Jeremy Snyder
Jeremy Snyder is an American poet. He serves as poet laureate of Vallejo, California. Background Snyder was born in Vallejo, California, educated at the University of Montana, and served in the United States Navy. Poetry Jeremy Snyder began writing poetry at age 5. From 2018 to 2022, Snyder hosted a poetry open mic, Poetry by the Bay at the downtown Oddfellows Hall and online. Poetry by the Bay was founded in 2008 by Kyrah Ayers. In 2023 Keith Thompson took over as host and the group now meets at the Mira Theatre. Snyder became Vallejo’s poet laureate in January 2020 and serves until December 31, 2023. He was preceded in office by D.L. Lang and Dr. Genea Brice. His term was extended through 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the live events and poetry workshops he had planned. In 2021 Snyder appeared on the Rooted in Poetry podcast, performed at a virtual benefit for the Solano County Library Foundation, performed with his predecessors at Alibi Bookshop, and with fellow San Francisco bay area poets laureate in Richmond, California. He hosted the National Poetry Month celebrations at the Solano County Library in 2022 and Alibi Bookshop in 2023. Publications Snyder,