Apprehensions of Van Gogh: Selected Poems 1960-2014

The settings for David Pratts poetry are as diverse as their content and form including Canada Cuba the Czech Republic Israel France Norway Spain and the isles of Greece. Certain themes recur: war is one of them reflecting the poets childhood under German bombers in wartime England. Another theme is art and artists celebrating the work of the Canadian Fred Varley the Czech Jakub Schikaneder the Norwegian Edvard Munch and the Dutch van Gogh. Other poets and writers are memorialized: Irving Layton Al Purdy Isaac Babel André Frénaud. Interspersed among these pieces are personal poems that record the heart`s journey across the decades.