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D. L. Lang

January 01, 1970

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.[6] She has published 16 full-length books of poetry, and served as the Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California.[7][8][9][1]

Diana Lucille Lang
Vallejo Poet Laureate D. L. Lang
Born
Bad Hersfeld, West Germany[1]
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma[2]
OccupationPoet
TitlePoet laureate of Vallejo, California
Term2017-2019[3]
PredecessorGenea Brice[3]
SuccessorJeremy Snyder[4]
Writing career
Pen nameD. L. Lang [5]
Genrepoetry
Websitedianalangpoetry.com

Early life edit

Diana Lucille Lang[2] (née Kettle)[10] was born in Bad Hersfeld, West Germany[1] where her American father was stationed in the military, and met her mother who is German.[11] As a result of growing up in a military family[1] as a child Lang relocated frequently, residing in Herleshausen, West Germany,[12] Santa Fe, Texas,[12] Alexandria, Louisiana,[12] and Enid, Oklahoma.[10] Lang graduated from Enid High School in 2001,[10] received an Associate of Science in General Studies[13] at Northern Oklahoma College,[14] and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies with a minor in Judaic Studies[13] from the University of Oklahoma.[2] After college she moved to California in 2005[13] and married Timothy Lang in 2006,[11][1] living in San Rafael, California prior to moving to Vallejo.[15][11]

Film and television edit

While in college Lang worked as a video editor at television station KXOK-LD,[2][16] as webmaster for University of Oklahoma student radio station the Wire,[17] and as a band promoter for Grey from Enid, Oklahoma.[11][16] 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,[18] which was broadcast on Oklahoma PBS affiliate OETA,[19] and The Hebrew Project,[2] a Hebrew language film that featured University of Oklahoma professors Ori Kritz and Norman Stillman, which was broadcast on The Jewish Channel.[20]

Poetry edit

Lang began writing poetry as a child, first attempting to write song lyrics.[11] She cites The Beatles,[11] Pete Seeger, Allen Ginsberg, Jim Morrison, and Bob Dylan as influences.[1] In addition to writing about her life,[11] Lang writes on themes of Judaism,[21] social justice,[11] political protest,[22] feminism,[22] anti-capitalism,[21] anti-racism[21] and pacifism.[21][22] Lang began performing her poetry in 2015 [11]at Poetry by the Bay.[23] Her poems have been published in newspapers, journals, and anthologies.

Lang's poem "American Dream,"[24] 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.[25] Mark Lipman of Vagabond Books compiled the collection for Samuel Peralta's Lunar Codex time capsule project,[25] which launches art stored on memory cards and nano-fiche to the moon.[26] The anthology is included in Codex Polaris, traveling to the Nobile Crater as part of NASA's Artemis program,[27] and is expected to launch to the moon in November 2024 or February 2025.[25]

Vallejo Poet Laureate edit

 
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D. L. Lang was appointed Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California in September 2017 and served through December 2019.[28][29] As poet laureate Lang edited the poetry anthology Verses, Voices & Visions of Vallejo[11][30] and performed 141 times in 18 different cities.[31] Lang gave the invocation[32] at the 2019 Vallejo Women's March.[33] During her tenure she also performed her poetry at many local events, including Vallejo Unites Against Hatred,[34] Unity Day,[35] International Peace Day [36] and Why Poetry Matters.[37] Lang also gave a presentation on Emma Lazarus and Alicia Ostriker for AAUW Voices of Change.[38] Lang also judged seven contests[31] including the county Poetry Out Loud high school recitation competition,[39] Joel Fallon poetry scholarship,[13] Solano County Fair talent competition,[13] Vallejo poetry slam,[28] and county library teen writing competition.[40] She performed regularly on air on KZCT[13] and on stage at Poetry by the Bay.[41] Like her predecessor,[42] she led the Poetry in Notion poetry circle[41] and hosted annual events for National Poetry Month.[1] She attended poets laureate conferences in Tujunga and San Mateo.[43][44] Lang was preceded as Vallejo's poet laureate by Dr. Genea Brice,[3] and succeeded by Jeremy Snyder, then host of Poetry by the Bay.[45] The California State Senate, California Arts Council, and Vallejo City Council awarded Lang with proclamations for serving as poet laureate.[46]

2020-present edit

In 2020 she was a featured act at the Solano County Virtual Fair,[47] and judged the library's teen poetry competition.[48] In 2021 she performed virtually for Poetry Flash[49] and Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry.[13] She also performed with Brice and Snyder at Alibi Bookshop,[50] and for the Jewish Democrats of Solano County.[51] In 2022 she performed for the AAUW,[52] Solano County Library,[53] San Francisco Public Library,[54] a beat poetry festival at the Empress Theatre,[55][56] the abortion rights group RiseUp4AbortionRights,[57] the Beat Museum[58] and LaborFest with the Revolutionary Poets Brigade,[59] judged the Solano library's teen poetry competition,[60] and appeared on the Rooted in Poetry podcast.[61] In 2023 she performed at the Flyway Festival,[62] Cordelia Library for Poetry Month,[63] Vallejo Poetry Festival,[64] Laborfest at the Tenderloin Museum,[65] Revolution Books in Berkeley to support freeing Iranian political prisoners,[66] and a labor protest against Elon Musk.[67][68] In 2023 she was also one of ten winners of the Curbside Haiku contest in Tulsa, Oklahoma,[46][62][69] and performed at the 2023 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah, Oklahoma. [46][70] Lang was a member of the committee to choose Snyder’s successors as poet laureate,[71][72][73] and judged the Solano Library's teen poetry competition.[74][75] In 2024 Lang performed at the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley in support of Toomaj Salehi.[76] She also gave a reading at a Jewish art exhibit at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum,[77] and at the Fairfield Library with fellow poets laureate.[78] 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.[79] She also performed at Ink and Inspiration in Enid, Oklahoma,[80] and the Scissortail Creative Writing Festival in Ada, Oklahoma.[81][46] She continues to perform poetry live on air at KZCT radio.[82] Radio stations KPOO, KPFA, and KALW have also broadcast Lang’s poetry.[46]

Works edit

Poetry collections edit

  • Tea and Sprockets 2011. ISBN 9781467900379
  • Abundant Sparks and Personal Archeology 2013. ISBN 9781511726665
  • Look, Ma! No Hands! 2015. ISBN 9781511726504
  • Poet Loiterer 2016. ISBN 9781518713248
  • Id Biscuits 2016. ISBN 9781530453054
  • Barefoot in the Sanctuary 2016. ISBN 9781536820263
  • Armor Against the Dawn 2016. ISBN 9781540704993
  • Dragonfly Tomorrows and Dog-eared Yesterdays 2017. ISBN 9781548437725
  • Resting on my Laurels 2018. ISBN 9781983939778
  • The Cafe of Dreams 2018. ISBN 9781727159806
  • Midnight Strike 2019. ISBN 9781072096016 [83]
  • This Festival of Dreams 2020. ISBN 9798642242759
  • Earthen Rovings: Poems on Mother Nature and the Environment 2020. ISBN 9798647153074
  • Heaven is Portable 2022. ISBN 9798516440311
  • Paradise Collectors: A Book of Jewish Poetry 2023. ISBN 9798872502203
  • Wanderings 2.0: The Journey and the Destinations 2024. ISBN 9798877591356

Spoken word albums edit

  • Happy Accidents 2015.[83]

Poetry anthologies edit

Editor edit

Contributor edit

Poetry publications edit

  • Lang, D. L., "Prayer for Shomerim," Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, February 18, 2015[85]
  • Lang, D. L., “Sheltering in Places,” Benicia Herald, September 23, 2016[86]
  • Lang, D. L., “Worldly Windows,” Benicia Herald, November 4, 2016 [87]
  • Lang, D. L., “Stay,” Benicia Herald, December 3, 2016 [88]
  • Lang, D. L., “Train Whistle Polka,” Benicia Herald, December 15, 2017 [89]
  • Lang, D. L., “Benicia Bound,” Benicia Herald, January 5, 2018 [90]
  • Lang, D. L., “Love Poetry Capital Blockade,” Benicia Herald, February 23, 2018 [91]
  • Lang, D. L., “How to Swim through a Tornado,” Benicia Herald, June 15, 2018 [92]
  • Lang, D. L., “The Woodpecker’s Beat,” Benicia Herald, September 7, 2018 [93]
  • Lang, D. L., "Turning: A Poem for Yom Kippur," Reformjudaism.org, September 17, 2018[94]
  • 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[95]
  • Lang, D. L., "One Thousand Per Day," Frost Meadow Review, April 1, 2020[96]
  • 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[97]
  • Lang, D. L., “These Wild Winds,” The Lake County Bloom, September 23, 2021[98]
  • Lang, D. L., “American Dream,” The Free Venice Beachhead, Vol. 470, January 2022[24]
  • Lang, D. L., “Columbia River Gorgeous,” KALW Bay Poets, August 24, 2022[99]
  • Lang, D. L., "Labor Shortage," Work & the Anthropocene, September 5, 2022[100]
  • Lang, D. L., ”What Dreams Danced Here?” The Lake County Bloom, October 20, 2022[101]
  • Lang, D. L., ”The Northwest” The Lake County Bloom, October 20, 2022[101]
  • 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[102]
  • Lang, D. L., "Ars Poetica," Vallejo Weekly, October 19, 2023[62]
  • 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[6]
  • 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[103]

Articles and essays edit

  • Lang, Diana L., "Enid's Ties to Railroad History," Enid News & Eagle, October 16, 2019[104]
  • "A Collective Experience to Learn" Global Pandemic Crisis: A Series of Literary Essays on Quarantine Transcendent Zero Press. 2020. ISBN 9781946460257
  • "Oklahoma Community Protests the Election of White Nationalist," People’s Tribune, August 18, 2023[105]
  • "Oklahoma Voters Successfully Recall White Nationalist," People’s Tribune, April 25, 2024[106]
  • "How Enid, Okla., united to remove a local fascist from office," People's World, May 7, 2024[107]

See also edit

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  105. ^ Lang, D. L. (August 18, 2023). "Oklahoma Community Protests the Election of White Nationalist". People’s Tribune. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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January 01, 1970
lang, diana, lucille, lang, born, 1983, hersfeld, west, germany, known, professionally, american, poet, poetry, anthologized, over, anthologies, published, full, length, books, poetry, served, poet, laureate, vallejo, california, diana, lucille, langvallejo, p. 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 6 She has published 16 full length books of poetry and served as the Poet Laureate of Vallejo California 7 8 9 1 Diana Lucille LangVallejo Poet Laureate D L LangBornBad Hersfeld West Germany 1 Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma 2 OccupationPoetTitlePoet laureate of Vallejo CaliforniaTerm2017 2019 3 PredecessorGenea Brice 3 SuccessorJeremy Snyder 4 Writing careerPen nameD L Lang 5 GenrepoetryWebsitedianalangpoetry wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Film and television 3 Poetry 3 1 Vallejo Poet Laureate 3 2 2020 present 4 Works 4 1 Poetry collections 4 2 Spoken word albums 4 3 Poetry anthologies 4 3 1 Editor 4 3 2 Contributor 4 4 Poetry publications 4 5 Articles and essays 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life editDiana Lucille Lang 2 nee Kettle 10 was born in Bad Hersfeld West Germany 1 where her American father was stationed in the military and met her mother who is German 11 As a result of growing up in a military family 1 as a child Lang relocated frequently residing in Herleshausen West Germany 12 Santa Fe Texas 12 Alexandria Louisiana 12 and Enid Oklahoma 10 Lang graduated from Enid High School in 2001 10 received an Associate of Science in General Studies 13 at Northern Oklahoma College 14 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies with a minor in Judaic Studies 13 from the University of Oklahoma 2 After college she moved to California in 2005 13 and married Timothy Lang in 2006 11 1 living in San Rafael California prior to moving to Vallejo 15 11 Film and television editWhile in college Lang worked as a video editor at television station KXOK LD 2 16 as webmaster for University of Oklahoma student radio station the Wire 17 and as a band promoter for Grey from Enid Oklahoma 11 16 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 18 which was broadcast on Oklahoma PBS affiliate OETA 19 and The Hebrew Project 2 a Hebrew language film that featured University of Oklahoma professors Ori Kritz and Norman Stillman which was broadcast on The Jewish Channel 20 Poetry editLang began writing poetry as a child first attempting to write song lyrics 11 She cites The Beatles 11 Pete Seeger Allen Ginsberg Jim Morrison and Bob Dylan as influences 1 In addition to writing about her life 11 Lang writes on themes of Judaism 21 social justice 11 political protest 22 feminism 22 anti capitalism 21 anti racism 21 and pacifism 21 22 Lang began performing her poetry in 2015 11 at Poetry by the Bay 23 Her poems have been published in newspapers journals and anthologies Lang s poem American Dream 24 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 25 Mark Lipman of Vagabond Books compiled the collection for Samuel Peralta s Lunar Codex time capsule project 25 which launches art stored on memory cards and nano fiche to the moon 26 The anthology is included in Codex Polaris traveling to the Nobile Crater as part of NASA s Artemis program 27 and is expected to launch to the moon in November 2024 or February 2025 25 Vallejo Poet Laureate edit nbsp 3 Vallejo Poets Laureate D L Lang was appointed Poet Laureate of Vallejo California in September 2017 and served through December 2019 28 29 As poet laureate Lang edited the poetry anthology Verses Voices amp Visions of Vallejo 11 30 and performed 141 times in 18 different cities 31 Lang gave the invocation 32 at the 2019 Vallejo Women s March 33 During her tenure she also performed her poetry at many local events including Vallejo Unites Against Hatred 34 Unity Day 35 International Peace Day 36 and Why Poetry Matters 37 Lang also gave a presentation on Emma Lazarus and Alicia Ostriker for AAUW Voices of Change 38 Lang also judged seven contests 31 including the county Poetry Out Loud high school recitation competition 39 Joel Fallon poetry scholarship 13 Solano County Fair talent competition 13 Vallejo poetry slam 28 and county library teen writing competition 40 She performed regularly on air on KZCT 13 and on stage at Poetry by the Bay 41 Like her predecessor 42 she led the Poetry in Notion poetry circle 41 and hosted annual events for National Poetry Month 1 She attended poets laureate conferences in Tujunga and San Mateo 43 44 Lang was preceded as Vallejo s poet laureate by Dr Genea Brice 3 and succeeded by Jeremy Snyder then host of Poetry by the Bay 45 The California State Senate California Arts Council and Vallejo City Council awarded Lang with proclamations for serving as poet laureate 46 2020 present edit In 2020 she was a featured act at the Solano County Virtual Fair 47 and judged the library s teen poetry competition 48 In 2021 she performed virtually for Poetry Flash 49 and Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry 13 She also performed with Brice and Snyder at Alibi Bookshop 50 and for the Jewish Democrats of Solano County 51 In 2022 she performed for the AAUW 52 Solano County Library 53 San Francisco Public Library 54 a beat poetry festival at the Empress Theatre 55 56 the abortion rights group RiseUp4AbortionRights 57 the Beat Museum 58 and LaborFest with the Revolutionary Poets Brigade 59 judged the Solano library s teen poetry competition 60 and appeared on the Rooted in Poetry podcast 61 In 2023 she performed at the Flyway Festival 62 Cordelia Library for Poetry Month 63 Vallejo Poetry Festival 64 Laborfest at the Tenderloin Museum 65 Revolution Books in Berkeley to support freeing Iranian political prisoners 66 and a labor protest against Elon Musk 67 68 In 2023 she was also one of ten winners of the Curbside Haiku contest in Tulsa Oklahoma 46 62 69 and performed at the 2023 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah Oklahoma 46 70 Lang was a member of the committee to choose Snyder s successors as poet laureate 71 72 73 and judged the Solano Library s teen poetry competition 74 75 In 2024 Lang performed at the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley in support of Toomaj Salehi 76 She also gave a reading at a Jewish art exhibit at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum 77 and at the Fairfield Library with fellow poets laureate 78 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 79 She also performed at Ink and Inspiration in Enid Oklahoma 80 and the Scissortail Creative Writing Festival in Ada Oklahoma 81 46 She continues to perform poetry live on air at KZCT radio 82 Radio stations KPOO KPFA and KALW have also broadcast Lang s poetry 46 Works editPoetry collections edit Tea and Sprockets 2011 ISBN 9781467900379 Abundant Sparks and Personal Archeology 2013 ISBN 9781511726665 Look Ma No Hands 2015 ISBN 9781511726504 Poet Loiterer 2016 ISBN 9781518713248 Id Biscuits 2016 ISBN 9781530453054 Barefoot in the Sanctuary 2016 ISBN 9781536820263 Armor Against the Dawn 2016 ISBN 9781540704993 Dragonfly Tomorrows and Dog eared Yesterdays 2017 ISBN 9781548437725 Resting on my Laurels 2018 ISBN 9781983939778 The Cafe of Dreams 2018 ISBN 9781727159806 Midnight Strike 2019 ISBN 9781072096016 83 This Festival of Dreams 2020 ISBN 9798642242759 Earthen Rovings Poems on Mother Nature and the Environment 2020 ISBN 9798647153074 Heaven is Portable 2022 ISBN 9798516440311 Paradise Collectors A Book of Jewish Poetry 2023 ISBN 9798872502203 Wanderings 2 0 The Journey and the Destinations 2024 ISBN 9798877591356 Spoken word albums edit Happy Accidents 2015 83 Poetry anthologies edit Editor edit Verses Voices amp Visions of Vallejo 2019 ISBN 9781724462633 Contributor edit A Poet s Siddur Friday Evening Liturgy Through the Eyes of Poets Ain t Got No Press 2017 ISBN 9780982058480 Light amp Shadow Benicia Literary Arts 2018 ISBN 9780970373762 Marin Poetry Center Anthology Vol 21 Marin Poetry Center 2018 ISBN 9780988969421 Verses Voices amp Visions of Vallejo 2019 ISBN 9781724462633 Colossus Home An Anthology of Lives in and out of Place Colossus Press 2020 ISBN 9781735252643 Introspective BloodRedStar Publications 2020 ISBN 9798687549165 The Alien Buddha Wears a Black Bandanna Alien Buddha Press 2020 ISBN 9798693006782 Black Lives Matter Poems for a New World Civic Leicester 2020 ISBN 9781916459359 Happy Fukkadays 2 U from the Alien Buddha Alien Buddha Press 2020 ISBN 9798696227269 Poems of Political Protest City Limits Publishing 2020 ISBN 9781954403000 Musings During a Time of Pandemic A World Anthology of Poems on COVID 19 Kistrech Theatre International 2020 ISBN 9789966955951 Poetry The Best of 2020 Inner Child Press 2020 ISBN 9781952081378 From the Soil A Hometown Anthology Exeter Publishing 2020 ISBN 9798583850617 Birth Lifespan Vol 1 Pure Slush Books 2021 ISBN 9781922427205 Red Skies A Creators Response to 2020 Splintered Disorder Press 2021 ISBN 9798702942049 2020 Our Voices Barnes amp Noble Press 2021 ISBN 9781666236354 Insurrection Gnashing Teeth Publishing 2021 ISBN 9781734049558 The Alien Buddha Skips the Party Alien Buddha Press 2021 ISBN 9798577062279 Globalisation A Poetry Collection Making Magic Happen Press 2021 ISBN 9780645096613 Pandemic Evolution Days 1 100 Sheila Na Gig Editions 2021 ISBN 9781735400235 The Alien Buddha Gets A Real Job Alien Buddha Press 2021 ISBN 9798702028163 The Last Time the Alien Buddha Got Sooo High Alien Buddha Press 2021 ISBN 9798726871189 Poems from the Heron Clan Vol VIII Katherine James Books 2021 ISBN 9781733929936 Adfectus Exeter Publishing 2021 ISBN 9798515034177 Good Cop Bad Cop Flowersong Press 2021 ISBN 9781953447784 Anthology House Vol 2 ASEI Arts 2021 ISBN 9780998842189 The Rastaman Conversations with Bob Marley Alien Buddha Press 2021 ISBN 9798727953129 When this is all over Creative Ink Publishing 2021 ISBN 9798518906778 The Alien Buddha Goes Pop Alien Buddha Press 2021 ISBN 9798511774343 Together Behind Four Walls Goldcrest Books 2021 ISBN 9781913719340 Protest 2021 Moonstone Arts Center 2021 ISBN 9781954499423 I Can t Breathe A Poetic Anthology of Social Justice Kistrech Theatre International 2021 ISBN 9789914988505 IFLAC Peace Anthology Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery International Forum for the Literature and Culture of Peace 2021 ISBN 9798775435080 Cooch Behar Anthology 2022 ISBN 9798411541991 Reimagine America An anthology for the future Vagabond Books 2022 ISBN 9781936293445 International Women s Day 2022 Moonstone Arts Center 2022 ISBN 9781954499683 Resist with every Inch and Breath Lonely Cryptid Media 2022 ISBN 9781005648480 Psalms of the Alien Buddha Vol 2 Alien Buddha Press 2022 ISBN 9798822053663 May Day 2022 Moonstone Arts Center 2022 ISBN 9781954499836 Poetry is Dead An Inclusive Anthology of Deadhead Poetry Hercules Publishing 2022 ISBN 9798218003593 Yearning to Breathe Free A Community Journal of 2020 Benicia Literary Arts 2022 ISBN 9781735499925 Storm Warning Poets for the Planet Building Socialism Revolutionary Poets Brigade 2022 ISBN 9780938392163 The Protest Diaries B Cubed Press 2022 ISBN 9781949476262 Hiroshima Day Moonstone Arts Center 2022 ISBN 9781959038092 When There are Nine Moon Tide Press 2022 ISBN 9781957799032 Colossus Freedom Colossus Press 2022 ISBN 9781735252650 Remembering Jack Kerouac on his 100th Birthday New Generation Beat Publications 2022 ISBN 9781957654010 Banned Books Week Moonstone Arts Center 2022 ISBN 9781959038115 The Alien Buddha s Microdoses Alien Buddha Press 2022 ISBN 9798844476075 Nooks amp Crannies Benicia Literary Arts 2022 ISBN 9781735499918 26th Annual Poetry Ink Anthology Moonstone Press 2023 ISBN missing American Graveyard Calls to End Gun Violence Read or Green Books 2023 ISBN 9798986140674 The Alien Buddha Gets Rejected Vol 2 Alien Buddha Press 2023 ISBN 9798370718717 The Alien Buddha Gets a Real Job Vol 2 Alien Buddha Press 2023 ISBN 9798378854370 The Working Man s Hand Celebrating Woody Guthrie Poems of Protest and Resistance Fine Dog Press 2023 ISBN 9781955478168 Remembering Woody Guthrie Moonstone Press 2023 ISBN 9781959038603 Healing a Fractured World Kallatumba Press 2023 ISBN 9780938392170 I Never Could Talk to You L A Poetry Beach Festival 2023 ISBN 9798861584968 Which Side Are You On Labor Day 2023 Moonstone Press 2023 ISBN 9781959038641 Remembering Pablo Neruda Moonstone Press 2023 ISBN 9781959038801 The Sparring Artists Mystic Boxing Commission Peer Amid Press 2023 ISBN 9781733548168 Am Yisrael Chai UJA Federation of New York 2023 ISBN 9798864248027 84 The Alien Buddha Loves You Alien Buddha Press 2023 ISBN 9798853991262 Bill of Rights Day 2023 Moonstone Press 2023 ISBN 9781959038887 About Time Red Penguin Books 2024 ISBN 9781637775363 To Write of Love During War UJA Federation of New York 2024 ISBN 9798879324358 Starman Oddity Poetry amp Art Inspired by David Bowie Fevers of the Mind 2024 ISBN 9798880401932 World Healing World Peace 2024 Inner Child Press 2024 ISBN 9781961498235 Traitor Patriot A Reflection of January 6 Moonstone Press 2024 ISBN 9781959038993 Avalanches in Poetry Vol III Poetry Writings amp Art Inspired by Leonard Cohen Fevers of the Mind ISBN 9798321730034 Boundless 2024 the Anthology of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival Flowersong Press 2024 ISBN 9781963245585 The Vagabond Lunar Collection An anthology that s out of this World Vagabond Books 2024 25 Unite the States of America Like a Blot from the Blue 2024 ISBN 9798324838430 Poetry publications edit Lang D L Prayer for Shomerim Jewish Journal of Los Angeles February 18 2015 85 Lang D L Sheltering in Places Benicia Herald September 23 2016 86 Lang D L Worldly Windows Benicia Herald November 4 2016 87 Lang D L Stay Benicia Herald December 3 2016 88 Lang D L Train Whistle Polka Benicia Herald December 15 2017 89 Lang D L Benicia Bound Benicia Herald January 5 2018 90 Lang D L Love Poetry Capital Blockade Benicia Herald February 23 2018 91 Lang D L How to Swim through a Tornado Benicia Herald June 15 2018 92 Lang D L The Woodpecker s Beat Benicia Herald September 7 2018 93 Lang D L Turning A Poem for Yom Kippur Reformjudaism org September 17 2018 94 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 95 Lang D L One Thousand Per Day Frost Meadow Review April 1 2020 96 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 97 Lang D L These Wild Winds The Lake County Bloom September 23 2021 98 Lang D L American Dream The Free Venice Beachhead Vol 470 January 2022 24 Lang D L Columbia River Gorgeous KALW Bay Poets August 24 2022 99 Lang D L Labor Shortage Work amp the Anthropocene September 5 2022 100 Lang D L What Dreams Danced Here The Lake County Bloom October 20 2022 101 Lang D L The Northwest The Lake County Bloom October 20 2022 101 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 102 Lang D L Ars Poetica Vallejo Weekly October 19 2023 62 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 6 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 103 Articles and essays edit Lang Diana L Enid s Ties to Railroad History Enid News amp Eagle October 16 2019 104 A Collective Experience to Learn Global Pandemic Crisis A Series of Literary Essays on Quarantine Transcendent Zero Press 2020 ISBN 9781946460257 Oklahoma Community Protests the Election of White Nationalist People s Tribune August 18 2023 105 Oklahoma Voters Successfully Recall White Nationalist People s Tribune April 25 2024 106 How Enid Okla united to remove a local fascist from office People s World May 7 2024 107 See also edit nbsp Poetry portal Genea Brice Jeremy Snyder Jacalyn Eyvonne Kathleen Herrmann List of municipal poets laureate in CaliforniaReferences edit a b c d e f g Feb 7 Arts and Entertainment Poet Laureate enjoys first year timesheraldonline com February 5 2019 Retrieved February 6 2019 a b c d e Virtual Third Thursday Poetry and Jazz Independent Coast Observer May 21 2021 Retrieved July 20 2021 a b c Sept 5 Arts and Entertainment Always something to Celebrate timesheraldonline com September 3 2019 Retrieved September 24 2019 Jeremy Snyder is named Vallejo s 3rd Poet Laureate Vallejo Times Herald December 21 2019 Retrieved December 25 2019 Diana Lang Confused identity timesheraldonline com December 9 2016 Retrieved September 23 2019 a b Lang D L Lightfoot Lives On eMerge Magazine Retrieved January 9 2024 Celebrate National Poetry Month with local poets at reception thereporter com March 10 2006 Retrieved August 9 2018 VAL L PoetBrice 0831 timesheraldonline com Retrieved August 9 2018 The Week Ahead Fairfield Reception to Mark National Poetry Month dailyrepublic com April 23 2018 Retrieved August 9 2018 a b c Going to the Extreme Documentary that involved Enid area residents captures the spirit of Lake Hefner surfers Enid News amp Eagle Archived from the original on December 9 2004 a b c d e f g h i j Raskin Zrihen Rachel October 20 2019 Vallejo s poet laureate joins social justice event Napa Valley Register Retrieved October 23 2019 a b c Interview with D L Lang Smashwords Retrieved June 20 2021 a b c d e f g D L Lang Headlines Third Thursday Poetry PDF No May 2021 Mendocino Coast s Lighthouse Peddler Retrieved May 8 2021 Enid music video gets top award at film festival Enid News amp Eagle May 3 2003 Archived from the original on August 4 2004 Retrieved October 13 2019 Welte Jim September 5 2009 Jobless rate is lowest in state but it may not tell the whole story Marin Independent Journal Retrieved October 22 2020 a b Barron Robert April 21 2003 Local band highlighted at film festival Enid News amp Eagle Archived from the original on August 4 2004 Retrieved October 13 2019 Ganus Sara April 8 2004 Wire Returns to Internet Oklahoma Daily Archived from the original on December 21 2004 Retrieved September 11 2020 Festival highlights OU students films Two filmmakers have captured windsurfing at Lake Hefner OU Daily Archived from the original on December 17 2004 Retrieved September 2 2019 Kite and Windsurfing Film to Air The Oklahoman January 30 2004 Retrieved September 2 2019 The Jewish Channel The Hebrew Project Archived from the original on February 2 2009 Retrieved September 2 2019 a b c d Poet Loiterer Kirkus Reviews Retrieved October 24 2019 a b c Midnight Strike by D L Lang Kirkus Reviews Retrieved October 24 2019 Zimmermann Gretchen April 7 2023 Vallejo celebrates National Poetry Month The Vallejo Sun Retrieved April 9 2023 a b Lang D L January 2022 American Dream PDF The Free Venice Beachhead 470 11 Retrieved January 15 2022 a b c d Meyer Karenna March 14 2024 Vallejo poet D L Lang to become intergalactically published The Vacaville Reporter Retrieved March 15 2024 Sample Ian August 1 2023 Lunar Codex digitised works of 30 000 artists to be archived on moon The Guardian Retrieved March 15 2024 Lunar Codex Lunar Codex Retrieved March 15 2024 a b Proclamation Honoring D L Lang for Her Service as Poet Laureate of Vallejo City of Vallejo Retrieved December 31 2020 New poet laureate sought Vallejo Times Herald September 17 2019 Retrieved October 23 2019 D L Lang Poetry Time April 20 2018 Retrieved September 25 2019 a b Freedman Richard January 7 2020 New poet laureate puts heart into writing He s ready to start two year term Vallejo Times Herald Retrieved January 8 2020 Vallejo to Celebrate Women s March on Saturday Vallejo Times Herald January 18 2019 Retrieved October 13 2019 Raskin Zrihen Rachel January 19 2019 Hundreds participate in Vallejo Women s March Vallejo Times Herald Retrieved October 13 2019 Lees Lucinda November 6 2018 Vallejo Unites Against Hatred Vallejo Times Herald Retrieved October 13 2019 Vallejo s Unity Day Returns September 9 Vallejo Times Herald August 21 2018 Retrieved October 13 2019 Freedman Richard September 26 2017 Always Something to Celebrate Vallejo Times Herald Retrieved October 13 2019 Why Poetry Matters is theme of Solano foundation reception Fairfield Daily Republic April 20 2018 Retrieved October 13 2019 Sestanovich Nick March 21 2018 3 poets laureate to celebrate 6 female poets in free library event Benicia Herald Retrieved October 13 2019 Hicks Bill February 12 2017 Loud and Clear Poetry event shows students at their lyrical best Fairfield Daily Republic Retrieved October 13 2019 Bell Elizabeth December 16 2019 Press Release Solano County Library Teen Writing Contest Winners Fairfield Daily Republic Retrieved December 17 2019 a b Fishbowl Poetry Open Mic Featuring D L Lang and Doreen Stock Old Monterey February 4 2019 Retrieved October 13 2019 Sestanovich Nick April 8 2016 JFK Library in Vallejo will celebrate National Poetry Month Benicia Herald Retrieved October 13 2019 DL Lang Speak Poetry in San Mateo Speak Poetry February 25 2022 Retrieved May 19 2022 Diana DL Lang Engaging the Senses Engaging the Senses Foundation Retrieved May 19 2022 Vallejo choose 3rd poet laureate Fairfield Daily Republic December 20 2019 Retrieved December 20 2019 a b c d e Meyer Karenna March 12 2024 Vallejo poet invited to nationally attended creative writing festival Vacaville Reporter Retrieved March 14 2024 Freedman Richard June 17 2020 Solano County Fair Virtually 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Patch May 13 2022 Retrieved May 16 2022 Liggins Greg May 14 2022 Abortion rights protesters take to the streets of San Francisco KTVU FOX 2 Retrieved May 16 2022 Storm Warning kerouac com August 26 2022 Retrieved October 3 2022 Poets of the Revolutionary Poets Brigade and More Labor Fest 2022 Retrieved July 17 2022 Bruce Suzanne January 1 2023 The Poetry Connection Winners of the library s Teen Writing Contest Poetry Division Fairfield Daily Republic Retrieved January 2 2023 Marie Georgina April 29 2021 Rooted in Poetry Episode 11 The Bloom Retrieved July 13 2022 a b c Artist Highlight Vallejo Poet Laureate Emerita D L Lang Vallejo Weekly 11 42 6 October 19 2023 Retrieved October 20 2023 At the Library A Pageantry of Poetry celebrates National Poetry Month Fairfield Daily Republic April 3 2023 Retrieved April 7 2023 Baker Jordan April 14 2023 Indulge in poetry with an alibi Vallejo Times Herald Retrieved April 23 2023 LaborFest Poetry Worker s Voices Tenderloin Museum Retrieved 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