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The first English book which was solely about Texas was Texas (1833) by Mary Austin Holley, cousin of Stephen F. Austin. It was expanded in 1836 and retitled History of Texas. [1] A later author in this period, John Crittenden Duval, was dubbed the "Father of Texas Literature" by J. Frank Dobie.
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After a siege lasting 13 days, Autry was killed with the rest of the Alamo garrison after the Mexican army stormed it on March 6, 1836. Among some of his possessions now housed at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is an eagle approximately 3 feet high which he carved. They also have a collection of his letters and poetry written to his beloved wife.
The Texas Institute of Letters is a non-profit Honor Society founded by William Harvey Vann in 1936 to celebrate Texas literature and to recognize distinctive literary achievement. The TIL’s elected membership consists of the state’s most respected writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, and scholarship.
Jack Elliott Myers was poet laureate in 2003 Rosemary Catacalos was poet laureate in 2013 Cyrus Cassells was poet laureate in 2021. 1932-1934 - Judd Mortimer Lewis 1935 Pearle Moore Stevens - On April 8, 1935, the State of Texas honored her by declaring her "Poet Laureate of Texas" and declaring her book of poetry "The Shadows of Dawn" as Book Of The Year.
'The truth is, one nation under guns': Poet and activist Amanda Gorman shares emotional poem following Texas school shooting. Tayler Adigun. May 25, 2022 at 2:25 PM.
Historical poems (45 P) Pages in category "Poems based on actual events" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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