Martin,
as far as Brits are concerned, Miniver relates to Mrs Miniver, as Jerome rightly suggested. I think I may say, sticking my neck out, that here in the UK a mention of Miniver Cheevy is likely to elicit a reply of, "Who?"
Regarding 'kvetch' - I was sufficiently interested to look it up, as I hadn't heard of it before. If the judge likes the poem but doesn't know the word she'll presumably do the same! I'd leave it in, it's a great word.
Thanks for your kind comment about my 'driving test'. I've edited it as I had a tense problem with 'blast' pointed out to me (possibly by you? I can't remember), for which I was extremely grateful.
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