White House Poetry, 26th May 2010

What: Poetry reading with special guest poet Teri Murray

When: Wednesday evening, 26th May 2010, from 9pm

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

Our guest this Wednesday (May 26) for the weekly reading series is our own local treasure, first lady of the White House Teri Murray, who will read a election of work from her fantastic new publication, Where the Dagda Dances: New & Selected Poems, from Revival Press, made up of the most potent work from her previous three collections, and nineteen new poems. Copies of the book will be available also for purchase on the night, and the poet will be happy to autograph these with personalised messages for buyers.

An open-mic session will be held in conjunction with the guest's reading, and everyone present will be invited and encouraged to share a piece of work with the group - don't be shy, bring something along to perform for the encouraging, poetry-loving crowd. Admission as ever is free and complimentary finger food will be provided the proprietor Glenn McLoughlin.

Teri Murray was born in England and grew up in Dublin but has been living in Limerick now for many years. As well as being a poet, she is a novelist, dramatist and editor, and currently edits Limerick's own journal Revival.

The White House Poetry event, running now for almost seven years, has thrived because of the support of people like Murray, who you will see tere each and every Wednesday and among the first to arrive, week in week out reading her own work and giving her support to others. Her example is a course on how to enjoy and engage with poetry itself and poetry in Limerick.

Teri's previous collections are Coddle and Tripe, a collaboration with her late partner and Limerick man Liam Mulligan, Poems from the Exclusion Zone, and The Authority of Winter, all three from Stonebridge Publications.

Hope to see you all there for what will certainly be a night to remember!!