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In Guyana, he taught school for eleven years, eight of which at Enterprise. He then served as an Economist for two years. After leaving the shores of Guyana, he spent the next eight years mastering the skills of a construction laborer. In 1993, he became a Social Worker with the New York City Administration for Children's Services and now functions in a supervisory capacity with this agency.
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The climate in Guyana is hot but pleasant for most of the year, particularly in the coastal belt, which is cooled by the sea breeze. The average temperature ranges between 75°F and 87°F. The rainy season occurs in May and June, and then again in December and January, with an average annual rainfall of 91 inches.
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The eldest of 19 children, Joseph A. Whittington had plenty of teacher-training opportunities in Guyana, where he was born during WWII. Although he never attended high school, he studied at the University of Manitoba and Fordham University, where he is completed a Doctorate. He has won numerous awards for his poetry, including the National Library of Poetry Editor's Choice Award (1993) and Poet of the Year semi-finalist (1994), and was recognized to be within the top 2% of poets in 1995. He was honored with a nomination for Poet of the Year (1995) by the international Society of Poets.
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