David Kirk is a poet, writer, and activist. He is the author of six books of poetry, including his most recent, "The Hour of the Ox." His work has appeared in numerous periodicals, including The New Yorker, Vogue, The Nation, and Poetry. He has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and has taught at Yale University, Wesleyan University, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Emerson College. He lives in New York City.
It was too bleak to be alone, and so they could do nothing but cling to each other as broken beings, as human beings.David Kirk
Any act would be forgiven him, but the act itself would remain; what he would leave in the world would be the shame and hurt he forced upon others. This could not be.David Kirk
