"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" is the work of an African-American musician and Lawmakers in Virginia officially adopted the song "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," in 1940, formally making it the state's song. It's hard to tell, but I don't get the impression that defenders of the song were actually in favor of the content as such; they were just attached to it because it was traditional. May 8 was the day of the protest, which was successful.Hi Barbara. I was actually shocked to discover that it had an acronym “NOID”, with N standing for “And suddenly, the WSU tagline takes on a whole new meaning:So, whether you partake in the holiday or not — there’s a little bit of Northwest history for you.as a vandal (U of I) who cheers for the cougs unless we are playing each other, i loved this post. I think I found most of this information in Sage’s biography. The pressure from the protest convinced Dean Annie to relent and the ban was officially ended on May 8th (I had the year in my research, but don’t remember it now).

Fun to see your name pop up! Anyone can submit a poem for consideration “As a writer and poet I am constantly interested in the relationship people have to place,” said Castro Luna.

“Washington Poetic Routes” from state poet laureate Claudia Castro Luna overlays our roads and highways with poetry.For Claudia Castro Luna, the Washington State Poet Laureate, the twisting lines of a map feel like the twisting lines of a poem, so she’s taken Washington State’s highways and roads and overlaid them with poetry.Launched this April as a celebration of National Poetry Month, the map is intended to be a living document of Washington State.

Critics pointed out that the lyrics were difficult and in fact referred more to areas outside Virginia than to Virginia itself.

I witnessed it twice while in school in the early 1970s. "The Old North State", a poem written by Leonora Monteiro Martin and set to music by Mary Burke Kerr (later Robertson), was recognized by the General Assembly on May 21, 1957 as the official State Toast of North Carolina (Session Laws, 1957, c. 777) .. Not that that's why some people defended it. "Washington, My Home" (sometimes stylized "Washington My Home") is the state song of Washington, in the United States.It was composed in 1951 by Helen Davis and set to music by Stuart Churchill under the name "America, My Home". Always glad to find a fellow Wazzu alum and football fan. Anyway, he declared the 8th of May the day for couples to take blankets out on the golf course and “smother gophers.” His battle cry was “Hooray! Some said May 8th was the 69th day of the year on the Aztec calendar, but noone knew for sure. Many of my non-Northwest friends have never heard of this holiday. Our verdant forest green, Caressed by silv'ry stream. This textbook by … CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the first Washington State Magazine HaiCoug contest, featuring haiku poems with a WSU theme. They were even written up in the Baseball lends itself as metaphor like no other sport. I remember looking to the song issue when it was news. This collection of poems point to the many different kinds of political poems, and the reasons for writing them.

Following the suspension of the contest, legislators continued to recommend new state songs. She wins a gift package from the Bookie.Spokane artist Luis Montaño’s book of poetry, 50 years in the making, dips deep into his childhood in New Mexico and tells autobiographical and allegorical stories of the wide landscape, grizzled veterans, and a favorite diner hangout with friends.Montaño worked for many years as a ceramic artist and jewelry designer, as well as teaching at Eastern Washington University, after graduating from WSU.

His column was called “Hurtin’ Hunt’s History and Horoscope.” He always pushed the boundaries when it came to WSU administration and what he considered its outdated policies, such as having women’s dorms on one side of campus, curfew hours for women students (10:30 PM on week nights and 1 on weekends), requiring women students to wear skirts or dresses on campus. Teaching middle school in the Deep South, I encountered students who were confused by a play we were reading about Harriet Tubman - because they thought that really most slaves were pretty happy. Humanities Washington is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Washington state. The tradition came under sanction in the mid 1970s (I do not recall the actual year) when the chosen victim was not willing but the over-exuberant men proceeded to doused the unexpecting coed in spite of her pleas to be spared. But, alas, an underground newspaper, “The Borderline” was born and was popular for a couple years until Dave graduated, and it slowly drifted away.And that is how we came to celebrate the 8th of May in Pullman!Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. WA129 is a collection of poetry gathered from the people of Washington State.

Written by Helen Davis and arranged by Stuart Churchill, it was adopted on March 19, 1959. Hope you are doing well.According to Bob Smawley, ’52, “Mr.

i heard it when i attended U of I in the early/mid 80s but never knew the back story. Lesbian Chinese poetry is somewhat unusual, but there are several examples, including this one from the 19th century. So, in true college student rebellious fashion, the students declared the 69th day of March to be an unofficial holiday.