Dwayne Parish is an American poet.
He was born in Fairfield, California on Travis Air Force Base[1] and grew up in Vallejo, California.
[2] At age 55,[2] he was named the first poet laureate of Richmond, California in 2012.
[4] Parish also served on the Richmond Arts & Culture Commission.
[1] Parish was succeeded as poet laureate by Donté Clark, Lincoln Bergman, and Brendan Quintanilla, who served concurrently.