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Samuel Minturn Peck

 * ... that Samuel Minturn Peck (pictured) was the first Poet Laureate of Alabama, from 1930 until his death in 1938?

Created by Midnightdreary (talk). Self nominated at 20:50, 26 November 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol possible vote.svg New article, 2854 B (483 words) "readable prose size", image is clearly PD-US, properly captioned. Prose looks good, although I don't have the books, so I'd be an AGF tick (the blue one). My one concern is that the prompt seems wrong somehow. I'd like a second opinion as to whether it needs a comma after Alabama or not. It'd also be nice to add in that the poet laureate position was created just for him.  S ven M anguard   Wha?  23:21, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes. I was thinking the same thing before I saw your note. I've added the comma. M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  03:58, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg This is good then. I'd have loved a hook that mentioned that the laureate position was created just for him, but this is fine as is, so I'm not going to hold it up any further.  S ven M anguard   Wha?  04:12, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Offering this alternative based on above suggestions: 'ALT 1 ... that Samuel Minturn Peck (pictured) was the first Poet Laureate of Alabama, a title created for him, from 1930 until his death in 1938? --Midnightdreary (talk) 17:14, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I like this one much better than the first.  S ven M anguard   Wha?  18:00, 28 November 2013 (UTC)