McFarland & Company
Each of Us Is a Book: Poems for the Library Minded
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- David Drake
- McFarland & Company
- Paperback
- 9780786415687
- 9.2 X 6.04 X 0.34 inches
- 0.45 pounds
- Poetry > American - General
- English
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If banks were keen on service And cared about us, too, They'd open nights and weekends The way libraries do. --Don't Bank on It Our library is quiet, untroubled, serene; The shelves are in order, exact and pristine; The tables and chairs are aligned, straight and formal; But soon we will open and get back to normal. --Perfection This is a collection of poems for the library minded that grew out of poet and librarian David Drake's desire to poeticize the things and personages of our library world and his belief that the charm and excitement of libraries can be overlooked even by those in the profession. The poems deal with universal themes and with those common to librarians, and range from amusing to sharp, thoughtful to capricious. The poems are divided into six sections: Arenas of Possibility; Librarians/Cybrarians; The Reading Life; Our Patrons, Ourselves; The Writing Life; and Tools of the Trade.
Each of Us Is a Book: Poems for the Library Minded
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David Drake was Head of French and Head of Modern Languages at Middlesex University before teaching at the Institut d’Études Européennes (IEE) at Université Paris 8 until he retired. He has published extensively on French intellectuals and politics and has gained an international reputation as a Sartre scholar.
He was President of the UK Sartre Society, co-edited Sartre Studies International for many years, and has accepted invitations to lecture on Sartre in Britain, France, Ireland, North America, and China. In 2005 his contribution to the promotion of French culture was recognized by the French government when he was made a Chevalier dans l’ordre des palmes académiques.
Source: Harvard University Press
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