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]
- (2010-2012)
- (2012-2014)
- (2014-2016)
- (2016-2018) [4]
- (2018-2020) [5]
- (2020-2022) [6]
El Cerrito[]
- Maw Shein Win (2016 - 2018) [7]
- Danielle “Dani” Gabriel (2018 - 2020)[8]
Livermore[]
- Connie Post (2005-2009)[9]
Los Angeles[]
- Eloise Klein Healy (2012-2014)[10]
- Luis J. Rodriguez (2014-2017)[10]
- Robin Coste Lewis (2017-2019)[10]
Richmond[]
- Dwayne Parish (2012-2014)
- Lincoln Bergman (2014 - 2016)[11] (concurrent)
- Donté Clark (2014-2016)[11] (concurrent)
- Brenda Quintanilla (2014 - 2016)[11] (concurrent)
- Daniel Ari (2017 - 2019)[12] (concurrent)
- Ciera-Jevai Gordon (2017 - 2019)[12] (concurrent)
- Rob Lipton (2017 - 2019)[12] (concurrent)
Sacramento[]
- Dennis Schmitz (2000-2002)[13][14] (concurrent)
- (2000-2002)[13][14] (concurrent)
- José Montoya (2002-2004)[13]
- (2005-2009)[13]
- (2009-2012)[13]
- (2012-2015)[13]
- (2017-2019)[13]
San Francisco[]
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1998-2000)[15]
- Janice Mirikitani (2000-2002)[15]
Janice Mirikitani was Poet Laureate in 2000
- Devorah Major (2002-2004)[15]
- Jack Hirschman (2006-2008)[15]
- Diane di Prima (2000-2002)[15]
- Alejandro Murguía (2012-2015)[15]
- Kim Shuck (2017-2021)[15]
- Tongo Eisen-Martin[15]
- Tongo Eisen-Martin (2021-)[15]
Santa Barbara[]
- Barry Spacks (2005-2007)[16][17]
- Perie Longo (2007-2009)[16]
- David Starkey (2009-2011)[16][18]
- Paul Willis (2011-2013)[16]
- Chryss Yost (2013-2015)[16]
- Sojourner Kincaid Rolle (2015-2017)[16]
- Enid Osborn (2017-2019)[16]
- Laure-Anne Bosselaar (2019-2021)[16][19]
- Emma Trelles (2021-2023)[20][16]
Vallejo[]
- Genea Brice (2015-2017)[21]
- D.L. Lang (2017-2019)[22]
- Jeremy Snyder (2020-2022)[23]
Counties[]
Kern County[]
- Matthew Woodman (2019 - 2020)
Napa County[]
Nevada County[]
San Mateo County[]
- Aileen Cassinetto [26]
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.
- ^ Kusic, Galen (1 Oct 2020). "Benicia Public Library announces 2020-2022 Poet Laureate". Benicia Herald. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ 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 h i "San Francisco Poet Laureate :: San Francisco Public Library". sfpl.org. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Santa Barbara Poet Laureate :: Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Poet Barry Spacks Dies" By Matt Kettmann, Santa Barbara Independent Jan 29, 2014 https://www.independent.com/2014/01/29/poet-barry-spacks-dies/
- ^ "The S.B. Questionnaire: David Starkey". 26 September 2016.
- ^ "New Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Laure-Anne Bosselaar" by Nancy Rodriguez, Santa Barbara Independent April 1, 2019 https://www.independent.com/2019/04/01/new-santa-barbara-poet-laureate-laure-anne-bosselaar/
- ^ "Emma Trelles to Become City of Santa Barbara's Next Poet Laureate" Santa Barbara Independent April 05, 2021 https://www.independent.com/2021/04/05/emma-trelles-to-become-city-of-santa-barbaras-next-poet-laureate/
- ^ 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. 5 February 2019. 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.
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