David Kresh (1940 – September 26, 2006) was a reference specialist at the Library of Congress, where he worked for 38 years, until his retirement in 2004. From 1995 to 2006, he was Poet-in-Residence at the Capitol Hill Day School. Kresh is the author of three books of poems, one of them posthumously published: Turn Off or Use Opener (2007), Bloody Joy: Love Poems (1981), and Sketches After Pete’s Beer (1986).