DAVID STONES
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Essays of Light

“These poems are marvels, effortlessly luminous, so tender in compassion, so trenchant in elegance…” So writes George Elliott Clarke, Canada’s former Poet Laureate, about David Stones’s newest poetry collection, Essays of Light. Supported by live stage performances in both Toronto and Stratford, Essays of Light is already a bestseller in Canadian poetry. As in all of David’s poetic pursuits, the interplay of light and shadow, both literal and as metaphor, underscore the broad themes of love, longing and loss in this haunting 90 poem collection. ORDER NOW directly @ [email protected]
 
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about David

David Stones

David Stones is a multi-award winning, multi-Pushcart Prize nominated poet and performer with some 500 poems in print throughout Canada and internationally. Celebrated for the transcendent imagery and powerful performance of his work, David is in demand for his one-man show, Infinite Sequels (“brilliant and beautiful theatre”- London Free Press), and for Feature Poet appearances throughout Ontario. Stage shows featuring David’s poetry and songs based on his work, include Expressions of Love and WordSong. Sfumato, David’s second poetry collection, was a Canadian bestseller, as is his just released, Essays of Light.”

 

David is a proud member of the League of Canadian Poets, The Ontario Poetry Society, New Generation Beat Poets Scene Canada, and Poetry Stratford……Comprehensive literary CV available on request.

...poetry & me

David Stones

The poet is the priest of the invisible.  Wallace Stevens

Genuine poetry communicates before it is understood. T.S.Eliot

Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen

Writing poetry is a state of free float.  Margaret Atwood

Poetry is a language in which man explores his own amazement. Christopher Fry

Poetry in motion. Pure poetry. Truly poetic. Throughout the ages poetry has been the universal metaphor for beauty and grace. Rhythmic distillation. Compression of thought. Poetry burnishes words. It polishes, hones and delights. It stirs, disturbs and clings. And I’ve loved it since I could first think. I’ve written poetry most of my life. Breathed it my whole life. I discovered Souster at age eight. The rest followed: Auden, Cohen, Plath, Thomas, Layton. The list is long. I’m writing hard now.  And performing, too.  I take that as seriously as the composition. When I speak my poems the listener hears what I want heard. This site’s a bit of a homage to my craft. Hope you visit often and maybe get to one of my gigs or shows.

Media

Selected Interviews

Selected Performances

mallard
Agora
artbar
Summertime
theatre

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David Stones
poet. word performance.