California Poet Laureate information

A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems...

The California Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the state of California. In 2001, Governor Gray Davis created the official position. Each poet laureate...

"Sweet Singer of California", she was the first California Poet Laureate and the first poet laureate of any American state. Coolbrith, born the niece...

The Poet Laureate of Hawaii or Ka Haku-Mele O Hawaii is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Hawaii. Prior to statehood Don Blanding, originally from...

1948) is an American poet, performer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, and activist. Herrera was the 21st United States Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. He...

This is a list of past and current municipal poets laureate serving towns, counties, and cities in California. Christina Hutchins (2008-2012) Toby Bielawski...

17, 2021) was an American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and professor. He was named Poet Laureate of California by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...

professor; California Poet Laureate Marilyn Nelson (born 1946), American poet, translator and children's author Kavidi Wivine N'Landu (living), DR Congo poet and...

an American educator and poet who became California Poet Laureate in 1929 after succeeding California's first Poet Laureate, Ina Coolbrith. Bland was...

is an African-American poet and filmmaker. She serves concurrently with Kathleen Herrmann as poet laureate of Vallejo, California. Jacalyn Eyvonne is the...

Robert L. Hass (born March 1, 1941) is an American poet. He served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997. He won the 2007 National Book...

Joel Fallon (June 16, 1931 - August 11, 2016) was the first Poet laureate of Benicia, California. He is the namesake of the Joel Fallon poetry scholarship...

is an American poet. He served as poet laureate of Vallejo, California from 2020 through 2023. Snyder was born in Vallejo, California, educated at the...

NEA's strongest leaders". In December 2015, Gioia became the California State Poet Laureate. Gioia has published six books of poetry and five volumes of...

Kathleen Herrmann is an American poet. She serves concurrently with Jacalyn Eyvonne as poet laureate of Vallejo, California. Kathleen Herrmann's poetry has...

to Richmond in 1992. At age 55, he was named the first poet laureate of Richmond, California in 2012. He prefers to write in the acrostic form. Parish...

Brice is an American poet. She was the first Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California. Dr. Genea Sheles Brice was born in Oakland, California and raised in Vallejo...

William James Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet who served as the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He was a Distinguished...