There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

On March 22, 1929, the California legislature in a joint resolution names a man who spent his boyhood hunting ducks and geese in Sutter County as California’s second poet laureate.

Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...

Erin Levinson of El Dorado County also recognized as Poetry Ourselves winner for original student work, “Metaphors” March 18, 2025 - SACRAMENTO, CA – Selah Johnson of Los Angeles County is this year’s ...

Arjay Dizon of Vacaville, California, has taken over the lead ... past City of Vallejo Poet Laureate; and Ric Alexander, greater Bay Area award-winning saxophonist. The NAACP is an all-volunteer ...

Then why have you not nominated yourself to be Eureka’s next poet laureate, or its next youth poet laureate ... within the city limits of Eureka, California, or within one mile of Eureka ...

Another component of her mission will be selecting and mentoring the next two youth poet ... from Salem State University. She has served as school librarian at Martha Jones since 2015, and lives in ...

the first Mendocino County Poet Laureate; and the featured speaker will be Fiona Ma, California’s 34th State Treasurer. Valerie Trouette, Thiara Barber, Josette Kneeley, and Addie Ross ...

Mendocino County poet laureate Devreaux Baker in Boonville ... glimpses of the coastal town are what made her fall in love with this region of Northern California. “When I first left Texas and came to ...

Arizona’s first and current poet laureate, Alberto Ríos, an Arizona State University professor ... not the author. One adult and one youth poet will serve two-year terms as poets laureate. Both poets ...