Debt - Paperback

by David Armand (Author)

The twenty poems in David Armand's latest collection, Debt, are a series of emotional meditations on fatherhood, growing up poor, and the legacies we leave behind for our families. Deftly using his own experiences, then casting them out into the world so that they become a part of the universal exploration of life and all of its intricacies, Armand paints an honest and devastating portrait of what it means to be a father, a husband, and a son.

Author Biography

David Armand was born and raised in Louisiana. He has worked as a drywall hanger, a draftsman, and as a press operator in a flag-printing factory. He is currently Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he also serves as associate editor for Louisiana Literature Press. In 2010, he won the George Garrett Fiction Prize for his first novel, The Pugilist's Wife, which was published by Texas Review Press. His second novel, Harlow, was published by Texas Review Press in 2013. In 2015, David's third novel, The Gorge, was published by Southeast Missouri State University Press, and his first poetry chapbook, The Deep Woods, was published by Blue Horse Press. David's memoir, My Mother's House, was published in March 2016 by Texas Review Press. David lives with his wife and two children and is working on his seventh book, The Lord's Acre, as well as a second memoir.