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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOVERNOR DAVIS
ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF STATE POET LAUREATE NOMINEE 10/18/2002 SACRAMENTO Governor Gray Davis today accepted with regret the
resignation of Quincy Troupe, his nominee to be California's first Poet
Laureate. The following is a statement from Quincy Troupe: "I realize that my appointment as Poet Laureate of the
State of California was made because of my 40 years of achievements in
literature, poetry and the arts, as well as my performance as an educator,
cultural and community activist. Nevertheless, I am resigning my appointment
as Poet Laureate, effective immediately. "I deeply regret my ill-advised decision to include
inaccurate information on my curriculum vitae. While I attended Grambling
College, I never earned a college degree. "Having been named Poet Laureate of the State of
California was one of the high points in my career. I am honored and
privileged to have served in that position, albeit for a short time. It was
never my intent to disappoint any of all the wonderful people who have been
enormously supportive of me and who have expressed such pride in my
appointment. "I now look forward to turning my full attention to
continuing to teach and develop students at UCSD, to developing literary and
music programs in the San Diego community and to writing books." |
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