Category Archives: San Mateo County

Nancy L. Meyer, she/her, intrepid cyclist, lazy cook, and grandmother of five is from Portola Valley. Nominated twice for both Pushcart and Best of the Net, she has published in 10 anthologies and over 50 journals including the Colorado, Laurel, Madison, McNeese, Stonecoast and Sugar House Reviews, Anti-Heroin Chic, Sheila Na Gig and Tupelo Quarterly.Continue reading “Nancy L. Meyer”

Sarah Tinkham is a writer, librarian, and gamer from San Bruno and has lived in the Bay Area her whole life. She holds a bachelor’s in creative writing from UC Santa Cruz. She is a Teen and Children’s Services Librarian and facilitates the Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate program. Her major sources of inspiration for poetryContinue reading “Sarah Tinkham”

Maryann Moise was Mayor and Councilmember of the Town of Portola Valley, and is currently elected as Southern Vice Chair of the San Mateo County Democratic Party. She holds degrees from California State University and the University of Illinois, and has an MA in Creative Writing and a BA in English. She served on theContinue reading “Maryann Moise”

Erika Bojnowski is a writer, musician, and visual artist from Half Moon Bay and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. Her poems have appeared in Big Other, Fourteen Hills, Alt-Lit Zine, Prick of the Spindle, Suisun Valley Review, Verandah, and Transfer Magazine. She is an Adult Services Librarian at BurlingameContinue reading “Erika Bojnowski”

Christopher Wachlin co-founded Stoneslide Media which publishes both Stoneslide Books and The Stoneslide Corrective. He is a long-time member of the San Francisco & Peninsula Writers, a branch of the California Writers Club, and served on the San Mateo County Poet Laureate Advisory Committee from 2013 to 2019. He lives with his wife on aContinue reading “Christopher Wachlin”

Fego Navarro, Lyrical Opposition‘s Creative Director, is a Salvadorian American rapper/actor. Fego’s musical journey in hip-hop began in his teen years at church. After church services, he would get together with his friends and kick freestyle raps outside the temple. This developed into a passion for writing his own songs and attending local open micsContinue reading “Fego Navarro”

Christian Bustos is the Founder and Executive Director of the Brisbane-based nonprofit Lyrical Opposition. He is a San Francisco State University alumnus where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Electronic Communication Arts with an Emphasis in Business. Within the arts community, he’s known as spoken word poet Cross Allan. He is also the ExecutiveContinue reading “Christian Bustos”

James W. McLaughlin was a California poet whose work celebrated community, history, faith, and humor. A longtime resident of Belmont, he served as the city’s first Poet Laureate. He was also President of the Ina Coolbrith Circle and the California Writers Club, Peninsula Branch, and founded the annual Jack London Writers Conferences. His poems, articles,Continue reading “James W. McLaughlin”

Lauren Merritt served as Poet Laureate of Valley Presbyterian Church of Portola Valley, California. He was a retired aerospace electrical engineer whose career began with earning both a BSEE and an MSE from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. Over the course of his professional life, his designs quite literally reached beyond Earth, circlingContinue reading “Lauren Merritt”

Tatiana Lyulkin is a Ukraine-born, New York-bred poet and playwright living in San Mateo County. She writes poetry in three languages (English, Russian, and Ukrainian) and has been published in many magazines. She also writes religious poetry. Poem on Belonging THE CITY OF DREAMS Wake up,Wake up and go homeTo East Palo Alto—A secret placeWithinContinue reading “Tatiana Lyulkin”