David Brazil was born in New York and lives in California. He is the author of two full-length poetry collections: THE ORDINARY (Compline, 2013), and ANTISOCIAL PATIENCE (Roof Books, 2015). Chapbook publications include Spy Wednesday and Meet Me Beneath The War Angels. With Kevin Killian, he edited THE KENNING ANTHOLOGY OF POETS THEATER: 1945-1985 (Kenning Editions, 2010). With Sara Larsen, he published over sixty issues of the xerox periodical TRY! He organizes free education through the Bay Area Public School, attends church at Taylor Memorial United Methodist in West Oakland, and makes his living as a bookseller.