Throughout the ages, the language of poetry has held a special power to lend us courage, to give us the vision of those who endured, and to hazard ourselves boldly at the “fierce edges” of our lives. On “Clear Mind Wild Heart”, David guides us into the wellspring of the poetic imagination through more than six hours of exploration and poetry, including the verses of such inspired voices as Emily Dickinson, William Blake, Marina Tsvetayeva, Rainer Maria Rilke, Antonio Machado, and many others. (2002)SOME OF THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN EXCERPTED TO CREATE THE TWO CD SET “MIDLIFE & THE GREAT UNKNOWN: FINDING COURAGE AND CLARITY THROUGH POETRY”