Joel Fallon

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Joel Fallon
Benicia Poet Laureate Joel Fallon
Born	(1931-06-16)June 16, 1931
Died	August 11, 2016(2016-08-11) (aged 85)
Occupation	Poet laureate of Benicia, California

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]

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Peery, Don, ed. The Book of Joel (Benicia Literary Arts, 2019)^[5]

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Apple Wind^[3]
A Gathering of Angels^[3]
Clean Sheets, Dirty Woman^[3]
Shanghai Wilson^[3]

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Fallon Reads Fallon (2010)^[3]

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^ ^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.

v t e Poets Laureate of Benicia, California
Joel Fallon (2006-2008) Robert Shelby (2008-2010) Ronna Leon (2010-2012) Lois Requist (2012-2014) Don Peery (2014-2016) Johanna Ely (2016-2018) Tom Stanton (2018-2020) Mary Susan Gast 2020-2022

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