
DAVID DEPHY -- The trilingual Georgian/American award-winning poet, novelist, and multimedia artist.
An active participant in the American and international poetry and artistic scenes, including PEN World Voices, 92Y Poetry Center, Voices of Poetry, Brownstone Poets, The New York City Poetry Festival, Spectrum Reading Series, Long Island Poetry Listings, New York Public Library, Starr Bar Poetry Series, Poets in Nassau, Poets in Massachusetts, Columbia University – School of the Arts in the City of New York, Great Weather for Media in New York City, New York City Voices, and Bowery Poetry Club. His works have been published and anthologized in the USA, the UK, and around the world by numerous literary magazines, journals, and publishing houses. He is the author of fifteen books of poetry, eight novels, and five poetry audio albums.
His book-length works in English published in the USA include the novella Gemini Touch (Westbrae Literary Group, 2026), the poetry collection Rays Never Were So Near As Now (Westbrae Literary Group, 2025), A Double Meaning (with co-author Joshua Corwin, Adelaide Books, New York, 2022), and Eastern Star (Adelaide Books, New York, 2020).
He has also released poetry audio albums with sound artists and musicians Saphileaum and Irakli Gabriel: The Songs of the American Prophets (Crystal Speech Records, 2023, New York) and The Spirit of Silence (Crystal Speech Records, 2024, New York).
Named Poet-in-Residence for the Brownstone Poets Anthology, 2024 - 2026, New York.
Among other awards, he holds the New York Nassau County Poet Laureate Award 2025
He is a founder of the award-winning multimedia poetry project Poetry Orchestra.
He was an artist-in-residence at the writer’s residency Ledig House in Ghent, New York, and was invited to participate in the PEN World Voices festival in New York City, where he presented a live poetry event entitled “The Second Skin” with Laurie Anderson, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Salman Rushdie at the Unterberg Poetry Center, 92nd Str Y.
David Dephy was exiled from his native country of Georgia in August 2017 and was granted immediate and indefinite political asylum in the United States of America. His wife and 9-year-old son joined him in the U.S. in 2023, after seven years of exile, through the family reunion program.
Recognized as a Literature Luminary by Bowery Poetry, a Stellar Poet by Voices of Poetry, an Incomparable Poet by Statorec, a Brilliant Grace by Headline Poetry and Press, and praised for his Extremely Unique Poetic Voice by Cultural Daily.
His poetry work, A Sense of Purpose, was sent to the Moon by NASA, The Lunar Codex, and Brick Street Poetry from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on January 15, 2025.
He lives in New York City; he holds a master’s degree in fine arts accredited by Globe Language USA and works as an Art Teacher.
DAVID DEPHY is an award-winning American poet, novelist, essayist, and multimedia artist with a Master of Fine Arts degree accredited by Globe Language USA. He is the founder of Poetry Orchestra and American Poetry Intersection, as well as the Poet-in-Residence for Brownstone Poets for 2024-2025. His poem, “A Sense of Purpose,” has been sent to the Moon in 2025 by NASA, Lunar Codex, and Brick Street Poetry. Recognized as a “Literature Luminary” by Bowery Poetry, a “Stellar Poet” by Voices of Poetry, and an “Incomparable Poet” by Statorec, he has also been called “Brilliant Grace” by Headline Poetry & Press and praised for his “Extremely Unique Poetic Voice” by Cultural Daily. In 2017, Dephy was exiled from his native country of Georgia, and was granted immediate and indefinite political asylum in the U.S. His wife and 9-year-old son joined him in the U.S. in 2023, after seven years of exile. He lives and works in New York City.
A long biographical statement
DAVID DEPHY -- The trilingual Georgian/American award-winning poet, novelist, and multimedia artist.
An active participant in the American and international poetry and artistic scenes, including PEN World Voices, 92Y Poetry Center, Voices of Poetry, Brownstone Poets, The New York City Poetry Festival, Spectrum Reading Series, Long Island Poetry Listings, New York Public Library, Starr Bar Poetry Series, Poets in Nassau, Poets in Massachusetts, Columbia University – School of the Arts in the City of New York, Great Weather for Media in New York City, New York City Voices, and Bowery Poetry Club. His works have been published and anthologized in the USA, the UK, and around the world by numerous literary magazines, journals, and publishing houses. He is the author of fifteen books of poetry, eight novels, and five poetry audio albums.
His book-length works in English published in the USA include the novella Gemini Touch (Westbrae Literary Group, 2026), the poetry collection Rays Never Were So Near As Now (Westbrae Literary Group, 2025), A Double Meaning (with co-author Joshua Corwin, Adelaide Books, New York, 2022), and Eastern Star (Adelaide Books, New York, 2020).
He has also released poetry audio albums with sound artists and musicians Saphileaum and Irakli Gabriel: The Songs of the American Prophets (Crystal Speech Records, 2023, New York) and The Spirit of Silence (Crystal Speech Records, 2024, New York).
Named Poet-in-Residence for the Brownstone Poets Anthology, 2024 - 2026, New York.
Among other awards, he holds the New York Nassau County Poet Laureate Award 2025
He is a founder of the award-winning multimedia poetry project Poetry Orchestra.
He was an artist-in-residence at the writer’s residency Ledig House in Ghent, New York, and was invited to participate in the PEN World Voices festival in New York City, where he presented a live poetry event entitled “The Second Skin” with Laurie Anderson, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Salman Rushdie at the Unterberg Poetry Center, 92nd Str Y.
David Dephy was exiled from his native country of Georgia in August 2017 and was granted immediate and indefinite political asylum in the United States of America. His wife and 9-year-old son joined him in the U.S. in 2023, after seven years of exile, through the family reunion program.
Recognized as a Literature Luminary by Bowery Poetry, a Stellar Poet by Voices of Poetry, an Incomparable Poet by Statorec, a Brilliant Grace by Headline Poetry and Press, and praised for his Extremely Unique Poetic Voice by Cultural Daily.
His poetry work, A Sense of Purpose, was sent to the Moon by NASA, The Lunar Codex, and Brick Street Poetry from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on January 15, 2025.
He lives in New York City; he holds a master’s degree in fine arts accredited by Globe Language USA and works as an Art Teacher.
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