SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 869
WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on the Arts has announced the
appointment of Jenny Browne as the 2017 State Poet Laureate; and
WHEREAS, The Texas State Artist designations are awarded
to a select group of individuals to honor the exceptional quality
of their work and their outstanding commitment to the arts in
Texas; and
WHEREAS, A truly worthy recipient of this prestigious
distinction, Jenny Browne is the author of three highly regarded
volumes of poetry, At Once, The Second Reason, and Dear Stranger;
she is the winner of the Cecil Hemley Award from the Poetry Society
of America, and she has received fellowships from the National
Endowment for the Arts, the San Antonio Artist Foundation, and the
Writers' League of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Jenny Browne earned her master's degree in fine arts
from the Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas,
and she teaches creative writing, environmental literature, and
women's and gender studies in the English department at Trinity
University; during the summer of 2017, she will be the National
Park Service Artist-in-Residence at Guadalupe Mountains National
Park; and
WHEREAS, Widely admired for her immense talent, Jenny
Browne has made important contributions to her chosen field of
artistic endeavor, and in so doing, she has enriched the cultural
vitality of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Jenny Browne on her selection
as the 2017 State Poet Laureate and extend to her sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
Jenny Browne as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Menéndez
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 24, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate