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Columbia Wins A Competition! Go Lions!

In the great legacy of great Columbia-affiliated writerly-types, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced today that former professor Jean Valentine will be the next New York State Poet and Mary Gordon, Barnard McIntosh Professor of English, will be State Author. Much like an elected congressman, the two will serve two terms and probably sit on the Subcommittee on Rhyming Injustices. Or something.

A. B.

A Very Topical "Know Your State Poet and Author" Quiz:

Can you match the book jacket photo to the name of the author?

1. Mary Gordon

2. Jean Valentine

Answers after the jump!

1. A

2. B

See also: Mary Gordon, Poetry

Posted by haha: #1 · reply · track
March 4, 2008 at 12:44 AM (from campus)
creative challenge, BWOG. I thought you might have tried to outwit us by pairing the answers in non-alphabetical order, but who knew you to be so tricky?
Posted by ...: #2 · reply · track
March 4, 2008 at 1:01 AM (from campus)
does that mean they get to go live in the egg at empire state plaza? cos if not, they should turn the appointments down.
Posted by haha: #3 (in reply to #2) · reply · track
March 4, 2008 at 1:07 AM (from campus)
oh albany

your skyline is so fugly
Posted by what animal never: #4 · reply · track
March 4, 2008 at 1:31 AM (from campus)
tells the truth?

the lion!
Posted by ugh: #5 · reply · track
March 4, 2008 at 1:53 AM (from campus)
Mary Gordon is so overrated.
Posted by lol: #6 (in reply to #3) · reply · track
March 4, 2008 at 2:02 AM (from campus)
so true:

[external link to www.flickr.com]
Posted by wtf: #7 · reply · track
March 4, 2008 at 2:58 AM (from campus)
we pay taxes for this shit?
Posted by 313131: #8 · reply · track
March 4, 2008 at 8:33 AM (from campus)
Mary Gordon looks fabulous. She must have been gorgeous when she was young.
Posted by good music = : #9 · reply · track
March 5, 2008 at 9:07 PM (from campus)
mike the carman security guard's playlist. double points if you catch him playing air guitar.
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