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#1. December 15, 2010
Dear Reader,
Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. Now that Hanukkah is over, it is more or less work as usual here at the Feldman house. I did go the mall last Saturday though, to get some new walking shoes, and so I participated, at least vicariously, in the annual seasonal rush, rush, rush!
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#2. Poets Laureate
by Barbara J. Feldman
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What, you may ask, is a poet laureate? A poet laureate is an official poet appointed by a government to promote poetry. Britain’s first semi-official Poet Laureate was Ben Johnson, appointed by King James I in 1617. Since 1937, the United States Library of Congress has appointed a Consultant in Poetry, also called a Poet Laureate. But it’s not just nations doing the appointing. Many states and cities also designate poets laureate.
Library of Congress: Current State Poets Laureate
From Alabama to Wyoming, the Library of Congress lists the Poets Laureate of each state, including a notation for those states where the position is vacant or doesn’t exist. Click on any of the state links to learn more about the current honoree, and a short history of the position in that state. California, for example, established an unofficial Poet Laureate in 1915 with the appointment of Donna Coolbirth. In 2001, the position became official, with poets serving two-year terms. California’s current poet, Carol Muske-Dukes, was appointed in 2008.
Library of Congress: Poet Laureate Timeline
Here you will find brief bios of all our American Poet Laureates, starting in 1937 with Joseph Auslander. “Auslander, who was born in Philadelphia and graduated Harvard College, was appointed in 1937 as the first Consultant in Poetry without a definite term and served four years. He was noted for his war poems, and his best-known work is ‘The Unconquerables’ (1943), a collection of poems addressed to the German-occupied countries of Europe.”
Library of Congress: US Poets Laureate: Guide to Online Resources
This section of the Library of Congress site is still under construction, but online guides already exist for US Poets Laureate going back to 1984. Earlier years are still being filled in. Each poet’s page includes links to biographical info on the Library of Congress sites, as well as links to external pages about the poet and his work. In the right-hand column, you’ll find links to more Poetry Guides, such as Presidents as Poets and Official State Poems. “While forty-two U.S. states have an official poet laureate or state writer, only five states ? Indiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Tennessee ? have an official state poem.”
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#5. Surfing the Calendar
Bill of Rights Anniversary (Celebrated as Bill of Rights Day)
Dec 15, 1791
Boston Tea Party
Dec 16, 1773
Ludwig von Beethoven’s Birthday
Dec 16, 1770
Beatrix Potter self-published “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”
Dec 16, 1091
Wright Brother’s First Flight
Dec 17, 1903
Slavery Abolished by 13th Amendment
Dec 18, 1865
Anniversary of Establishment of Poet Laureate
Dec 20, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court Declares Segregated
Bus Seating Illegal
Dec 20, 1956
Sacagawea dies.
Dec 20, 1812
France Transfers Louisiana Territory to U.S.
Dec 20, 1803
Anniversary of First Crossword Puzzle
Dec 21, 1913
Anniversary of Pilgrim Landing
Dec 21, 1620
Winter Begins
Dec 21, 2009
Winter Solstice
Dec 21, 2009
#6. Quote of the Week
Children aren’t happy without something to ignore, and that’s what parents were created for” ~~ Ogden Nash ~~ (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) American poet, author. Click here for more humor quotes.
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