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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Dr. Kevin Stein |
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| on being named Poet Laureate for the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Stein is the author of five books of poetry, |
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| two scholarly books, and numerous poems published in |
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| prestigious journals and anthologies; he coauthored the book |
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| Illinois Voices, an anthology of twentieth century Illinois |
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| poetry; he attracted a broad audience of readers, both within |
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| the State and on a national level, with his poems that draw |
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| from his personal experiences, both historical and current, and |
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| have been described as being "evocative journeys into the drama |
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| of the human condition"; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Stein was the recipient of the 1987 Frederick |
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| Bock Price awarded by "Poetry", the 1992 Devins Award for |
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| Poetry, the 1998 Indiana Review Poetry Award, and he was a |
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| nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Stein is a recognized teacher and the creative |
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| writing program director at Bradley University; in recognition |
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| of his accomplishments as poet, critic, editor, and teacher, he |
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| has received the University's highest honors including being |
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| named the 1989 Faculty Member of the Year, receiving the Samuel |
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| Rothberg Award for Professional Excellence, and receiving the |
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| 2000 Caterpillar Professor of English Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Stein has a proven ability to organize poetry |
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| readings and symposia; he has directed Bradley University's |
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| Visiting Writer Series since 1984; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Dr. Kevin Stein on being named Poet Laureate for |