Dwayne Parish

Dwayne Parish is an American poet. He was born in Fairfield, California on Travis Air Force Base[1] and grew up in Vallejo, California.[1] He moved to Richmond in 1992.[2] At age 55,[2] he was named the first poet laureate of Richmond, California in 2012.[3][1] He prefers to write in the acrostic form.[4] Parish also served on the Richmond Arts & Culture Commission.[1] Parish was succeeded as poet laureate by Donté Clark, Lincoln Bergman, and Brendan Quintanilla, who served concurrently.[4]

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References
  1. Seville, Michelle. "DWAYNE PARISH TO BE NAMED INAUGURAL POET LAUREATE FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND". City of Richmond. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. Treadway, Chris (23 April 2012). "Excitement builds toward opening of Rosie the Riveter visitors center". East Bay Times. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. "Richmond selects three poets laureate for 2017-2019". Richmond Standard. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. Lindsay, Bill. "City of Richmond Weekly Report July 11, 2014". City of Richmond. Retrieved 16 October 2019.


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