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The previous song, "Utah, We Love Thee", became the State Hymn. This song was placed in the public domain by the composers when it was made the state song of Utah. The song is referenced imprecisely in official publications variously by the names "Utah, This is the Place" [2] and "Utah This is the Place". [3]
David Lee (born 1944) is an American poet and the first poet laureate of the state of Utah. His 1999 collection News From Down to the Café was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and, in 2001, he was a finalist for the position of United States Poet Laureate.
Utah Sings: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, May 8, 2015 The Utah State Poetry Society was established by C. Cameron Johns and six other members on May 6, 1950. The organization was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in the State of Utah on October 18, 1963, [ 1 ] and currently has seven affiliated chapters.
The Utah State Poet Laureate Program was established in 1997. As a joint project of the Governor's Office and the Utah Arts Council Literature Program, the Governor appoints the Utah Poet Laureate for a five-year term. [219] [220] Previous poets laureate: David Lee (1997–2003) [220] Ken Brewer (2003–2006) [220] Katharine Coles (2006–2012 ...
State State poem Citation/Year Florida "I am Florida" by Allen Autry Sr. 2010 [1] Indiana "Indiana" by Arthur Franklin Mapes: 1963 [2] [3] Kentucky "My Old Kentucky Home" by Stephen C. Foster [4] Louisiana "America, We The People" by Sylvia Davidson Lott Buckley (State judicial poem) 1995 [5] "Leadership" by Jean McGivney Boese (State Senate ...
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Kenneth Wayne Brewer (November 28, 1941 – March 15, 2006) was an American poet and longtime scholar who resided in Utah, where he served as Poet Laureate.Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, he attended Butler University and Western New Mexico University in the 1960s, then earned a master's degree in English literature from New Mexico State University, followed by a Ph.D. from the University of ...
Wilbur T. Braithwaite (May 24, 1926 – April 12, 2010) was a high school basketball and tennis coach for Manti High School.He was honored with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) award of Merit in 2006, [1] and was selected as an Olympic torch bearer for his city Manti, Utah, on February 5, 2002.