Joe Kreger

Joe Russel Kreger (born 1939) was the thirteenth poet laureate of the American state of Oklahoma, appointed in 1998 after the death of Betty Shipley.[1] Kreger was the first poet laureate of the state to be considered primarily a "cowboy poet," and the only besides Eddie Wilcoxen, who was laureate 2011-2012. Born in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Kreger has spent most of his life as a rancher.[1][2][3]

His poems have been published as Lookin' at Life (1997, Innovative Broadcast Corp) and Still Lookin' (2000, Doane Agricultural Service).[4]

Early life

Kreger earned a bachelor's degree in animal science and a master's in agricultural education from Oklahoma State University.[5]

See also

Poets Laureate of Oklahoma

References

Holliday, Shawn (2015). The Oklahoma Poets Laureate: A Soucebook, History, and Anthology. Norman, OK: Mongrel Empire Press. p. 202. ISBN 9780990320432.
"Cowboy Poetry". Kreger Ranch. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
Root, Ken. "Joe Kreger: My most unforgettable character". Iowa Agribusiness. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
"Catalogue records". WorldCat. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
"Joe Kreger". Spears School of Business. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

Poets Laureate of Oklahoma

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)
Carl Sennhenn (2001–2003)
Francine Ringold (2003–2007)
N. Scott Momaday (2007–2008)
James Weaver McDown Barnes (2009–2010)
Eddie Wilcoxen (2011–2012)
Nathan Brown (2013–2014)
Benjamin Myers (2014–2015)
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (2017–2018)

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