Connie Post
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Connie Post is an American poet. She served as the first poet laureate of Livermore, California, from 2005 to 2009.[1] She hosted multiple poetry shows including Wine and Words, Ravenswood, and Valona Deli Second Sunday Poetry Series.[1] Post is widely published and the author of seven books of poetry.[2] She was the recipient of over 70[3] poetry awards, including the 2014 Lyrebird Award, 2012 Aurorean Editor's chapbook prize, 2018 Liakoura Award, the Caesura Award, and the 2016 Crab Creek Poetry Award.[4] She was succeeded as poet laureate by Cher Wollard,[5] Kevin Gunn,[6] Cynthia Patton,[6] and Peggy Schimmelman.[7]
Works
Collections
- Prime Meridian (Glass Lyre Press, 2020)[8]
- Floodwater (Glass Lyre Press, 2014)
Chapbooks
- And When the Sun Drops (Finishing Line Press, 2012)
- Trip Wires (Finishing Line Press, 2010)
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References
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