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GOV. SPITZER PROCLAIMS YEARS 2008-2010 AS WALT WHITMAN CITATION OF MERIT FOR POETS

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From: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Date: 20080303
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer, D-N.Y., has issued the following proclamation:

Whereas, the Empire State is pleased to recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves through their lasting contributions to literature, art, culture, and society as a whole; and

Whereas, Jean Valentine is just such an individual - a gifted and original poet whose voice is powerful and evocative; her use of free verse, skilled and sure, is reminiscent of the fresh, innovative and non-traditional expression of the great American poet Walt Whitman; and

Whereas, even while her language is minimalist and jagged, there ...

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