White House Poetry Revival Wed 18th June 2008

White House Poetry Revival
Wed 18th June 2008 9.00pm

This weeks guest Sean Callaghan.

Seán Callahan was raised on a farm outside of Louisville, Kentucky. He attended the University of Kentucky where he studied Journalism, specialising in foreign correspondence. In 1999 he left Kentucky and moved to Cork, Ireland where he lived for 8 years. He currently resides in Tralee, Co. Kerry.

Seán’s poetry draws from his upbringing in rural Kentucky, his life in Ireland and is heavily influenced by the power of landscape and personal mythology. He has been published by the U.S. National Library of Poetry and is currently the featured poet in The Gallery of The Desert Moon Review website. He has recently published his first chapbook, Lore.

Info: Dominic Taylor 087 2996409 or Barney Sheehan 086 8657494 Blog http//:whitehousepoets.blogspot.comThe White House Poets gratefully acknowledges the support of Limerick City Council, the ArtsCouncil of Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge and Poetry Ireland.