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Joe Kreger
Joe Russel Kreger (born 1939 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma) served twice as poet laureate of the American state of Oklahoma. He was previously appointed in 1998 after the death of Betty Shipley, and reappointed in 2021. Kreger was the first poet laureate of the state to be considered primarily a "cowboy poet,", preceding Eddie Wilcoxen (2011–2012) and Jay Snider (2023-2024). Born in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Kreger has spent most of his life as a rancher. His poems have been published as ''Lookin' at Life'' (1997, Innovative Broadcast Corp) and ''Still Lookin' '' (2000, Doane Agricultural Service). Early life Joe Kreger was born in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. His father was a medical doctor who served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Kreger earned a bachelor's degree in animal science in 1961 and a master's in agricultural education in 1968 from Oklahoma State University. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves, worked for Redbud Hereford Ranch, taught at Northern Oklahoma College, and then founded h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Tonkawa is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. The population was 3,216 at the 2010 census, a decline of 2.5 percent from the figure of 3,299 in 2000. History Named after the Tonkawa tribe, the city of Tonkawa was founded in March 1894, by Eli V. Blake and Wiley William Gregory. Blake and Gregory, originally from Kansas, claimed the land that would become Tonkawa in the Land Run of 1893. Prior to the land run, from 1879 to 1885, the area was known as "Fort Oakland", home to the Nez Perce people. In 1885, the remnants of the Tonkawa tribe, who had fled Indian Territory after the 1862 Tonkawa Massacre, returned to settle in the Fort Oakland area. The Blackwell and Southern Railway (later bought by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) built a line through Tonkawa, which stimulated growth of the town. In 1901, the Oklahoma Territory Legislature established the University Preparatory School (now Northern Oklahoma College) here. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poets Laureate Of Oklahoma
The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. List of Poets Laureate * Violet McDougal – 1923–1931 * Paul Kroeger – 1931–1940 *Jennie Harris Oliver – 1940–1942 * Della Ione Young – 1943–1944 * Anne Semple – 1944–1945 *Bess Truitt – 1945–1946 * Delbert Davis – 1963–1965 * Rudolph N. Hill – 1966–1970 * Leslie A. McRill – 1970–1977 *Maggie Culver Fry – 1977–1995 * Carol Hamilton – 1995–1997 * Betty Lou Shipley – 1997–1998 *Joe Kreger – 1998–2001, 2021-2022 *Carl Sennhenn – 2001–2003 * Francine Ringold – 2003–2007 *N. Scott Momaday – 2007–2008 * Jim Weaver McKown Barnes – 2009–2010 *Eddie Wilcoxen – 2011–2012 * Nathan Brown – 2013–2014 *Benjamin Myers – 2014–2015 *Jeanetta Calhoun Mish – 2017–2018 *Jay Snider - 2023-2024 See also * Poet laureate * List of U.S. states' poets laureate * United States Poet Laureate * Julie Ann Ward Julie Ann Ward (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Shipley
Betty Lou Shipley (July 31, 1931 – March 14, 1998) was the twelfth poet laureate of the state of Oklahoma. Shipley's term as laureate was cut short by her death. Along with authoring three books of poetry, Shipley was the poetry editor for ''Byline Magazine'' and operator of Full Count Press and, later, Broncho Press. Early life Betty Lou Shipley (née Forsythe) was born in Edmond, Oklahoma on July 11, 1931. She lived in Enid, Oklahoma and Duncan, Oklahoma as a child. She graduated from Duncan High School in 1949 and went on to earn a degree in secondary education and a master's in creative studies from the University of Central Oklahoma. Awards Her book ''Someone Say Amen'' was awarded the 1998 Oklahoma Book Award. Works * ''Called Up Yonder: Poems from the Bible Belt'' (Cardinal, 1980) * ''Somebody Say Amen'' (By-Line, 1997) * ''Meltdown: Poems from the Core'' (Full Count, 1980) See also * Poets Laureate of Oklahoma The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowboy Poetry
Cowboy poetry is a form of poetry that grew from a tradition of cowboys telling stories. Authorship Contrary to common belief, cowboy poetry does not actually have to be written by cowboys, though adherents would claim that authors should have some connection to the cowboy life such that they can write poetry with an "insider's perspective". One example of a popular "cowboy poem" written by a non-cowboy is "The Ride of Paul Venarez" by Eben E. Rexford, a 19th-Century freelance author. Style Newcomers are surprised to hear that cowboy poetry is contemporary. Many poets tend to focus on the historic cowboy lifestyle, historical events and the humorous aspects of the cowboy life style. However, the work that cowboys do continues. The cowboy lifestyle is a living tradition that exists in western North America and other areas, thus, contemporary cowboy poetry is still being created, still being recited, and still entertaining many at cowboy poetry gatherings, around campfires and cow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Wilcoxen
Eddie D. Wilcoxen (born 1949) served as the eighteenth poet laureate of the state of Oklahoma, appointed by Governor Brad Henry. Previous to his appointment, Wilcoxen was well known as a broadcaster with KWHW (AM) in Altus, Oklahoma. Wilcoxen's poetry is best classified as "folk" poetry, with an emphasis on rural life and traditions. Wilcoxen was also an accomplished karateka, training under the accomplished karateka and kickboxer, Joe Lewis. Wilcoxen then went on to create his own form of karate that he named Kihido Karate, kihido meaning "The Shining Spirit Way". ''Oklahoma Proud!: A Centennial Book of Poems.'' Altus, OK: CTK Publishing, 2007. ''Reflections of a Wandering Mind.'' Altus, OK: CTK Publishing, 2009. ''Rose Petal Poems: Tales of Life and Love.'' Altus, OK: CTK Publishing, 2013. See also * Poets Laureate of Oklahoma The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. List of Poets Laureate * Violet McDougal – 1923–1931 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Snider (poet)
Jay Snider is the current poet laureate of Oklahoma, serving from 2023 to 2024. He writes in the cowboy poetry genre. He is the third cowboy poet to be appointed Oklahoma state poet laureate after his predecessors Joe Kreger and Eddie Wilcoxen. He was previously named Lariat Laureate by CowboyPoetry.com in 2001 and Cowboy Poet of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists in 2008. He resides in Cyril, Oklahoma and works as a rancher. See also * Poets Laureate of Oklahoma The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. List of Poets Laureate * Violet McDougal – 1923–1931 * Paul Kroeger – 1931–1940 *Jennie Harris Oliver – 1940–1942 * Della Ione Young – 1943–1 ... References Living people Ranchers from Oklahoma Cowboy poets Poets Laureate of Oklahoma Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words , 'people' and , which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its nickname, " The Sooner State", in reference to the settlers who staked their claims on land before the official opening date of lands in the western Oklahoma Territory or before the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which increased European-American settlement in the eastern Indian Territory. Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Oklahoma College
Northern Oklahoma College (NOC) is a Public college, public community college in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, with additional campuses located in Enid, Oklahoma and Stillwater, Oklahoma. Student enrollment is approximately 2,700. NOC bought the former Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, in 1999 and it became the NOC Enid campus. History The history of Northern Oklahoma College began in 1901 when the Honorable James Wilkin realized the need for a college in the Tonkawa, Oklahoma area. Thus, the sixth Territorial Legislature passed an appropriation bill on March 1, 1901, for the establishment of the University Preparatory School at Tonkawa. The doors opened in 1902 to 217 students and 7 faculty. It was the sixth state school. From 1913 to 1915, it was known as the Oklahoma Institute of Technology. The school closed during World War I from 1917 to 1919, when Governor Robert L. Williams vetoed the appropriation bill for the biennium. It reopened September 2, 1919, after Gov. James B. A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Births
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowboy Poets
Cowboy poetry is a form of poetry that grew from a tradition of cowboys telling stories. Authorship Contrary to common belief, cowboy poetry does not actually have to be written by cowboys, though adherents would claim that authors should have some connection to the cowboy life such that they can write poetry with an "insider's perspective". One example of a popular "cowboy poem" written by a non-cowboy is "The Ride of Paul Venarez" by Eben E. Rexford, a 19th-Century freelance author. Style Newcomers are surprised to hear that cowboy poetry is contemporary. Many poets tend to focus on the historic cowboy lifestyle, historical events and the humorous aspects of the cowboy life style. However, the work that cowboys do continues. The cowboy lifestyle is a living tradition that exists in western North America and other areas, thus, contemporary cowboy poetry is still being created, still being recited, and still entertaining many at cowboy poetry gatherings, around campfires and cow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Tonkawa, Oklahoma
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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