Author of over 40 poetry and prose books, Bromige gave thousands of readings over the span of his career in Sonoma County, the Bay Area, throughout the US, Canada and abroad. Bromige was born in London and survived the bombings of England during World War II and eventually emigrated to Canada attending the University of British Columbia. Later at UC Berkeley he became integrally involved in the emergence of historic poetic movements, participating in key events like the 1963 Vancouver Poetry Conference and the 1964 Berkeley Poetry Conference. In his role as Sonoma State University English professor, David influenced thousands of aspiring writers and readers of poetry.