Joel Fallon (June 16, 1931 - August 11, 2016)[1] was the first Poet laureate of Benicia, California. He is the namesake of the Joel Fallon poetry scholarship[2] awarded annually since 2015[3] to high school students in Benicia, California. He was a founding member of the Benicia First Tuesday Poets, which meets at the Benicia Library monthly since 2003,[4] and also helped begin the Benicia Love Poetry Contest[2] and the annual Poets’ Picnic.[2] He was named Benicia's first poet laureate in 2005.[4] He helped Genea Brice[4] advocate for a poet laureate program in neighboring Vallejo, California. He also served as a vice president of Arts Benicia.[1] Fallon began writing poetry while serving overseas in the United States Army.[4] He was influenced by Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Charles Bukowski.[3]
^ ab"Joel Fallon Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ abcSestanovich, Nick (20 April 2018). "Poetry event to raise money for Joel Fallon Scholarship". Benicia Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ abcdefgSestanovich, Nick (14 August 2016). "Joel Fallon, Benicia's first poet laureate, dies". Benicia Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ abcdWidjojo, Irma (26 April 2016). "Voices: First Benicia poet laureate shares love of the art". Vallejo Times-Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^"A Capitol celebration of Joel Fallon, Benicia's first Poet Laureate with launch of The Book of Joel". Benicia Herald. May 16, 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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joel, fallon, june, 1931, august, 2016, first, poet, laureate, benicia, california, namesake, poetry, scholarship, awarded, annually, since, 2015, high, school, students, benicia, california, founding, member, benicia, first, tuesday, poets, which, meets, beni. Joel Fallon June 16 1931 August 11 2016 1 was the first Poet laureate of Benicia California He is the namesake of the Joel Fallon poetry scholarship 2 awarded annually since 2015 3 to high school students in Benicia California He was a founding member of the Benicia First Tuesday Poets which meets at the Benicia Library monthly since 2003 4 and also helped begin the Benicia Love Poetry Contest 2 and the annual Poets Picnic 2 He was named Benicia s first poet laureate in 2005 4 He helped Genea Brice 4 advocate for a poet laureate program in neighboring Vallejo California He also served as a vice president of Arts Benicia 1 Fallon began writing poetry while serving overseas in the United States Army 4 He was influenced by Robert Frost Emily Dickinson and Charles Bukowski 3 Joel FallonBenicia Poet Laureate Joel FallonBorn 1931 06 16 June 16 1931DiedAugust 11 2016 2016 08 11 aged 85 OccupationPoet laureate of Benicia California Contents 1 Works 1 1 Collections 1 2 Chapbooks 1 3 Albums 2 See also 3 ReferencesWorks editCollections edit Peery Don ed The Book of Joel Benicia Literary Arts 2019 5 Chapbooks edit Apple Wind 3 A Gathering of Angels 3 Clean Sheets Dirty Woman 3 Shanghai Wilson 3 Albums edit Fallon Reads Fallon 2010 3 See also edit nbsp Poetry portal Robert Shelby List of municipal poets laureate in CaliforniaReferences edit a b Joel Fallon Obituary Legacy com Retrieved 12 October 2019 a b c Sestanovich Nick 20 April 2018 Poetry event to raise money for Joel Fallon Scholarship Benicia Herald Retrieved 12 October 2019 a b c d e f g Sestanovich Nick 14 August 2016 Joel Fallon Benicia s first poet laureate dies Benicia Herald Retrieved 12 October 2019 a b c d Widjojo Irma 26 April 2016 Voices First Benicia poet laureate shares love of the art Vallejo Times Herald Retrieved 12 October 2019 A Capitol celebration of Joel Fallon Benicia s first Poet Laureate with launch of The Book of Joel Benicia Herald May 16 2019 Retrieved 12 October 2019 nbsp This biographical article about an American poet born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joel Fallon amp oldid 1222764597, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
