Solano County Poets

Poets from Solano County

Below is a list of poets with ties to Solano County, having lived here, were born here, served as poets laureate here, or currently do so. If you would like to be added to this list, please send a short message to vallejopoetrysociety@gmail.com explaining your connection to Solano County, your name or pen name, and include a link to your website if applicable.

You do not have to be famous, published, or a performer to be included on this list.

We are happy to add you to our list if you are a poet who has lived in or was born in Vallejo, Benicia, Fairfield, Dixon, Vacaville, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Allendale, Elmira, Green Valley, Hartley, Bahia, Birds Landing, Bucktown, Collinsville, Cordelia, Maine Prairie, Rockville, or Scandia, California.

Poets Laureate of Benicia

Kathy Monroe, 2024-2026
Mary Susan Gast, 2020-2023
Thomas Stanton, 2018-2020
Johanna Ely, 2016-2018
Don Peery, 2014-2016
Lois Requist, 2012-2014
Ronna Leon, 2010-2012
Robert Shelby, 2008-2010 (1935-2016)
Joel Fallon, 2006-2008 (1931-2016)

Poets Laureate of Fairfield

Suzanne Bruce, 2022-2024

Bonnie DiMichele, 2020-2022

Juanita J. Martin, 2010-2012

Poets Laureate of Vallejo

Kathleen Herrmann & Jacalyn Eyvonne, 2024-2025

Jeremy Snyder, 2020-2023

D.L. Lang, 2017-2019

Dr. Genea S. Brice, 2015-2017

Suisun City Poet Laureate

50th Excalibur (David Camper) 2022

Poets from Solano County

Tracy K. Smith, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2017-2019

Dr. Henry Meade Bland, California Poet Laureate, 1929-1931 (1863-1931)

Edwin Markham, Oregon Poet Laureate, 1923-1931 (1852-1940)

Dwayne Parish, Richmond Poet Laureate, 2012-2014

Stephen Sharpe, Richmond Poet Laureate,

Dorsetta Hale, Pacifica Poet Laureate, 2014-2016

Ayodele Nzinga, Poet Laureate of Oakland, 2021-2023

Rae Armantrout, 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Versed

Joanne Kyger (1934-2017)

Q.R. Hand (1937-2020)

Elsie Robinson (1883-1956)

Erika Snyder, co-founder of Vallejo Poetry Society

Daniel Badiali, co-founder of Vallejo Poetry Society

Nina Serrano, KPFA & KZCT radio host

Paul Richards, Estuary Press

Kyrah Ayers, founder of Poetry by the Bay

Edgar-Arturo Camacho-González, founder of El Comalito Collective

Breanna Hardy, founder of Solano Writers Society

Tony Aldarondo, Hummingword Press

Jeff Kingman

Jeremy Cantor

Kelliane Parker

Peter Bray

Wayne Goodman, founder of Queer Words Podcast

Charles Kruger

Dr. Gina Rizzo a.k.a. Regina Sparrow

Beth Grimm

Pamela G. Herron

Mary Julia Klimenko

Ella deCastro Baron

Gail Wasserman

April Ossman

Sophie Klahr

Heidy Steidlmayer

Elmaz Abinader

Jacalyn Eyvonne

Alma Perez

Amber Von Nagel

Anna Quismorio

A.P. Thurston

Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

Barbara Luck

Becky Bishop White

Bob Marcacci

Bobby Richardson

Carmen White

Carol Gieg

Carol Pearlman

Carolyn Fallon

Chris Pogue a.k.a. C-POW

Cynaka Harper a.k.a. GO-284

Daniel Belcher

Dan Ryken

Darrell g. h. Schramm

Deb Sica

Diana Tenes

Dorine Jennette

Elaine Brown a.k.a. Poetespoken 

Georgette Howington

Hadi Paul Reinhertz

James B. Earley

Jeffrey Williams

Kathleen Herrmann

Kay Flavell

Keith Thompson

Lady-D

Lee Lee “Ain’t Misbehavin'”

Lei Kim Sawyer Chavez

Linda S. Bryant

Lisa Gutierrez-Wilson

Liv Anderson

Lois Wu

Lori Lynn Armstrong

Lorraine Ferra

Lucinda Lees

Melody Brumis

Morgan Hannigan

Myra Nissen

Noah Dove

Philip Dow

Ray Davis

Travis Jackson, Jr.

Woody Shiflett

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