Jeremy Snyder is an American poet. He served as
poet laureate
A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions. Albertino Mussato of Padua and Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ...
of
Vallejo, California
Vallejo ( ; ) is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home to the ...
from 2020 through 2023.
Background
Snyder was born in Vallejo, California,
educated at the University of Montana,
and served in the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
.
Poetry
Jeremy Snyder began writing poetry at age 5.
From 2018 through 2022, Snyder hosted a poetry
open mic
An open mic or open mike (shortened from "open microphone") is a live show at a venue such as a coffeehouse, nightclub, comedy club, strip club, or pub, usually taking place at night, in which audience members may perform on stage whether the ...
, Poetry by the Bay, at the downtown Oddfellows Hall and online.
Poetry by the Bay was founded in 2008 by Kyrah Ayers.
In 2023 Keith Thompson took over as show host, and the group now meets at the Mira Theatre.
Snyder was appointed Vallejo’s poet laureate in January 2020 and served until December 31, 2023.
In 2021 Snyder appeared on the ''Rooted in Poetry'' podcast,
performed at a virtual benefit for the Solano County Library Foundation,
performed with his predecessors at Alibi Bookshop,
and with fellow San Francisco bay area poets laureate in Richmond, California.
He hosted National Poetry Month celebrations at the Solano County Library in 2022
and Alibi Bookshop in 2023.
Two women,
Kathleen Herrmann and
Jacalyn Eyvonne, were chosen as his successors, and he was preceded in office by
D.L. Lang and Dr.
Genea Brice
Dr. Genea Brice is an American poet. She was the first Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California.
Biography
Genea S. Brice was born in Oakland, California and raised in Vallejo, California. She is a graduate of Hogan Senior High School in Vallejo. S ...
.
Publications
*Snyder, Jeremy, "Dirt," Gnashing Teeth Publishing, April 10, 2021
*Lang, D.L. ed., ''Verses, Voices, & Visions of Vallejo'' 2019.
See also
*
Genea Brice
Dr. Genea Brice is an American poet. She was the first Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California.
Biography
Genea S. Brice was born in Oakland, California and raised in Vallejo, California. She is a graduate of Hogan Senior High School in Vallejo. S ...
*
D.L. Lang
*
List of municipal poets laureate in California
This is a list of past and current municipal poets laureate serving towns, counties, and cities in California.
Cities Albany
* Christina Hutchins (2008-2012)
*Toby Bielawski (2012-2016)
*Rebecca Black (2016 - 2018) [< ...]
References
American male poets
Municipal Poets Laureate in the United States
Poets from California
Living people
21st-century American poets
Poets Laureate of Vallejo
Writers from Vallejo, California
University of Montana alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American male writers
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