A summary by D.L. Lang, Vallejo Poet Laureate On September 21st, 2019, 21 Bay Area Poets Laureate gathered at the Millbrae Library in Millbrae, California. We were welcomed by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Casinetto and San Mateo County Arts Commissioner Robin Rodricks. We all schmoozed while eating breakfast together, passing around a gorgeous […]
Apply for Vallejo Poet Laureate
This post is outdated. To see who our poets laureate are, please visit this page. The Vallejo Community Arts Foundation is taking applications for the next poet laureate of Vallejo, California. To find out if you meet the required qualifications and to apply, please visit: https://www.vallejoarts.org/programs/poet-laureate/ We greatly appreciate the work of our first two […]
Gathering of California’s Poets Laureate
A summary by D.L. Lang, Vallejo Poet Laureate Around 60 poets laureate from across California gathered at the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga, California on October 6, 2018. This particular building was built 95 years ago as the home of John Steven McGroarty, the 3rd California State Poet Laureate, whose proclamation we were able to […]