PRINTER'S NO. 3207
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
776
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY SCHLEGEL CULVER, READSHAW, BURNS, LONGIETTI,
MILLARD, SCHLOSSBERG, HENNESSEY, PASHINSKI, SONNEY, DUSH,
RYAN, R. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, KINSEY, NEILSON, HARKINS,
DiGIROLAMO, SCHWEYER, MURT, TOOHIL, WATSON, PICKETT, MARSICO,
WARD, ROEBUCK, BRADFORD AND WHEELAND, MARCH 27, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 27, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2018 as "National Poetry Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Academy of American Poets established its
observance of "National Poetry Month" in 1996; and
WHEREAS, As led by the Academy of American Poets, "National
Poetry Month" has become the largest literary celebration in the
world; and
WHEREAS, "National Poetry Month" highlights the extraordinary
legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets; and
WHEREAS, "National Poetry Month" introduces Americans to the
pleasures and benefits of reading poetry; and
WHEREAS, "National Poetry Month" reinforces the importance of
poetry in children's learning and assists teachers in bringing
poetry into their classrooms; and
WHEREAS, Poetry has generated some of our nation's leading
creative artists; and
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