Leaves of Bark

Steven Riel : Poet-Librarian at Harvard

A few months ago I posted a short note about Steven Riel. Now through the gravepine he has heard of Leaves of Bark and has send us all more information.

Steven has a website at www.stevenriel.com, where we have linked to one of his poems, "Deathwatch".

Steven has an MFA in Poetry and works at Harvard University in the Harvard College Library.  Here's the link to his work directory listing: http://hcl.harvard.edu/technicalservices/about/staff.directory.html

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Steven Riel: Contemporary LP

James V. Carmichael Jr. suggested that we add Steven Riel to the list of contemporary librarian poets. From a quick search it looks like Stephen is, or was, the Senior Serials Cataloger in the CONSER Office of Harvard.

Note: LP does not stand for long-playing record. It is just short for Library-Poet.

The Voyage of The Leaves of Bark

Welcome to Leaves of Bark, where we document the nexus between poetry  (the spoken and written word) and librarianship (the keepers of libers, of books, of bark). Both poet and librarian are essentially scribblers on bark.

We have a page for famous Poet Librarians of the Past, and a growing Roll of Honor for both US and International Living Library Poets.

Throughout history some of our greatest poets have been librarians, and some of our best librarians have been poets. Such creators have found inspiration in the brilliant catacombs of library stacks...and maybe you are one?