Master and Servant

About the Book

Master and Servant rose from the American experience of an Eastern European poet, whose soul wasn't (and maybe isn't) yet flavored with the huge distance's sandy tastes and the perfumes of near-total freedom.

Therefore, perhaps, his eyes look to things with an uncommon (for Americans) myopia regarding details. His paintbrush doesn't hit strongly. A sense of fear keeps his hand still, lest it overcome some fine limits of expression, as one sees in the very modern styles, which are full of aggressive, free voices.

Both master and servant sleep in the same individual to such an extent that we sometimes come close to madness, become confused and nervous, especially in these times of dynamic changes in conception and speed.

Could all these be seen as a kind of sincerity and fragility that will make the readers curious and enticed to read?

About the Author

Dan David came from Romania seven years ago, bringing in his suitcase his five hundred poems in Romanian. He was never published as a poet in his native country.

He is now releasing them, as well as his new works, in America and in Romania.

To write in English was a challenge and a secret dream for Dan David.

His first attempt was a short talk with William Shakespeare (?Questions for the Master?) about his renowned lines:

?All the world is a stage
And all the men and women merely players.?

Dan David prefers not to talk too much about his life. He came from another world, and he would prefer to forget about many of his life?s events. He does not feel that way about all of them, however, especially those from his childhood:

?In my young years, near the feet of Carpathians, fairies descended the mountains and told me some nice words that have filled my soul?s days with poetry ever since. Thank you my fairies, again.?

Since 1997, when he came in the USA, he has written poetry here both in Romanian and English:

Dan David has been a Certified Laureate Poet of the International Society of Poets since 2001 and a Graduated Freelance Writer of the Thomson Institute, Education Direct, since 2003.

Since 2000, he has been writing poetry and short stories regularly in the weekly Romanian magazine CLIPA, which is internationally distributed and whose electronic version can be found at www.clipa.com.

He has worked on extended collaborations, mainly involving poetry and editorial works, with the bimonthly literary magazine ÖRIGINI: Romanian Roots, edited in Norcross, Georgia (www.origini.go.ro).

He regularly publishes in English in a few other exclusive electronic poetry magazines, which can be found at www.revistarespiro.org, www.poeticvoices.com (Alden Enterprises), and www.poetry.com (International Society of Poets), where he has been a laureate poet and distinguished member since 2001.

His poems in English have been included in five anthologies of poetry, published by The International Society of Poets (2001?2003), and in an anthology (Theatre of the Mind) published by The Nobel Publishing House, London, UK.

In 2003, Dan David published a bilingual book of poetry (Romanian-English) at The Criterion Publishing House in Norcross, Georgia, which was distributed in Romania and in the USA. This book was awarded the 2004 first prize for poetry by the International Association of Romanian Writers and Artists, LiterArt XXI, Norcross, GA, USA.

He was also included in The Anthology of Romanian Origin Poets from America, edited by The Criterion Publishing House, Norcross, Georgia in 2004.

He was included in the Who?s Who in Poetry 2004 at The International Library of Poetry.

In August 2004 he published his most recent book of poetry in Romanian at The 45 Parallel Publishing House in Pitesti, Romania, titled The Detector of Pain. It consists of about 125 poems.

?In my opinion, the evenings shouldn?t come to an end without some beautiful words that bring silence to a human being?s soul. These may be found in either a prayer or a poem?sometimes in both of them.?

?I think the people would be happier if they nourished themselves with some true words before they went to sleep. Their mornings would be brighter.?