White House Poetry, 19th May 2010

What: Poetry reading with special guest poet Carlos Reyes

When: Wednesday, 19th May 2010, from 9pm

Where: The White House pub, O'Connell Street, Limerick

Next Wednesday (May 19th, from 9pm), the famous White House pub welcomes Carlos Reyes back to its reading series to give a reading of new work and old favourites. His reading will be coupled with an open-mic rading sesion to which all comers are invited and will be encouraged to contribute, so you are asked to bring along something you've been working on. Admission as ever is free and complimentary finger food is provided by the proprietor, Glenn McLoughlin.

Carlos Reyes is a noted poet, writer and translator. Additionally, he is a book editor and publisher, and often writes freelance reviews of poetry books. When he’s not traveling or staying in his cottage in Ireland, he lives in Portland, Oregon.

Carlos has published numerous collections and chapbooks, his latest book of poetry being The Book of Shadows; New and Selected Poems (2009). Other recent books include At the Edge of the Western Wave (2004) and A Suitcase Full of Crows (1995) (a Bluestem Prize winner and finalist for 1996 Oregon Book Awards). His books of translations is entitled Poemas de la Isla/Island Poems by Josefina de la Torre (Eastern Washington University Press, 2000). Reyes’ translation of the Obra poética completa (Complete Poetic Works) of the preeminent Ecuadorean poet Jorge Carrera Andrade, was published in 2004 in a bilingual edition in Ecuador.

He is the publisher/editor of Trask House Books, Inc. In 2007 he was awarded a Heinrich Boll Fellowship to write on Achill Island, Ireland and in 2008 was awarded the Ethel Fortnter Award from St Andrews College. He has also been teaching poetry writing in Oregon, Washington and Nevada schools since 1982. He has also been the poet-in-Residence in the Joshua Tree National Park, and aside from his regular visits to Ireland, is a frequent visitor to Spain and Ecuador.

Of his work Carolyn Kizer has said: "Mr. Reyes is one of our local and national treasures. His poetry is as clear and strong as his social conscience. One is always struck by his sensual and sensory qualities: the touch, taste, feel, color of things, and his ability to capture a mood, a world, in a handful of lines."

Hope we'll see you there. Bring along somebody who's never been before!!