HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO-2018-013 Proclamation honoring Jaki Shelton Green ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
HONORING JAKI SHELTON GREEN, NORTH CAROLINA POET LAUREATE
WHEREAS, Jaki Shelton Green, a native and current resident of Orange County, North
Carolina, has established herself as a renowned poet, creative writing teacher and community
arts advocate; and
WHEREAS, Jaki has authored eight books of poetry, co-edited two poetry anthologies, and
written one play; and
WHEREAS, in 2003,Jaki received the North Carolina Award for Literature; and
WHEREAS, in 2014,Jaki was inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Governor Roy Cooper has selected Jaki Shelton Green as the 2018 North
Carolina Poet Laureate; and
WHEREAS, Jaki is the first African-American and the third woman to receive this high honor
as NC Poet Laureate; and
WHEREAS, as the North Carolina Poet Laureate, Jaki will serve as the ambassador of poetry
and the spoken word for the state; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is proud to honor its residents and their accomplishments;
NOW THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims
November 1, 2018 as:
JAKI SHELTON GREEN DAY
in recognition of her remarkable talents in the field of literature, and in acknowledgement of
her outstanding contributions to humanity.
Proclaimed this lst day of November 2018.
Mark Dorosin, air
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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