poet new_jersey poet new jersey known new_jersey merit honor presented governor new_jersey distinguished new_jersey poet created position existed years abolished legislature effective july created position bill provided specifically creation award named honor twentieth century poet physician resided new_jersey legislature recognized award recipient considered poet state new_jersey period years position abolished poets appointed state poet legislature bill signed law governor expected award recipient poet engage activities promote encourage poetry state shall fewer public readings state year respect new_jersey poet similar position poet american states countries public reading september state second newark based poet poem somebody blew america met harsh criticism public news media poem explores terrorist attacks september considered violent anti semitic ensuing controversy ignited political defiant apologize resign poet mechanism law remove position abolished legislature governor establishing position december introduced legislation establish award called new_jersey merit governor present distinguished new_jersey poet award named honour national book award winning poet physician practiced medicine birthplace new_jersey according bill person receiving award receive considered poet state new_jersey legislation designed assembly bill passed general_assembly march votes favour votes opposed bill passed june vote favour opposed bill signed law governor october statute provided years panel persons new_jersey distinguished poets persons represent range stylistic approaches field poetry chosen consultation arts select candidates position consideration state governor incumbent poet fifth member panel selected successor governor appoint poet presenting new_jersey merit statute state poet serve term years person appointed required engage activities promote encourage poetry state shall fewer public readings state year poet poet born new_jersey appointed state poet governor april time appointment stern author books poetry won national book award collection time new selected poems stern finalist pulitzer prize poetry collection leaving kingdom poet literature professor work saying poems feel bit like story manner telling pain sorrow song stern public reading poet held june held campus second poet appointment governor announced appointment newark born poet state second poet august selection expected months earlier born african american poet playwright author fiction essays music criticism poetry writing attracted acclaim condemnation african american community critics compare respected widely published black writers generation said work ventures expressions violence racism particularly advocacy rape hate violence women jews previous poet said advocated selection thought important black community recognition political reporter said selection sort icon major figure constituency counted ceremony august warned decision appoint poet mistake controversial views saying gon catch hell death january said named poet appreciated art intelligence creative energy great personal affect recognized gifted creative force controversy somebody blew america september public controversy public reading poem somebody blew america people september dodge poetry festival held new_jersey briefly audience poem written october read festival held year september attacks later published collection america poems poem collection included described critic mark modern black radical revolutionary cultural reconstruction princeton_university poetry professor said like poem added like sense poet disturbing necessarily consensus building immediately public reading poem met harsh criticism literary critics politicians public poem highly critical racism america includes angry depictions public figures thomas considered anti semitic lines claiming israel involvement attacks supporting theory united_states government knew attacks advance comments week reading quoted new_jersey largest newspaper star-ledger knew like bush knew like germans knew like french knew bush couldn hope better trying middle_east gas station despite denies poem anti semitic pointing accusation poem text claims directed jews people denounced poem pointed examples long pattern anti work public statements defenders defined position anti commenting poem resulting controversy state poet stated shocked remarked response difficult weigh don censor poets lies serve good hate public reading governor sought remove poet post refused resign defied state right remove october posting defiant statement website stating capital letters apologize resign state officials learned legal way remove law authorizing defining position city newark supported work responded attempts remove poet appointing poet december repeal aftermath october legislation introduced general_assembly abolish post bills offered amend law legislative statement support resignation abolish post bill sought abolish post offered brief provisions effect goal bill proposed new_jersey state senate passed senate votes supporting passed general_assembly vote act subsequently signed law governor july effective immediately ceased poet date proceeded file civil rights lawsuit challenge dismissal elimination post supported allegations free speech rights violated alleged state officials judge dismissed claim citing failed state grounds relief granted state legislative immunity provided eleventh amendment united_states_constitution march circuit affirmed lower court decision ruled state officials immune suits decision stated like person free speak views protected legal interest maintenance position poet new_jersey providing comment circuit decision supreme_court united_states declined hear case denying new_jersey
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