David Whyte (poet)

David Whyte
Whyte in 2017
Born (1955-11-02) 2 November 1955
Mirfield, Yorkshire
OccupationPoet
NationalityIrish, British, American
SpouseGayle Karen Young

David Whyte (born 2 November 1955) is an Anglo-Irish poet. He has said that all of his poetry and philosophy are based on "the conversational nature of reality". His book The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America (1994) topped the best-seller charts in the United States.