David C. Brydges is a poet/pioneer, cultural acupuncturist, and community builder.
Whose visionary mission is to bring the world more poets, poetry, and poetry adventures.
While living in the wilds of his imagination. David is a passionate pollinator for poetry and eternal autodidact whose motto is "Doctora Ignorantia."

His favourite poetry quote is by a 17th century German poet named Friedrich Holderlin. "Although we have to make a living we dwell poetically on this earth."

Creator of Canada's most historic community poetry park the Dr. Pollard Poetry Park.
Northern Ontario's largest annual poetry/arts festival. (www.springpulsepoetryfestival.com)
PoeARTry North a pioneering provincial painting /poetry competition in Ontario.
Chief Creative Engineer for the PoeTrain adventure tours www.poetrain.com
Administrator of the oldest non-governmental national poetry contest in Canada Dr. William Henry Drummond Poetry Contest.
An 11-year Poetry Pulse column in a bi-monthly local newspaper The Voice.
Chief Energizing Officer and Owner of Brydge Builder Press.

Memberships:
- David C. Brydges is a member of the League of Canadian Poets.
- Ontario Poetry Society branch manager Cobalt and member of the year in 2014 and 2016.

Other memberships include:
- Stroll of Poets Edmonton
- Edmonton Poetry Society
- Temiskaming & Area Chamber of Commerce
- Temiskaming Art Gallery
- Cobalt Historical Society
- Ontario Historical Society
- Festival & Events Ontario
- Global Mural Alliance
- Universities Art Association
- Artbridges

Film:
- The Poetrain Express (A Poets Journey) documentary 2013 spring pulse poetry festival productions.
- Blue Train short documentary of Ian Ferrier spring pulse poetry festival productions

Chapbooks:
Blue Apple Press Publications:
- Windfire on the Lake Road, 2008, isbn 978-0-9732744-4-8, 36 pages, $5:00
- Cobalt Poems verses of the north anthology, 2008, isbn 978-9732744-5-5, 60 pages, $10:00
- Anthologies of the Misshapen, 2008, isbn 978-0-9732744-8-6, 16 pages, $3:00
- Crude Truths, Brydge Builder Press (2013) isbn 098135992-2, 20 pages.
- Raven's Recall, Brydge Builder Press (2017) Canadian Poetry ISBN 978-0-9813599-7-7 Chapbook Canadian Poetry Collaboration E-Book ISBN 978-0-9813599-6-0
- A Wild Heart 2017 poem/painting e-book illustration collaboration with Dr. Angi (Angela Kowitz Orobko, Ed.D.) A Canadian/American poetry/painting collaboration
...ISBN 978-0-9813599-5-3 (e-book)

Books:
-Vagabond Post Office January 2018 Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication:
..Canadian Poetry ISBN: 978-0-9732744-5-5

Forthcoming Books/CD's:
- In a Northern Light, (Dr. William Henry Drummond) biography
- Doctor William Henry Drummond, selected anthology
- Raving Rants Revelry, CD

Contact:
Mail: ...David C. Brydges
...... .....Box 455 Cobalt, ON - P0J 1C0
Email: .mybrydges@yahoo.ca
Phone: 705-679-8930