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Kelly Cherry is a novelist, poet, essayist, and a former Poet Laureate of Virginia. A resident of Halifax, Virginia, she was named the state's Poet Laureate by Governor Bob McDonnell in July 2010. She succeeded Claudia Emerson in this post. Wikipedia Born: 21 December 1940 (age 80 years), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Notable awards: Poet Laureate of Virginia (2010–12) Education: University of North Carolina Greensboro, University of Virginia.

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