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Kevin Gunn

Kevin Gunn served as the Poet Laureate of Livermore from 2013 to 2017. He curated the Ravenswood Poetry Series and worked with grammar school students, giving workshops in local schools. He also started a Teen Poet of the Month contest program. He has been published in Song of the San Joaquin, California Quarterly, Chiron Review, and many localContinue reading “Kevin Gunn”

Juanita J. Martin

In 2010, Juanita J. Martin became the first poet laureate for Fairfield, California. She was chosen based on her writing, her ability to articulate in many forms, and her vast resume. During her two years as laureate, she gave readings, workshops, book signings, and judged contests. She also wrote the poem for the City ofContinue reading “Juanita J. Martin”

Arlene Biala

Arlene Biala is a Pinay poet and performance artist born in San Francisco, CA and raised in the South Bay. She has been participating in poetry performances and workshops in the Bay Area for over 30 years and was Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County for 2016 and 2017. Her poetry has been described as “grounded inContinue reading “Arlene Biala”

D.L. Lang

D.L. Lang is a contemporary American poet and spoken word artist. The author of over a dozen poetry books, Lang has been writing poetry for over 25 years. She has performed her poetry on stage hundreds of times at protest rallies, county fairs, literary festivals, open mics, poetry circles, bookstores, libraries, and live radio broadcasts. FromContinue reading “D.L. Lang”

Cassandra Bousquet

Cassandra Bousquet is 18 years old. She enjoys knitting, reading, spending time in nature, and participating in theatre and chorus. She has been writing all her life and hopes to be a successful author in the future. Cassandra is a recent graduate of the Youth Climate Ambassador program put on by San Mateo County’s OfficeContinue reading “Cassandra Bousquet “

Cassandra Bousquet

Megan Duffy Brown

Originally from New Orleans, Megan Duffy Brown is a queer poet and writing coach/editor/tutor living in coastal San Mateo County. Her poetry has been published, most recently, in Poetry Ink, an anthology curated by Moonstone Press, by MiGoZine, and in Forum Magazine. In 2020, her poem “Life at the Center” was selected to commemorate the first anniversary of Jose Castro’s paintingContinue reading “Megan Duffy Brown”

Toni Mirosevich

Toni Mirosevich, Poet Laureate of Pacifica, grew up in a Croatian-American fishing family in Everett, Washington. Her books of poetry include The Takeaway Bin (Spuyten Duyvil), Queer Street (Custom Words), My Oblique Strategies (Thorngate Road, 2005, winner of the Frank O’Hara Chapbook Award for LGBTQ poetry), The Rooms We Make Our Own (Firebrand Books), and Trio: Toni Mirosevich, Charlotte Muse, Edward Smallfield (Specter Press). SheContinue reading “Toni Mirosevich “

Cynthia J. Patton

Cynthia J. Patton was appointed as the City of Livermore’s fourth Poet Laureate. Her term began July 1, 2017. Cynthia, a Livermore resident, is an attorney, author, consultant, and founder of the nonprofit organization, Autism A to Z. She has published two books on wetland protection and restoration, and a poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon:Continue reading “Cynthia J. Patton”

Johanna Ely

Johanna Ely is the author of three poetry books, Transformation, Tides of the Heart—Poems for Benicia, and Postcards From a Dream (Blue Light Press 2020). She is an award-winning poet, and had a poem nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2018. She has also been published in literary journals and anthologies. Johanna served as the sixth poet laureate forContinue reading “Johanna Ely”