List of municipal poets laureate in California
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This is a list of past and current municipal poets laureate serving towns, counties, and cities in California.
Albany
- Christina Hutchins (2008-2012)
- Toby Bielawski (2012-2016)
- Rebecca Black (2016 - 2018) [1]
Benicia
- Joel Fallon (2006-2008) [2]
- Robert Shelby (2008-2010) [3]
- Ronna Leon (2010-2012)
- Lois Requist (2012-2014)
- Don Peery (2014-2016)
- Johanna Ely (2016-2018) [4]
- Tom Stanton (2018-2020) [5]
El Cerrito
- Maw Shein Win (2016 - 2018) [6]
- Danielle “Dani” Gabriel (2018 - 2020)[7]
Livermore
- Connie Post (2005-2009)[8]
Los Angeles
- Eloise Klein Healy (2012-2014)[9]
- Luis J. Rodriguez (2014-2017)[9]
- Robin Coste Lewis (2017-2019)[9]
Richmond
- Dwayne Parish (2012-2014)
- Lincoln Bergman (2014 - 2016)[10] (concurrent)
- Donté Clark (2014-2016)[10] (concurrent)
- Brenda Quintanilla (2014 - 2016)[10] (concurrent)
- Daniel Ari (2017 - 2019)[11] (concurrent)
- Ciera-Jevai Gordon (2017 - 2019)[11] (concurrent)
- Rob Lipton (2017 - 2019)[11] (concurrent)
Sacramento
- Dennis Schmitz (2000-2002)[12][13] (concurrent)
- Viola Weinberg (2000-2002)[12][13] (concurrent)
- José Montoya (2002-2004)[12]
- Julia Connor (2005-2009)[12]
- Bob Stanley (2009-2012)[12]
- Jeff Knorr (2012-2015)[12]
- Indigo Moor (2017-2019)[12]
San Francisco
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti [14]
- Janice Mirikitani [14]
- Devorah Major[14]
- Jack Hirschman [14]
- Diane di Prima [14]
- Alejandro Murguía [14]
- Kim Shuck [14]
Vallejo
- Genea Brice (2015-2017)[15]
- D.L. Lang (2017-2019)[16]
- Jeremy Snyder (2020-2022)[17]
Counties
Kern County
- Matthew Woodman (2019 - 2020)
Napa County
Nevada County
San Mateo County
- Aileen Cassinetto [20]
References
- ^ "Albany names resident as new poetry ambassador," East Bay Times. September 28, 2016. Accessed October 15, 2019.
- ^ Sestanovich, Nick (14 August 2016). "Joel Fallon, Benicia's first poet laureate, dies". Benicia Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Benicia selects new poet laureate". Vallejo Times Herald. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Bio: Johanna Ely, Benicia Poet Laureate". Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Benicia's Newest Poet Laureate Discusses His Multifaceted Role". Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ Radin, Rick (17 August 2016). "El Cerrito names first poet laureate". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Danielle 'Dani' Gabriel Is El Cerrito’s 2nd Poet Laureate," Oakland News Now. Aug 22, 2018. Updated Dec 29, 2018. Accessed Oct 15, 2019.
- ^ "Former Livermore Poet Laureate Receives Award". The Independent. August 11, 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Wick, Julia. "This Compton Native Is L.A.'s New Poet Laureate". LAist. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Richmond selects three poets laureate for 2017-2019". Richmond Standard. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Richmond selects three poets laureate for 2017-2019". Richmond Standard. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Past Poets Laureate". Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b "|Dennis Schmitz dies at 82 – the author and professor was Sacramento’s first poet laureate" by Vincent Moleski, Sacramento Bee. 18 Sept. 2018. Accessed 18 Jan. 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "San Francisco Poet Laureate :: San Francisco Public Library". sfpl.org. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Widjojo, Irma (2015-07-28). "Vallejo woman named cities first poet laureate". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Feb 7 Arts and Entertainment: Poet Laureate enjoys first year". timesheraldonline.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Jeremy Snyder is named Vallejo's 3rd Poet Laureate". Vallejo Times-Herald. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ a b "New poet laureate named for Napa County". Napa Valley Register. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "About Molly Fisk". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Klearman, Sarah (18 Mar 2019). "Well-versed: Meet the Poet Laureate of San Mateo County". The Six Fifty. Retrieved 15 October 2019.