{{Short description|State poem of Florida}} {{Infobox poem |name = I Am Florida |image = <!-- Image (prefer 1st edition - where permitted) Use the Image Filename (eg: Example.png) --> |image_size = <!-- custom size for image (defaults to 220px) --> |caption = <!-- Image caption (should describe the edition used) --> |subtitle = <!-- Subtitle or descriptor --> |author = Allen Autry Sr. |original_title = <!-- Original title, if not in English --> |original_title_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 language code for original title, e.g. "fr" for French --> |translator = <!-- Translator(s), if original not in English --> |written = <!-- Written: (date or year range) --> |first = <!-- First published in --> |illustrator = <!-- Illustrator used consistently throughout (where illustrations are a major feature) --> |cover_artist = <!-- Cover Artist --> |country = <!-- Country of original publication --> |language = <!-- Language of original poem (see note below) --> |series = <!-- Series (if any) --> |subject = <!-- Subject(/s) --> |genre = <!-- Genre(/s) (only use for fiction) --> |form = <!-- Form (i.e. Sonnet, Quatrain, Ode...etc) --> |meter = <!-- Meter: (i.e. iambic pentameter) --> |rhyme = <!-- Rhyme scheme: (i.e. ABBA CDDC EFFE GG) --> |publisher = <!-- Publisher of main publication (prefer 1st edition) --> |publication_date = <!-- Date published (1st edition). Use {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}, trimmed as needed. --> |publication_date_en = <!-- Published in English (1st English edition) --> |media_type = <!-- MMedia type (paperback, hardback) --> |lines = <!-- Number of lines in the poem (prefer 1st edition) --> |pages = <!-- Pages (prefer 1st edition) --> |size_weight = <!-- Size and Weight --> |isbn = <!-- ISBN --> |oclc = <!-- OCLC --> |preceded_by = <!-- Preceded By Title of prior poem in series --> |followed_by = <!-- Followed By Title of subsequent poem in series --> |wikisource = <!-- Title of work if in the public domain and hosted at English Wikisource --> }} {{italic title}} '''''I Am Florida''''' is the state poem of the U.S. state of Florida, written by Allen Autry Sr.. It was endorsed by Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet on October 12, 2010.<ref name="I Am Florida"/>
A musical version, written, produced, and recorded by Walter "Clyde" Orange, a founding member, lead vocalist, and principal lyricist of the musical group The Commodores, and Lucas and Adrian Rezza of 80Empire and was officially recognized as one of the official state songs of Florida by the Florida Senate in 2013.<ref name="I Am Florida">{{cite web|title=I Am Florida|url=http://www.iamflorida.org|work=www.iamflorida.org|accessdate=9 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109215103/http://iamflorida.org/|archive-date=9 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Florida Senate Resolution">{{cite web|title=SR1894|url=http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1894/BillText/__/PDF|work=flsenate.gov|publisher=Florida State Senate|accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{official website|http://www.iamflorida.org}}
Florida Category:Music of Florida Category:American poems Category:Songs about Florida
{{US-poem-stub}} {{Florida-stub}} {{List of U.S. state songs}}