D.L. Lang

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D.L. Lang
Born
Diana Kettle [1][2]

(1983-06-26) June 26, 1983 (age 38)[2]
Bad Hersfeld, Germany[2][3]
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma[2]
OccupationPoet
TitlePoet laureate of Vallejo, California
Term2017-2019[4]
PredecessorGenea Brice[4]
SuccessorJeremy Snyder[5]
Spouse(s)Timothy[1]
Writing career
Pen nameD.L. Lang [6]
Genrepoetry
Websitedianalangpoetry.com

D.L. Lang (born June 26, 1983, Bad Hersfeld, Germany[2]) is an American poet. She has published twelve[7] full-length books of poetry,[3][8] and served as the Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California.[9][10][3]

Early life[]

Diana Lucille Lang[11] (née Kettle)[1][6][12] was born in Bad Hersfeld, Germany[2][3] on June 26, 1983[2] to William and Petra Kettle.[12][2] As a result of growing up in a military family[3] as a child Lang relocated frequently, residing in Herleshausen, Germany,[13] Santa Fe, Texas,[13] Alexandria, Louisiana,[13] and Enid, Oklahoma.[12] Lang became a pacifist, leaning left politically, at age 12.[14] Lang graduated from Enid High School in 2001,[1][12] received an Associate of Science in General Studies[15] at Northern Oklahoma College,[16] and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies with a minor in Judaic Studies[15] from the University of Oklahoma.[1] After college she moved to California in 2005[15] and married Timothy Lang in 2006,[14][3] living in San Rafael, California prior to moving to Vallejo.[17][14]

Film and television[]

While in college Lang worked as a video editor at television station KXOK-LD,[18] as webmaster for University of Oklahoma student radio station the Wire,[19] and as a band promoter for Grey from Enid, Oklahoma.[14][18] She also created documentary films and music videos, including Liquid Wind, a kiteboarding film by director Charles Maupin that features an interview with Mike Morgan,[20] which was broadcast on Oklahoma PBS affiliate OETA,[21] and The Hebrew Project,[2] a Hebrew language film that featured University of Oklahoma professors Ori Kritz and Norman Stillman, which was broadcast on The Jewish Channel.[22]

Poetry[]

Lang began writing poetry as a child, first attempting to write song lyrics.[14] She cites The Beatles,[14] Pete Seeger, Allen Ginsberg, Jim Morrison, and Bob Dylan as influences.[3] In addition to writing about her life,[14] Lang writes on themes of Judaism,[23] social justice,[14] political protest,[24] feminism,[24] anti-capitalism,[23] anti-racism[23] and pacifism.[23][24] Her poems have been published in newspapers, journals, and anthologies, including Benicia Herald,[25] The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles,[26] A Poet's Siddur: Friday Evening Liturgy Through the Eyes of Poets,[27] the Benicia First Tuesday Poets anthology Light & Shadow,[28] the Marin Poetry Center Anthology, Vol 21,[14] Colossus: Home,[29] and on ReformJudaism.org.[30] Lang began performing her poetry in 2015, following a debut reading at her synagogue.[14]

D.L. Lang was appointed Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California in September 2017 and served through December 2019.[31][32] As poet laureate Lang edited the poetry anthology Verses, Voices & Visions of Vallejo[14][33] and performed 141 times in 18 different cities.[34] Lang gave the invocation[35] at the 2019 Vallejo Women's March.[36] During her tenure she also performed her poetry at many local events, including Vallejo Unites Against Hatred,[37] Unity Day,[38] International Peace Day [39] and Why Poetry Matters.[40] Lang also gave a presentation on Emma Lazarus and Alicia Ostriker for AAUW Voices of Change.[41] Lang also judged seven contests[34] including the county Poetry Out Loud high school recitation competition,[42] Joel Fallon poetry scholarship,[15] Solano County Fair talent competition,[15] Vallejo poetry slam,[31] and county library teen writing competition.[43] She performed regularly on air on KZCT[15] and on stage at Poetry by the Bay.[44] Like her predecessor,[45] she led the Poetry in Notion poetry circle[44] and hosted annual events for National Poetry Month.[3] Lang was preceded as Vallejo's poet laureate by Genea Brice,[4] and succeeded by Jeremy Snyder, host of Poetry by the Bay.[46] In 2020 she was a featured act at the Solano County Virtual Fair,[47] and judged the library’s teen poetry competition.[48] In 2021 she performed virtually for Poetry Flash[49] and Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry.[15] She also performed with Brice and Snyder at Alibi Bookshop,[50] and for the Jewish Democrats of Solano County.[51]

Awards[]

  • 3rd place in Poems of Political Protest contest, City Limits Publishing (2020)[52]

Works[]

Poetry Collections[]

  • Tea and Sprockets 2011. ISBN 9781467900379
  • Abundant Sparks and Personal Archeology 2013. ISBN 9781511726665
  • Look, Ma! No Hands! 2015. ISBN 9781511726504
  • Poet Loiterer 2016. ISBN 9781518713248
  • Id Biscuits 2016. ISBN 9781530453054
  • Barefoot in the Sanctuary 2016. ISBN 9781536820263
  • Armor Against the Dawn 2016. ISBN 9781540704993
  • Dragonfly Tomorrows and Dog-eared Yesterdays 2017. ISBN 9781548437725
  • Resting on my Laurels 2018. ISBN 9781983939778
  • The Cafe of Dreams 2018. ISBN 9781727159806
  • Midnight Strike 2019. ISBN 9781072096016 [7]
  • This Festival of Dreams 2020. ISBN 9798642242759

Spoken Word Albums[]

  • Happy Accidents 2015.[7]

Poetry Anthologies[]

Editor[]

  • Verses, Voices & Visions of Vallejo 2019. ISBN 9781724462633

Contributor[]

  • A Poet's Siddur: Friday Evening Liturgy Through the Eyes of Poets Ain't Got No Press. 2017. ISBN 9780982058480
  • Light & Shadow Benicia Literary Arts. 2018. ISBN 9780970373762
  • Marin Poetry Center Anthology, Vol. 21 Marin Poetry Center. 2018. ISBN 9780988969421
  • Verses, Voices & Visions of Vallejo 2019. ISBN 9781724462633
  • Colossus: Home: An Anthology of Lives in and out of Place Colossus Press. 2020. ISBN 9781735252643
  • Introspective BloodRedStar Publications. 2020. ISBN 9798687549165
  • The Alien Buddha Wears a Black Bandanna Alien Buddha Press. 2020. ISBN 9798693006782
  • Black Lives Matter: Poems for a New World Civic Leicester. 2020. ISBN 9781916459359
  • Happy Fukkadays 2 U from the Alien Buddha Alien Buddha Press. 2020. ISBN 9798696227269
  • Poems of Political Protest City Limits Publishing. 2020. ISBN 9781954403000
  • Musings During a Time of Pandemic: A World Anthology of Poems on COVID-19 Kistrech Theatre International. 2020. ISBN 9789966955951
  • Poetry: The Best of 2020 Inner Child Press. 2020. ISBN 9781952081378
  • From the Soil: A Hometown Anthology Exeter Publishing. 2020. ISBN 9798583850617
  • Birth Lifespan Vol. 1 Pure Slush Books. 2021. ISBN 9781922427205
  • Red Skies: A Creators Response to 2020 Splintered Disorder Press. 2021. ISBN 9798702942049
  • 2020: Our Voices Barnes & Noble Press. 2021. ISBN 9781666236354
  • Insurrection Gnashing Teeth Publishing. 2021. ISBN 9781734049558
  • The Alien Buddha Skips the Party Alien Buddha Press. 2021. ISBN 9798577062279
  • Globalisation: A Poetry Collection Making Magic Happen Press. 2021. ISBN 9780645096613
  • Pandemic Evolution: Days 1-100 Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. 2021. ISBN 9781735400235
  • The Alien Buddha Gets A Real Job Alien Buddha Press. 2021. ISBN 9798702028163
  • The Last Time the Alien Buddha Got Sooo High Alien Buddha Press. 2021. ISBN 9798726871189
  • Poems from the Heron Clan Vol. VIII Katherine James Books. 2021. ISBN 9781733929936
  • Adfectus Exeter Publishing. 2021. ISBN 9798515034177
  • Good Cop/Bad Cop Flowersong Press. 2021. ISBN 9781953447784
  • Anthology House, Vol. 2 ASEI Arts. 2021. ISBN 9780998842189
  • The Rastaman: Conversations with Bob Marley Alien Buddha Press. 2021. ISBN 9798727953129
  • When this is all over... Creative Ink Publishing. 2021. ISBN 9798518906778
  • The Alien Buddha Goes Pop Alien Buddha Press. 2021. ISBN 9798511774343
  • Together Behind Four Walls Goldcrest Books. 2021. ISBN 9781913719340

Poetry Publications[]

  • Lang, D.L., "Prayer for Shomerim," Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, February 18, 2015[26]
  • Lang, D.L., “Sheltering in Places,” Benicia Herald, September 23, 2016[53]
  • Lang, D.L., “Worldly Windows,” Benicia Herald, November 4, 2016 [54]
  • Lang, D.L., “Stay,” Benicia Herald, December 3, 2016 [55]
  • Lang, D.L., “Train Whistle Polka,” Benicia Herald, December 15, 2017 [56]
  • Lang, D.L., “Benicia Bound,” Benicia Herald, January 5, 2018 [57]
  • Lang, D.L., “Love Poetry Capital Blockade,” Benicia Herald, February 23, 2018 [58]
  • Lang, D.L., “How to Swim through a Tornado,” Benicia Herald, June 15, 2018 [59]
  • Lang, D.L., “The Woodpecker’s Beat,” Benicia Herald, September 7, 2018 [60]
  • Lang, D.L., "Turning: A Poem for Yom Kippur," Reformjudaism.org, September 17, 2018[30]
  • Lang, D.L., "49 Lights," Vallejo Times Herald, pg. A9, March 19, 2019
  • Lang, D.L., "No Other Planet," Poetry Expressed Vol. 5, Spring 2020[61]
  • Lang, D.L., "One Thousand Per Day," Frost Meadow Review, April 1, 2020[62]
  • Lang, D.L., “What Remains is Love,” Benicia Herald, pg A9, April 24, 2020
  • Lang, D.L., “July 4th, 2020,” Benicia Herald, pg A3, July 26, 2020
  • Lang, D.L., “Pandemic Mismanagement,” Benicia Herald, pg A3, September 30, 2020

Articles & Essays[]

  • Lang, Diana L., "Enid's Ties to Railroad History," Enid News & Eagle, October 16, 2019[63]
  • "A Collective Experience to Learn" Global Pandemic Crisis: A Series of Literary Essays on Quarantine Transcendent Zero Press. 2020. ISBN 9781946460257

See also[]

References[]

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