Born 1938, Finger-lakes Area of New York State, USA. Festival director, teacher, journalist, poet, broadcaster, fiction writer. Educated at Hamilton College, Bread Loaf School of English and Washington U, all in America, Kruger worked for 26 years as a teacher, counsellor, administrator and lecturer in places as disparate as Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Switzerland. In 1986, he moved part-time to Clear Island, Co. Cork, and set up official residence in 1992. In 1994 he founded what would become an annual international storytelling festival.
A member of the organization “artists without frontiers” and “The Irish Writers' Union & Poetry Society of America,” Kruger currently contributes to such publications as The Irish Examiner, The Marine Times and The Southern Star in Ireland, as well as many American, UK and Swedish magazines.
He has broadcast his poetry over the radio, and is involved in countless festivals and judging panels both domestically and internationally. He also edits collections of poetry. He currently resides on his farm on Clear Island, Co Cork.
The White House Poets gratefully acknowledges the support of the Arts Council, Foras na Gaeilge and Poetry Ireland. info: Dominic Taylor 087 2996409 Blog http//:whitehousepoets.blogspot.com
The White House Poetry Revival has being going now for almost four years.
Every Wednesday the famous old world bar is transformed into a centre of culture as poets recite their latest work.
Barney Sheehan and Dominic Taylor , the people behind the revival of poetry at the White House, continue to attract the best of Irish and International poetry to Limerick.
The White House Poets would like to acknowledge the involvement of the Arts Council, Poetry Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge, Limerick City Council and the White House Bar for their continued support that has helped make the White House one of the pre eminent venues for poetry in Ireland.
As usual the reading is preceded by an open mic session in which anyone who wishes to read is invited to do so. Complementary finger food is provided and proceeding commence at 9.30 pm
As usual the reading is preceded by an open mic session in which anyone who wishes to read is invited to do so.
For further information contact Barney Sheehan at 086 8657494 or Dominic Taylor at 087 2996409
Email whitehousepoets@eircom.net Website http://www.limerick.com/whitehousepoets/ Blog http://whitehousepoets.blogspot.com/
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Website: http://www.limerick.com/whitehousepoets/
E-mail: whitehousepoets@eircom.net
Blog: http://whitehousepoets.blogspot.com/
Podcast: http://druidpaddy.blogmatrix.com/
Revival: http://revivalpoetrybook.blogspot.com/
How To get There
The White House pub is located in the centre of Limerick City at 52 O'Connell Street. Its exact location is on the corner of Glentworth Street and O'Connell Street, opposite the Ulster Bank and the Bank of Ireland. It is approximately 5 minutes walk from the train and bus station - exit the station and go down Davis Street, pass Taits Clock continue on down Glentworth Street and the White House is on the right hand corner at end of street.
Map http://www.limerick.com/streets/map.html
Visit the WhiteHousePoets and friends here:
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Buy the White House Anthology http://www.limerick.com/anthology.html
