78R12654 JHS-F
By: Hilderbran H.C.R. No. 232
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Texas Poet Laureate, State Musician, and State
Artist Committee has selected Jack Myers as Texas Poet Laureate for
2003; and
WHEREAS, A resident of Mesquite, Mr. Myers is a professor of
English at Southern Methodist University and is the director of the
school's creative writing program; and
WHEREAS, This noted poet and editor graduated magna cum laude
with a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University
of Massachusetts and earned a master of fine arts degree in poetry
writing from the University of Iowa; since 1997 he has served as
poetry editor of ¡Tex! and he previously held similar positions
with Cimarron Review and Fiction International; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Myers's work has been published in Best Texas
Poetry 1, Best Texas Poetry 2, Texas in Poetry: A 150 Year
Anthology, and The Texas Poetry Anthology; his books include the
forthcoming Dictionary of Poetic Terms, The Poet's Portable
Workshop, and The Glowing River: New & Selected Poems, for which he
received the Violet Crown Award for Best Literary Book of 2001 from
the Writers' League of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Noted for their "deceptively plain-speaking style,"
his poems have been described as a "spiritual journey," one that
fuses "passion and sorrow, humor and kindness" while observing,
questioning, and meditating upon the content and emotions of modern
life; and
WHEREAS, Through his exceptional contributions to his chosen
field of artistic endeavor, Jack Myers has earned deep appreciation
and esteem and further enriched the vibrant culture of the Lone Star
State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby honor Jack Myers on the occasion of his selection as Texas
Poet Laureate for 2003; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Myers as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives and Senate.