David Dephy is an award-winning American poet, novelist, and multimedia artist. The founder of Poetry Orchestra. Named as the Poet-in-Residence for Brownstone Poets for 2024-2026. His poem, “A Sense of Purpose,” was sent to the Moon in 2025 by NASA, Lunar Codex, and Brick Street Poetry. Dephy was exiled from his native country of Georgia and was granted indefinite political asylum in the U.S. His wife and son joined him in the U.S. in 2023, after six years of exile. He lives and works in New York City.