Rest in Peace, David

I was very sad to hear that David Bromige died. (K. told me.)

When I was in grad school, David was on my graduate committee. He was the first professor I met at Sonoma State, and was the one who made me feel that I had made a good decision in going there. I had heard he was a well-known poet, but I was ignorant. I didn't know his poetry. All I knew of him was my experience of him. He was very kind to me.

Once when he was giving a reading in the Bay area, he stayed with my ex-husband and me, and we had such a good time that we hated to see him leave. He liked our cats very much, especially the big fat one. Later, he sent me a book of poems.

I don't know what else to say about David, except to say that he was gentle and thoughtful and very kind and very funny, and the world will be less bright without him.