Biography

• Born in L.A.
• Performed at the mic since the age of 7.
• Poet since the age of 11.
• Currently the Poet Laureate of Benicia, California.
• He is known for his unique "poemSongs" : Part poem / Part song.

New poet laureate seeks to unite art, poetry

Poetry

A Benicia Poem

Six ducks
One pheasant
301 gulls
Seven quail
On fishing trail
A pair of kites
One cormorant
Three people
One pleasantly lost in revery
Epiphanic waters and landscape
A breeding pair of white Ospreys
Sea breeze
Reaching across
The Strait
The coolest movie theatre in the world
The library sunrise terra-cotta glows
Welcoming
Reservoir of history, art, learning
Waters with history
Brackish friends
Loving fog
Bracing wind
Giant ships
And
You.

~~Tom Stanton, July 17, 2018, City Council Meeting

Find more of his poetry in the Catalog.