Dwayne Parish is an American poet. He was born in Fairfield, CaliforniaonTravis 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 laureateofRichmond, 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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