City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2004-0541

• File #: 2004-0541
• Version: 1
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 7/13/2004
• In control: City Council
• Enactment date: 7/13/2004
• Enactment #: 317
• Title: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, does hereby commend Ashley L. Cole for her talent and dedication to the fine art of poetry and we recognized her as Female Poet Laureate for 2004.
• Sponsors: Twanda Carlisle
• Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MS. CARLISLE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/13/2004	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass

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Whereas, Ashley L. Cole graduated from California University of Pennsylvania in 2004, completing her Bachelor degree of Arts within three years; and

Whereas, Ashley has focused her attention on the arts, using poetry as her vehicle of expression; and

Whereas, Ashley Cole has published a book titled "Echoing Epiphanies, A Soul Exposed" which features poems such as: Loyalty and Kindness, The Mirror, and A Coroner's Poem which describe her views on today's society; and

Whereas, Ashley recently had her poetry published in two separate books, one in the U.S. and one in the U.K.; and

Whereas, Ashley recently competed and won the 106JAMZ WAMO Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation's talent showcase held in Pittsburgh and the only adult to get a standing ovation.

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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, does hereby commend Ashley L. Cole for her talent and dedication to the fine art of poetry and we recognized her as Female Poet Laureate for 2004.