Rays Never Were So Near As Now: Collected Poems 2020-2024

In this evocative collection, David Dephy invites readers on a profound journey through light, shadow, and resilience. From the pulse of New York City subways to the stillness of an empty square, his poems bridge the intimate and the universal, capturing moments of love, war, memory, and hope.

Written during a time of immense personal and global transformation (2020–2024), these verses illuminate the human spirit’s capacity to endure and flourish, even amid chaos. Dephy’s reflections traverse landscapes of solitude and connection, culminating in a celebration of survival, love, and the unyielding desire for peace.

David Dephy is an award-winning American poet, novelist, essayist, and multimedia artist with a Master of Fine Arts degree accredited by Globe Language USA. He is the founder of Poetry Orchestra and American Poetry Intersection, as well as the Poet-in-Residence for Brownstone Poets for 2024-2025. His poem, “A Sense of Purpose,” has been sent to the Moon in 2025 by NASA, Lunar Codex, and Brick Street Poetry. Recognized as a “Literature Luminary” by Bowery Poetry, a “Stellar Poet” by Voices of Poetry, and an “Incomparable Poet” by Statorec, he has also been called “Brilliant Grace” by Headline Poetry & Press and praised for his “Extremely Unique Poetic Voice” by Cultural Daily. In 2017, Dephy was exiled from his native country of Georgia, and was granted immediate and indefinite political asylum in the U.S. His wife and 9-year-old son joined him in the U.S. in 2023, after seven years of exile. He lives and works in New York City.