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.
Cities[edit]
Albany[edit]
- Christina Hutchins (2008-2012)[1]
- Toby Bielawski (2012-2016)[1]
- Rebecca Black (2016 - 2018) [2][1]
Anaheim[edit]
- Grant Heir (2018-2020)
- Wendy Van Camp (2022-2024)
Benicia[edit]
- Joel Fallon (2006-2008) [3]
- Robert Shelby (2008-2010) [4]
- Ronna Leon (2010-2012)
- Lois Requist (2012-2014)
- Don Peery (2014-2016)
- Johanna Ely (2016-2018) [5]
- Tom Stanton (2018-2020) [6]
- Mary Susan Gast (2020-2023) [7]
El Cerrito[edit]
- Maw Shein Win (2016 - 2018) [8]
- Danielle “Dani” Gabriel (2018 - 2020)[9]
- Eevelyn Mitchell (2021-2023)[10][11][12][1]
Fairfield[edit]
- Juanita J. Martin (2010-2012)[13][14]
- Bonnie DiMichele (2020-2022)[15]
- Suzanne Bruce (2022-2024)[16]
Fresno[edit]
- James Tyner (2013-2015) [17]
- Lee Herrick (2015-2017) [17]
- S. Bryan Medina (2017-2019) [17]
- Marisol Baca (2019-2021)[17]
- Megan Anderson Bohigian (2021-2023)[17]
Livermore[edit]
- Connie Post (2005-2009)[18]
- Cher Wollard (2009-2013)[19]
- Kevin Gunn (2013-2017)[20]
- Cynthia Patton (2017-2022)[20][21]
- Peggy Schimmelman (2022–present) [21]
Los Angeles[edit]
- Eloise Klein Healy (2012-2014)[22]
- Luis J. Rodriguez (2014-2017)[22]
- Robin Coste Lewis (2017-2019)[22]
- Lynne Thompson (2021-2022)[23]
Richmond[edit]
- Dwayne Parish (2012-2014)[24]
- Lincoln Bergman (2014 - 2016)[25] (concurrent)
- Donté Clark (2014-2016)[25] (concurrent)
- Brenda Quintanilla (2014 - 2016)[25] (concurrent)
- Daniel Ari (2017 - 2019)[25] (concurrent)
- Ciera-Jevai Gordon (2017 - 2019) (concurrent)
- Rob Lipton (2017 - 2019)[26][25] (concurrent)
- David Flores (2021-2023)[27][28]
Sacramento[edit]
- Dennis Schmitz (2000-2002)[29][30] (concurrent)
- Viola Weinberg (2000-2002)[29][30] (concurrent)
- José Montoya (2002-2004)[29]
- Julia Connor (2005-2009)[29]
- Bob Stanley (2009-2012)[29]
- Jeff Knorr (2012-2015)[29]
- Indigo Moor (2017-2019)[29]
- Andru Defeye (2020-2022)[31]
San Francisco[edit]
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1998-2000)[32]
- Janice Mirikitani (2000-2002)[32]
Janice Mirikitani was Poet Laureate of San Francisco in 2000 - Devorah Major (2002-2004)[32]
- Jack Hirschman (2006-2008)[32]
- Diane di Prima (2009-2011)[32]
- Alejandro Murguía (2012-2015)[32]
- Kim Shuck (2017-2021)[32]
- Tongo Eisen-Martin (2021-)[32]
Santa Barbara[edit]
- Barry Spacks (2005-2007)[33][34]
- Perie Longo (2007-2009)[33]
- David Starkey (2009-2011)[33][35]
- Paul Willis (2011-2013)[33]
- Chryss Yost (2013-2015)[33]
- Sojourner Kincaid Rolle (2015-2017)[33]
- Enid Osborn (2017-2019)[33]
- Laure-Anne Bosselaar (2019-2021)[33][36]
- Emma Trelles (2021-2023)[37][33]
Vallejo[edit]
- Genea Brice (2015-2017)[38]
- D.L. Lang (2017-2019)[39]
- Jeremy Snyder (2020-2023)[40]
- Jacalyn Eyvonne and Kathleen Herrmann (concurrent, 2024-2025)[41]
Counties[edit]
Kern County[edit]
Lake County[edit]
- Jim Lyle (1998-2002)[44]
- James BlueWolf (2002-2004)[44]
- Carolyn Wing Greenlee (2004-2006)[44]
- Sandra Wade (2006-2008)[44]
- Mary McMillan (2008-2010)[44]
- Russell Gonzaga (2010-2012)[44]
- Elaine Watt (2012-2014)[44]
- Casey Carney (2014-2016)[44]
- Julie Adams (2016-2018)[44]
- Richard Schmidt (2018-2020)[44]
- Georgina Marie Guardado (2020-2023)[44]
Marin County[edit]
- Albert Flynn DeSilver (2008-2010)[45]
- Lyn Follett (2010-2013)[45]
- Joe Zaccardi (2013-2015)[45]
- Prartho Sereno (2015-2017)[45]
- Rebecca Foust (2017-2019)[46]
- Terry Lucas (2019-2021)[47]
Napa County[edit]
Nevada County[edit]
Santa Clara County[edit]
- Nils Peterson (2009-2011)
- Sally Ashton (2011-2013)
- David Perez (2014-2015)
- Arlene Biala (2016-2017)
- Mike McGee (2018-2019)
- Janice Sapigao (2020-2021)
- Tshaka Campbell (2022-2023)
San Mateo County[edit]
- Caroline Goodwin (2014 – 2016)[51]
- Lisa Rosenberg (2017 – 2018)[51]
- Aileen Cassinetto (2019 – 2022)[52][53]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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