D.L. Lang

D.L. Lang is an internationally published poet residing in Vallejo, California, where she is a frequent performer around the San Francisco Bay Area poetry scene. She served as Vallejo’s poet laureate from 2017 to 2019. Her work has been anthologized in many titles worldwide. She is a follower of Reform Judaism. She writes political poetry from a leftist viewpoint as well as autobiographical poetry, and poems celebrating the natural world. Lang edited the anthology Verses, Voices, & Visions of Vallejo released in 2019 to benefit the Vallejo Peace Project. She is the author of Tea & Sprockets, Abundant Sparks & Personal Archeology, Look Ma! No Hands!, Poet Loiterer, Id Biscuits, Barefoot in the Sanctuary, Armor Against The Dawn, Dragonfly Tomorrows & Dog-eared Yesterdays, Resting on My Laurels, The Cafe of Dreams, Midnight Strike, and This Festival of Dreams.

Early Life
Lang was born in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, and then lived for a few months in Herleshausen before emigrating to the United States. She then lived in Santa Fe, Texas and Alexandria, Louisiana, and Enid, Oklahoma. She also lived in Oklahoma City while studying film and Judaic Studies at the University of Oklahoma.

Writing Philosophy
Lang's writing philosophy is to entertain, uplift, inspire, educate, and bear witness.

Goals
When asked about her goals, Lang said "Just to have some fun and see where this dream takes me."

Inspirations
D.L. Lang is inspired by music, spiritual experiences, attending protests, reading the news, and the beauty of nature.

Publications
March 2021, Van Nelson, Kelly, ed., “This Small World,” Globalisation: The Sphere Keeps Spinning, Making Magic Happen Press, Perth, Australia.

January 2021, Potter, Matt, ed., “Your Birth Day,” Birth, Lifespan, Vol. 1, Pure Slush Books, Sefton Park, Australia.

February 2021, Edwards, Amanda and Small, Rachel, ed., “Solo,” Red Skies, Splintered Disorder Press, Ontario, Canada.

December 2020, Lufkin, Kas and Thornley, Katrina, ed., “Enid’s OK,” From the Soil: A Hometown Anthology, Exeter Publishing, Exeter, Rhode Island.

November 2020, Okemwa, Christopher, ed., “Hart Island,” “Only Ghosts May Gather,” Musings During a Time of Pandemic: A World Anthology of Poems on COVID-19, Kistrech Theatre International, Kisii, Kenya.

November 2020, Musiyiwa, Ambrose, ed., “Dear Vallejo,” Black Lives Matter: Poems for a New World, Civic Leicester, Leicester, England.

November 2020, Focks, Red, ed.,“On the Eve of the Revolution,” The Alien Buddha Wears A Black Bandanna, Alien Buddha Press, Spartanburg, South Carolina.

August 2020, Biel, Sara, & Brundage, Karla, ed. “Everyone Deserves a Home.” Colossus: Home: An Anthology of Lives in and out of Place, Colossus Press, Oakland, California.

November 2017, Lupert, Rick, ed., “Watch This Space,” A Poet’s Siddur, Ain’t Got No Press, Van Nuys, California.

September 17, 2018 “Turning: A Poem for Yom Kippur” ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/author/dl-lang

Social Media
Twitter: @poetryebook

Website
http://www.poetryebook.com

https://dianalangpoetry.com/