D. L. Lang Explained

Diana Lucille Lang
Birth Place:	Bad Hersfeld, West Germany
Occupation:	Poet
Term:	2017-2019
Predecessor:	Genea Brice
Successor:	Jeremy Snyder^[1]
Alma Mater:	University of Oklahoma
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Module:	Embed: yes Genre: poetry Pseudonym: D. L. Lang ^[2]

Diana Lucille Lang (born 1983, Bad Hersfeld, West Germany), known professionally as D. L. Lang, is an American poet. Her poetry is anthologized in over 60 anthologies. She has published 16 full-length books of poetry, and served as the Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Early life

Diana Lucille Lang^[7] (née Kettle) was born in Bad Hersfeld, West Germany where her American father was stationed in the military, and met her mother who is German. As a result of growing up in a military family as a child Lang relocated frequently, residing in Herleshausen, West Germany, Santa Fe, Texas, Alexandria, Louisiana,^[8] and Enid, Oklahoma. Lang graduated from Enid High School in 2001,^[9] received an Associate of Science in General Studies at Northern Oklahoma College,^[10] and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies with a minor in Judaic Studies^[11] from the University of Oklahoma. After college she moved to California in 2005 and married Timothy Lang in 2006, living in San Rafael, California prior to moving to Vallejo.^{[12] [13]}

Film and television

While in college Lang worked as a video editor at television station KXOK-LD, as webmaster for University of Oklahoma student radio station the Wire,^[14] and as a band promoter for Grey from Enid, Oklahoma.^[15] She also created documentary films and music videos, including Liquid Wind, a kiteboarding film by director Charles Maupin that features an interview with Mike Morgan,^[16] which was broadcast on Oklahoma PBS affiliate OETA,^[17] and The Hebrew Project, a Hebrew language film that featured University of Oklahoma professors Ori Kritz and Norman Stillman, which was broadcast on The Jewish Channel.^[18]

Poetry

Lang began writing poetry as a child, first attempting to write song lyrics. She cites The Beatles, Pete Seeger, Allen Ginsberg, Jim Morrison, and Bob Dylan as influences. In addition to writing about her life, Lang writes on themes of Judaism, social justice, political protest, feminism, anti-capitalism, anti-racism and pacifism.^{[19] [20]} Lang began performing her poetry in 2015 at Poetry by the Bay.^[21] Her poems have been published in newspapers, journals, and anthologies.

Lang's poem "American Dream," originally included in the 2022 anthology Reimagine America: An Anthology for the Future will be included in The Vagabond Lunar Collection which features the social justice themed work of 127 poets. Mark Lipman of Vagabond Books compiled the collection for Samuel Peralta's Lunar Codex time capsule project,^[22] which launches art stored on memory cards and nano-fiche to the moon.^[23] The anthology is included in Codex Polaris, traveling to the Nobile Crater as part of NASA's Artemis program,^[24] and is expected to launch to the moon in November 2024 or February 2025.

Vallejo Poet Laureate

D. L. Lang was appointed Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California in September 2017 and served through December 2019.^{[25] [26]} As poet laureate Lang edited the poetry anthology Verses, Voices & Visions of Vallejo^[27] and performed 141 times in 18 different cities. Lang gave the invocation^[28] at the 2019 Vallejo Women's March.^[29] During her tenure she also performed her poetry at many local events, including Vallejo Unites Against Hatred,^[30] Unity Day,^[31] International Peace Day ^[32] and Why Poetry Matters.^[33] Lang also gave a presentation on Emma Lazarus and Alicia Ostriker for AAUW Voices of Change.^[34] Lang also judged seven contests^[35] including the county Poetry Out Loud high school recitation competition,^[36] Joel Fallon poetry scholarship, Solano County Fair talent competition, Vallejo poetry slam, and county library teen writing competition.^[37] She performed regularly on air on KZCT and on stage at Poetry by the Bay.^[38] Like her predecessor,^[39] she led the Poetry in Notion poetry circle and hosted annual events for National Poetry Month. She attended poets laureate conferences in Tujunga and San Mateo.^{[40] [41]} Lang was preceded as Vallejo's poet laureate by Dr. Genea Brice,^[42] and succeeded by Jeremy Snyder, then host of Poetry by the Bay.^[43] The California State Senate, California Arts Council, and Vallejo City Council awarded Lang with proclamations for serving as poet laureate.

2020-present

In 2020 she was a featured act at the Solano County Virtual Fair,^[44] and judged the library's teen poetry competition.^[45] In 2021 she performed virtually for Poetry Flash^[46] and Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry. She also performed with Brice and Snyder at Alibi Bookshop,^[47] and for the Jewish Democrats of Solano County.^[48] In 2022 she performed for the AAUW,^[49] Solano County Library,^[50] San Francisco Public Library,^[51] a beat poetry festival at the Empress Theatre,^{[52] [53]} the abortion rights group RiseUp4AbortionRights,^[54] the Beat Museum^[55] and LaborFest with the Revolutionary Poets Brigade,^[56] judged the Solano library's teen poetry competition,^[57] and appeared on the Rooted in Poetry podcast.^[58] In 2023 she performed at the Flyway Festival, Cordelia Library for Poetry Month,^[59] Vallejo Poetry Festival,^[60] Laborfest at the Tenderloin Museum,^[61] Revolution Books in Berkeley to support freeing Iranian political prisoners,^[62] and a labor protest against Elon Musk.^{[63] [64]} In 2023 she was also one of ten winners of the Curbside Haiku contest in Tulsa, Oklahoma,^{[65] [66]} and performed at the 2023 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah, Oklahoma. ^[67] Lang was a member of the committee to choose Snyder’s successors as poet laureate,^{[68] [69] [70]} and judged the Solano Library's teen poetry competition.^{[71] [72]} In 2024 Lang performed at the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley in support of Toomaj Salehi.^[73] She also gave a reading at a Jewish art exhibit at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum,^[74] with fellow poets laureate at the Fairfield Library,^[75] and the Solano County Fair.^[76] She also interviewed on KZCT.^[77] In March 2024 Lang was among several Vallejo women activists who received a proclamation from the Vallejo City Council in honor of Women's History Month.^[78] She also performed at Ink and Inspiration in Enid, Oklahoma,^[79] the Scissortail Creative Writing Festival in Ada, Oklahoma,^[80] and the 2024 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.^[81] She continues to perform poetry live on air at KZCT radio.^[82] Radio stations KPOO, KPFA, and KALW have also broadcast Lang’s poetry.

Works

Poetry collections

• Tea and Sprockets 2011.
• Abundant Sparks and Personal Archeology 2013.
• Look, Ma! No Hands! 2015.
• Poet Loiterer 2016.
• Id Biscuits 2016.
• Barefoot in the Sanctuary 2016.
• Armor Against the Dawn 2016.
• Dragonfly Tomorrows and Dog-eared Yesterdays 2017.
• Resting on my Laurels 2018.
• The Cafe of Dreams 2018.
• Midnight Strike 2019.
• This Festival of Dreams 2020.
• Earthen Rovings: Poems on Mother Nature and the Environment 2020.
• Heaven is Portable 2022.
• Paradise Collectors: A Book of Jewish Poetry 2023.
• Wanderings 2.0: The Journey and the Destinations 2024.
• Fighting the Solar System 2024.

Spoken word albums

• Happy Accidents 2015.^[83]

Poetry anthologies

Editor

• Verses, Voices & Visions of Vallejo 2019.

Contributor

• A Poet's Siddur: Friday Evening Liturgy Through the Eyes of Poets Ain't Got No Press. 2017.
• Light & Shadow Benicia Literary Arts. 2018.
• Marin Poetry Center Anthology, Vol. 21 Marin Poetry Center. 2018.
• Verses, Voices & Visions of Vallejo 2019.
• Colossus: Home: An Anthology of Lives in and out of Place Colossus Press. 2020.
• Introspective BloodRedStar Publications. 2020.
• The Alien Buddha Wears a Black Bandanna Alien Buddha Press. 2020.
• Black Lives Matter: Poems for a New World Civic Leicester. 2020.
• Happy Fukkadays 2 U from the Alien Buddha Alien Buddha Press. 2020.
• Poems of Political Protest City Limits Publishing. 2020.
• Musings During a Time of Pandemic: A World Anthology of Poems on COVID-19 Kistrech Theatre International. 2020.
• Poetry: The Best of 2020 Inner Child Press. 2020.
• From the Soil: A Hometown Anthology Exeter Publishing. 2020.
• Birth Lifespan Vol. 1 Pure Slush Books. 2021.
• Red Skies: A Creators Response to 2020 Splintered Disorder Press. 2021.
• 2020: Our Voices Barnes & Noble Press. 2021.
• Insurrection Gnashing Teeth Publishing. 2021.
• The Alien Buddha Skips the Party Alien Buddha Press. 2021.
• Globalisation: A Poetry Collection Making Magic Happen Press. 2021.
• Pandemic Evolution: Days 1-100 Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. 2021.
• The Alien Buddha Gets A Real Job Alien Buddha Press. 2021.
• The Last Time the Alien Buddha Got Sooo High Alien Buddha Press. 2021.
• Poems from the Heron Clan Vol. VIII Katherine James Books. 2021.
• Adfectus Exeter Publishing. 2021.
• Good Cop/Bad Cop Flowersong Press. 2021.
• Anthology House, Vol. 2 ASEI Arts. 2021.
• The Rastaman: Conversations with Bob Marley Alien Buddha Press. 2021.
• When this is all over... Creative Ink Publishing. 2021.
• The Alien Buddha Goes Pop Alien Buddha Press. 2021.
• Together Behind Four Walls Goldcrest Books. 2021.
• Protest 2021 Moonstone Arts Center. 2021.
• I Can’t Breathe: A Poetic Anthology of Social Justice Kistrech Theatre International. 2021.
• IFLAC Peace Anthology: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery International Forum for the Literature and Culture of Peace. 2021.
• Cooch Behar Anthology 2022.
• Reimagine America: An anthology for the future Vagabond Books. 2022.
• International Women’s Day 2022 Moonstone Arts Center. 2022.
• Resist with every Inch and Breath Lonely Cryptid Media. 2022.
• Psalms of the Alien Buddha, Vol. 2 Alien Buddha Press. 2022.
• May Day 2022 Moonstone Arts Center. 2022.
• Poetry is Dead: An Inclusive Anthology of Deadhead Poetry Hercules Publishing. 2022.
• Yearning to Breathe Free: A Community Journal of 2020 Benicia Literary Arts. 2022.
• Storm Warning: Poets for the Planet Building Socialism Revolutionary Poets Brigade. 2022.
• The Protest Diaries B Cubed Press. 2022.
• Hiroshima Day Moonstone Arts Center. 2022.
• When There are Nine Moon Tide Press. 2022.
• Colossus: Freedom Colossus Press. 2022.
• Remembering Jack Kerouac on his 100th Birthday New Generation Beat Publications. 2022.
• Banned Books Week Moonstone Arts Center. 2022.
• The Alien Buddha’s Microdoses Alien Buddha Press. 2022.
• Nooks & Crannies Benicia Literary Arts. 2022.
• 26th Annual Poetry Ink Anthology Moonstone Press. 2023.
• American Graveyard: Calls to End Gun Violence Read or Green Books. 2023.
• The Alien Buddha Gets Rejected, Vol. 2 Alien Buddha Press. 2023.
• The Alien Buddha Gets a Real Job, Vol. 2 Alien Buddha Press. 2023.
• The Working Man’s Hand: Celebrating Woody Guthrie Poems of Protest and Resistance Fine Dog Press. 2023.
• Remembering Woody Guthrie Moonstone Press. 2023.
• Healing a Fractured World Kallatumba Press. 2023.
• I Never Could Talk to You L.A. Poetry Beach Festival. 2023.
• Which Side Are You On? Labor Day 2023 Moonstone Press. 2023.
• Remembering Pablo Neruda Moonstone Press. 2023.
• The Sparring Artists Mystic Boxing Commission/Peer Amid Press. 2023.
• Am Yisrael Chai UJA-Federation of New York. 2023. ^[84]
• The Alien Buddha Loves You Alien Buddha Press. 2023.
• Bill of Rights Day 2023 Moonstone Press. 2023.
• About Time Red Penguin Books. 2024.
• To Write of Love During War UJA-Federation of New York. 2024.
• Starman Oddity: Poetry & Art Inspired by David Bowie Fevers of the Mind. 2024.
• World Healing, World Peace 2024 Inner Child Press. 2024.
• Traitor / Patriot: A Reflection of January 6 Moonstone Press. 2024.
• Avalanches in Poetry Vol III: Poetry, Writings & Art Inspired by Leonard Cohen Fevers of the Mind.
• Boundless 2024: the Anthology of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival Flowersong Press. 2024.
• The Vagabond Lunar Collection: An anthology that’s out of this World Vagabond Books. 2024.
• Unite the States of America Like a Blot from the Blue. 2024.
• Screaming at America! An anthology of Dissent 2024.
• A poetic field filled with Wildwood Flowers: An anthology of poetry and prose 2024.
• Home: It’s Complicated Museum of the American Military Family. 2024.
• Maintenant 18: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art Three Rooms Press. 2024. ^[85]

Poetry publications

• Lang, D. L., "Prayer for Shomerim," Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, February 18, 2015^[86]
• Lang, D. L., “Sheltering in Places,” Benicia Herald, September 23, 2016^[87]
• Lang, D. L., “Worldly Windows,” Benicia Herald, November 4, 2016 ^[88]
• Lang, D. L., “Stay,” Benicia Herald, December 3, 2016 ^[89]
• Lang, D. L., “Train Whistle Polka,” Benicia Herald, December 15, 2017 ^[90]
• Lang, D. L., “Benicia Bound,” Benicia Herald, January 5, 2018 ^[91]
• Lang, D. L., “Love Poetry Capital Blockade,” Benicia Herald, February 23, 2018 ^[92]
• Lang, D. L., “How to Swim through a Tornado,” Benicia Herald, June 15, 2018 ^[93]
• Lang, D. L., “The Woodpecker’s Beat,” Benicia Herald, September 7, 2018 ^[94]
• Lang, D. L., "Turning: A Poem for Yom Kippur," Reformjudaism.org, September 17, 2018^[95]
• Lang, D. L., "49 Lights," Vallejo Times Herald, pg. A9, March 19, 2019
• Lang, D. L., "No Other Planet," Poetry Expressed Vol. 5, Spring 2020^[96]
• Lang, D. L., "One Thousand Per Day," Frost Meadow Review, April 1, 2020^[97]
• Lang, D. L., “What Remains is Love,” Benicia Herald, pg A9, April 24, 2020
• Lang, D. L., “July 4th, 2020,” Benicia Herald, pg A3, July 26, 2020
• Lang, D. L., “Pandemic Mismanagement,” Benicia Herald, pg A3, September 30, 2020
• Lang, D. L., “Commonalities,” The Lake County Bloom, September 16, 2021^[98]
• Lang, D. L., “These Wild Winds,” The Lake County Bloom, September 23, 2021^[99]
• Lang, D. L., “American Dream,” The Free Venice Beachhead, Vol. 470, January 2022^[100]
• Lang, D. L., “Columbia River Gorgeous,” KALW Bay Poets, August 24, 2022^[101]
• Lang, D. L., "Labor Shortage," Work & the Anthropocene, September 5, 2022^[102]
• Lang, D. L., ”What Dreams Danced Here?” The Lake County Bloom, October 20, 2022^[103]
• Lang, D. L., ”The Northwest” The Lake County Bloom, October 20, 2022
• Lang, D. L., “Fire, Water, Wind,” Benicia Herald, January 8, 2023, page A5
• Lang, D. L., "Eternal," Benicia Herald, April 9, 2023
• Lang, D. L., "Who?" People's Tribune, October 18, 2023^[104]
• Lang, D. L., "Ars Poetica," Vallejo Weekly, October 19, 2023^[105]
• Lang, D. L., “October is Filled with Sorrow,” Benicia Herald, October 22, 2023, page A5
• Lang, D. L., “I Pray for My People,” Benicia Herald, November 5, 2023, page A5
• Lang, D. L., “This Hanukkah,” Benicia Herald, December 8, 2023, page B5
• Lang, D. L., "Lightfoot Lives On," eMerge Magazine, January 8, 2024^[106]
• Lang, D. L., “MLK,” Benicia Herald, January 14, 2024, page A6
• Lang, D. L., “In Wartime how Dare we Love?” Benicia Herald, February 25, 2024
• Lang, D. L., “Owasso,” Benicia Herald, March 1, 2024
• Lang, D. L., ”Falling Stars,” California Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 1, Spring 2024^[107]
• Lang, D. L., “Love Letter to Louisiana,” Suisun Valley Review, #40, Spring 2024, May 17, 2024
• Lang, D. L., “Outlaw Code,” Beat Poetry Outlaw series, Fevers of the Mind, May 22, 2024.^[108]
• Lang, D. L., “To Fulfill the Workers’ Dream,” Forward Together: CPUSA 32nd National Convention Program Book, pg 8.^[109]
• Lang, D. L., ”Ignite,” “The Freedom to Love,” “There are Seven Blessings at the End of the Rainbow,” Pride 2024, Alien Buddha Press, June 1, 2024.^[110]
• Lang, D. L., “Dylan,” “Hope of All People,” “Welcome…Type HARD!!!” Hard Rain Poetry Series Inspired by Bob Dylan, Fevers of the Mind, June 4, 2024.^[111]
• Lang, D. L., "Displaced Lines," eMerge Magazine, July 8, 2024.^[112]
• Lang, D. L., "The Dreamers," "Poem for Woody Guthrie," "Revolution in Rhyme," "Living Dead," "Ode to Bob Dylan," Fevers of the Mind, July 26, 2024^[113]

Articles and essays

• Lang, Diana L., "Enid's Ties to Railroad History," Enid News & Eagle, October 16, 2019^[114]
• "A Collective Experience to Learn" Global Pandemic Crisis: A Series of Literary Essays on Quarantine Transcendent Zero Press. 2020.
• "Oklahoma Community Protests the Election of White Nationalist," People’s Tribune, August 18, 2023^[115]
• "Oklahoma Voters Successfully Recall White Nationalist," People’s Tribune, April 25, 2024^[116]
• "How Enid, Okla., united to remove a local fascist from office," People's World, May 7, 2024^[117]
• "Proletarian verse and protest songs thrive at Woody Guthrie Folk Fest in Oklahoma," People's World, July 22, 2024.^[118]

See also

• Genea Brice
• Jeremy Snyder
• Jacalyn Eyvonne
• Kathleen Herrmann
• List of municipal poets laureate in California

Notes and References

1. News: Jeremy Snyder is named Vallejo's 3rd Poet Laureate . 25 December 2019 . Vallejo Times-Herald . 21 December 2019.
2. Web site: Diana Lang:Confused identity. timesheraldonline.com. December 9, 2016. 23 September 2019.
3. Web site: Celebrate National Poetry Month with local poets at reception. thereporter.com. March 10, 2006. 9 August 2018.
4. Web site: VAL-L-PoetBrice-0831. timesheraldonline.com. 9 August 2018.
5. Web site: The Week Ahead: Fairfield Reception to Mark National Poetry Month. dailyrepublic.com. April 23, 2018. 9 August 2018.
6. Web site: Feb 7 Arts and Entertainment: Poet Laureate enjoys first year. timesheraldonline.com. February 5, 2019. 6 February 2019.
7. News: Virtual Third Thursday Poetry and Jazz . 20 July 2021 . Independent Coast Observer . 21 May 2021.
8. Web site: Interview with D. L. Lang . Smashwords . 20 June 2021.
9. Web site: Going to the Extreme Documentary that involved Enid-area residents captures the spirit of Lake Hefner surfers . https://web.archive.org/web/20041209144807/http://www.enidnews.com/story.php?story_id=53858&c=31 . dead . 2004-12-09 . Enid News & Eagle.
10. News: Enid music video gets top award at film festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20040804191719/http://www.enidnews.com/story.php?story_id=1189 . dead . 4 August 2004 . 13 October 2019 . Enid News & Eagle . 3 May 2003.
11. News: D. L. Lang Headlines Third Thursday Poetry . 8 May 2021 . Mendocino Coast’s Lighthouse Peddler . May 2021.
12. News: Welte . Jim . Jobless rate is lowest in state, but it may not tell the whole story . 22 October 2020 . Marin Independent Journal . 5 September 2009.
13. News: Raskin-Zrihen . Rachel . Vallejo's poet laureate joins social justice event . 23 October 2019 . Napa Valley Register . 20 October 2019.
14. News: Ganus . Sara . Wire Returns to Internet . https://web.archive.org/web/20041221172136/http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/04/08/4074ba7d49b57?in_archive=1 . Oklahoma Daily . 8 April 2004 . dead . 21 December 2004 . 11 September 2020.
15. News: Barron . Robert . Local band highlighted at film festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20040804191719/http://www.enidnews.com/story.php?story_id=39889 . dead . 4 August 2004 . 13 October 2019 . Enid News & Eagle . 21 April 2003.
16. Web site: Festival highlights OU students' films. Two filmmakers have captured windsurfing at Lake Hefner.. https://web.archive.org/web/20041217162624/http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/01/29/4018770cdacfc?in_archive=1 . dead . 17 December 2004 . OU Daily. 2 September 2019.
17. Web site: Kite and Windsurfing Film to Air. January 30, 2004. The Oklahoman. 2 September 2019.
18. Web site: The Jewish Channel - The Hebrew Project. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202044539/http://www.tjctv.com/movies/the-hebrew-project-movie/. dead. 2 February 2009. 2 September 2019.
19. Web site: Poet Loiterer . Kirkus Reviews . 24 October 2019.
20. Web site: Midnight Strike by D. L. Lang . Kirkus Reviews . 24 October 2019.
21. News: Zimmermann . Gretchen . Vallejo celebrates National Poetry Month . 9 April 2023 . The Vallejo Sun . 7 April 2023.
22. News: Meyer . Karenna . Vallejo poet D.L. Lang to become intergalactically published . 15 March 2024 . The Vacaville Reporter . 14 March 2024.
23. News: Sample . Ian . Lunar Codex: digitised works of 30,000 artists to be archived on moon . 15 March 2024 . The Guardian . 1 August 2023.
24. Web site: Lunar Codex . Lunar Codex . 15 March 2024.
25. Web site: Proclamation Honoring D. L. Lang for Her Service as Poet Laureate of Vallejo . City of Vallejo . 31 December 2020.
26. News: New poet laureate sought . 23 October 2019 . Vallejo Times-Herald . 17 September 2019.
27. Web site: D. L. Lang: Poetry Time. April 20, 2018. 25 September 2019.
28. News: Vallejo to Celebrate Women's March on Saturday . 13 October 2019 . Vallejo Times Herald . 18 January 2019.
29. News: Raskin-Zrihen . Rachel . Hundreds participate in Vallejo Women's March . 13 October 2019 . Vallejo Times Herald . 19 January 2019.
30. News: Lees . Lucinda . Vallejo Unites Against Hatred . 13 October 2019 . Vallejo Times Herald . 6 November 2018.
31. News: Vallejo's Unity Day Returns September 9 . 13 October 2019 . Vallejo Times Herald . 21 August 2018.
32. News: Freedman . Richard . Always Something to Celebrate . 13 October 2019 . Vallejo Times Herald . 26 September 2017.
33. News: Why Poetry Matters is theme of Solano foundation reception . 13 October 2019 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 20 April 2018.
34. News: Sestanovich . Nick . 3 poets laureate to celebrate 6 female poets in free library event . 13 October 2019 . Benicia Herald . 21 March 2018.
35. News: Freedman . Richard . New poet laureate puts heart into writing He's ready to start two-year term . 8 January 2020 . Vallejo Times Herald . 7 January 2020.
36. News: Hicks . Bill . Loud and Clear: Poetry event shows students at their lyrical best . 13 October 2019 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 12 February 2017.
37. News: Bell . Elizabeth . Press Release: Solano County Library Teen Writing Contest Winners . 17 December 2019 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 16 December 2019.
38. News: Fishbowl Poetry Open Mic Featuring D. L. Lang and Doreen Stock . 13 October 2019 . Old Monterey . 4 February 2019.
39. News: Sestanovich . Nick . JFK Library in Vallejo will celebrate National Poetry Month . 13 October 2019 . Benicia Herald . 8 April 2016.
40. Web site: DL Lang Speak Poetry in San Mateo . Speak Poetry . February 25, 2022 . 19 May 2022.
41. Web site: Diana DL Lang Engaging the Senses . Engaging the Senses Foundation . 19 May 2022.
42. Web site: Sept 5 Arts and Entertainment: Always something to Celebrate. timesheraldonline.com. September 3, 2019. 24 September 2019.
43. News: Vallejo choose 3rd poet laureate . 20 December 2019 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 20 December 2019.
44. Web site: Freedman . Richard . Solano County Fair Virtually ready . Vallejo Times Herald . June 17, 2020 . 21 October 2020.
45. News: Solano County Library Teen Writing Contest Winners . 28 February 2021 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 26 December 2020.
46. Web site: Poetry Flash Calendar Colossus Home . Poetry Flash . 8 May 2021.
47. News: Freedman . Richard . September 9 Arts and Entertainment Source Always Something to Celebrate . 8 September 2021 . Vacaville Reporter . 7 September 2021.
48. News: Freedman . Richard . Rare time three poets laureate gather . 24 August 2021 . Vallejo Times-Herald . 24 August 2021.
49. News: Antonne . Suzanne . AAUW sponsors public zoom reading Living on Earth . 13 April 2022 . patch.com . 10 April 2022.
50. News: McCourt . Sean . Poetry in Motion . 13 April 2022 . The Vacaville Reporter . 13 April 2022.
51. Web site: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam: Banned Books Edition . San Francisco Public Library . 13 April 2022.
52. News: McCourt . Sean . Just read it Beat Generation honored with readings in Vallejo . 2 June 2022 . Vallejo Times Herald . 1 June 2022.
53. Web site: 2022-05-13 . Local Event: Poetry and Music in the Lounge! . 2022-05-16 . Napa Valley, CA Patch . en.
54. Web site: Liggins . Greg . 2022-05-14 . Abortion rights protesters take to the streets of San Francisco . 2022-05-16 . KTVU FOX 2 . en-US.
55. Web site: Storm Warning . kerouac.com . August 26, 2022 . 3 October 2022.
56. Web site: Poets of the Revolutionary Poets Brigade and More . Labor Fest 2022 . 17 July 2022.
57. News: Bruce . Suzanne . The Poetry Connection: Winners of the library's Teen Writing Contest, Poetry Division . 2 January 2023 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 1 January 2023.
58. Web site: Marie . Georgina . Rooted in Poetry Episode 11 . The Bloom . April 29, 2021 . 13 July 2022.
59. News: At the Library: A Pageantry of Poetry celebrates National Poetry Month . 7 April 2023 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 3 April 2023.
60. News: Baker . Jordan . Indulge in poetry with an alibi . 23 April 2023 . Vallejo Times Herald . 14 April 2023.
61. Web site: LaborFest Poetry + Worker's Voices . Tenderloin Museum . 20 September 2023.
62. Web site: An Evening of Poetry for the Mahsa Jina Amini Uprising and the Heroic Political Prisoners in Iran . International Emergency Campaign to Free Iran's Political Prisoners Now . 20 September 2023.
63. News: Pasquini . Phil . Put The Bird DOWN Elon At Twitter! . 24 February 2023 . IndyBay . 12 February 2023.
64. News: Group Gathers Outside Twitter's SF Headquarters to Protest Elon Musk . 24 February 2023 . NBC Bay Area . 11 February 2023.
65. News: Meyer . Karenna . Vallejo poet invited to nationally attended creative writing festival . 14 March 2024 . Vacaville Reporter . 12 March 2024.
66. News: Maupin . Jennifer . Curbside Haiku art installation popping up in Downtown Tulsa . 29 March 2023 . KJRH . 29 March 2023.
67. Web site: Woody Guthrie Poets . Woody Guthrie Folk Festival . 20 September 2023.
68. News: Two women to serve as Vallejo’s poets laureate . 23 November 2023 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 22 November 2023.
69. News: Vallejo appoints two poets laureate in historic first . 26 November 2023 . Vallejo Times Herald . 25 November 2023.
70. News: Zimmermann . Gretchen . New co-poets laureate want to bring Vallejo together through poetry . 28 December 2023 . The Vallejo Sun . 29 November 2023.
71. News: Hiland . Susan . Teens read poems at library . 28 February 2024 . The Fairfield Daily Republic . 18 February 2024.
72. News: Bruce . Suzanne . The Poetry Connection: Connections with Libraries . 9 January 2024 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 7 January 2024.
73. News: A Night of Cultural Revolt Full of Joy and Hope . 4 March 2024 . International Emergency Campaign to Free Iran's Political Prisoners Now . 2 March 2024.
74. News: Mara . Janis . Exhibit spotlighting Solano County’s Jewish residents opening Sunday . 28 February 2024 . The Vallejo Times Herald . 26 February 2024.
75. News: Solano county poet laureates guests gather for a poetry affair . 19 March 2024 . Daily Republic . 19 March 2024.
76. News: Zimmermann . Gretchen . Upcoming Vallejo Events — Solano County Fair . 17 June 2024 . Vallejo Sun . 12 June 2024.
77. News: Zimmermann . Gretchen . 2nd Saturday Maker’s Market at Barbara Kondylis Waterfront Park . 17 June 2024 . The Vallejo Sun . 5 June 2024.
78. Web site: Proclamation recognizing Women's History Month 2024 . City of Vallejo . 8 March 2024.
79. News: What’s to do in Enid, area . 14 April 2024 . The Enid News & Eagle . 29 March 2024.
80. News: Scissortail creative writing festival brings audience from across the nation to Ada . 14 April 2024 . The Ada News . 13 April 2024.
81. News: Meyer . Karenna . July 18 Vallejo Vacaville Arts and Entertainment Source Faces and Places . 23 July 2024 . The Vacaville Reporter . 18 July 2014.
82. News: Zimmermann . Gretchen . Grassroots Vallejo radio station promotes local talent . 26 January 2023 . The Vallejo Sun . 24 January 2023.
83. Web site: Poets Laureate on Social Justice (Corte Madera Store) . Book Passage . September 20, 2019 . 15 October 2019.
84. News: Igoudin . Lane . Post-Oct. 7 anthology edited by ex-Berkeley rabbi testifies to Jewish resilience . 1 January 2024 . J Weekly . 28 December 2023.
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88. News: Worldly Windows . 18 September 2020 . Benicia Herald online.
89. News: Stay . 18 September 2020 . Benicia Herald online.
90. News: Train Whistle Polka . 18 September 2020 . Benicia Herald online.
91. News: Benicia Bound . 18 September 2020 . Benicia Herald online.
92. News: Love Poetry Capital Blockade . 18 September 2020 . Benicia Herald online.
93. News: How to Swim Through a Tornado . 18 September 2020 . Benicia Herald online.
94. News: The Woodpecker's Beat . 18 September 2020 . Benicia Herald online.
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98. News: Commonalities . 17 September 2021 . The Lake County Bloom . 16 September 2021.
99. News: Lang . D. L. . These Wild Winds . 15 October 2021 . The Lake County Bloom . 23 September 2021.
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101. Web site: Columbia River Gorgeous . KALW . 27 August 2022.
102. Web site: Labor Shortage by D. L. Lang . Ice Floe Press . September 5, 2022 . 8 September 2022.
103. News: Lang . D. L. . Two Poems by DL Lang. 7 November 2022 . The Lake County Bloom . 20 October 2022.
104. News: Lang . D. L. . Who? . 20 October 2023 . People's Tribune . 18 October 2023.
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106. Web site: Lang . D. L. . Lightfoot Lives On . eMerge Magazine . 9 January 2024.
107. Web site: California Quarterly Vol. 50 No. 1, Spring 2024, Edited by Beverly M. Collins . California State Poetry Society . 8 March 2024.
108. Web site: Beat Poetry Outlaw Series . Fevers of the Mind . 17 June 2024.
109. Web site: Forward Together: CPUSA 32nd National Convention Program Book . CPUSA . 17 June 2024.
110. Web site: Pride 2024 . Alien Buddha Press . 17 June 2024.
111. Web site: Hard Rain Poetry Series . Fevers of the Mind . 17 June 2024.
112. Web site: Lang . D. L. . Displaced Lines . eMerge Magazine . 23 July 2024.
113. Web site: A music inspired poetry showcase from D.L. Lang . Fevers of the Mind . 5 August 2024.
114. News: Lang . Diana L. . Enid's ties to railroad history . 26 October 2019 . Enid News & Eagle . 16 October 2019.
115. News: Lang . D. L. . Oklahoma Community Protests the Election of White Nationalist . 20 August 2023 . People’s Tribune . 18 August 2023.
116. News: Lang . D. L. . Oklahoma Voters Successfully Recall White Nationalist . 10 May 2024 . People’s Tribune . 25 April 2024.
117. News: Lang . D.L. . How Enid, Okla., united to remove a local fascist from office . 10 May 2024 . People's World . 7 May 2024.
118. News: Lang . D.L. . Proletarian verse and protest songs thrive at Woody Guthrie Folk Fest in Oklahoma . 23 July 2024 . People's World . 22 July 2024.