[PW] David Kresh Obituary

[Fred Shapiro]

Our late valued Stumpers colleague David Kresh has an obituary in the 
December 2006 issue of American Libraries:

"David B. G. Kresh, 66, a poet and reference specialist in poetry at the 
Library of Congress for 38 years until his 2006 retirement, died September 
26 of prostate cancer.  Kresh joined the Library of Congress as a Special 
Recruit in 1966.  He published two volumes of poetry, _Bloody Joy: Love 
Poems_ and _Sketches after Pete's Beer_, with a third, _Turn Off or Use 
Opener_, to be published later this year.  Kresh was a member of Beta Phi 
Mu and poet-in-residence at the Capitol Hill Daily School, where he worked 
to introduce poetry to children in second through eighth grades."

Fred Shapiro


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