Leaves of Bark

Amy Clampitt 1920-1994

The poet Amy Clampitt was also a reference librarian for the Audubon Society.

"Mouthing Noises: Amy Clampitt's Use of Sound." 
Thumbscrew, no. 16, summer 2000.

It's (or is it its..?) National Punctuation Day!

Whoopie! It is National Punctuation Day.

Emily Dickinson Loved the DASH--

But that is what ate ole Ogden Nash!

Bark as a Medium

Of course Bark was the first known medium used to publish what we now call books.

Charles Lummis was a Library-Poet who published books of poetry on bark, as has been documented here.

On my trip to the graves of America's poets I collected a box full of lovely bark that had been shed from a huge tree over the grave of Carl Sandburg. My intention is to publish a book of poetry on the bark...but I have no experience as to how to actually do this!

I intend to get a calligrapher do write the verses out on the bark, but what ink to use, how thin should it be, and what to treat the bark with are some questions I have.

Any advice or links to information would be greatly appreciated!

Check out New Literary Land Speed Record

Check out the new Literary Land Speed Record set by DEDGAR and chiefleaf over at the Dead Poets Society of America blog.

They visited and documented the graves of 150 poets in 90 Days -- That's a speed of 1.66 Graves Per Day (gpd) sustained over 15,000 miles.