Inaugual
POET LAUREATE
OF POMONA,
2020 - 22’

Creator and Curator
of The Annual
Pomona Valley
POETRY Book
and Music
Festival

Poet|Author|Host|Minister|Artist

A Renaissance Man.

Speaker of Spirit and Power

To Understand who Judah is you’ve got to know the work and it’ll all fall into Alignment. David Judah Oliver is an accomplished Poet and Author of two Published Books of original Poetry. He is the Co-Host and Founder of LionLike MindState Poetry and Art Series at the Pomona Fairplex. He has been a Member of the Los Angeles Slam Team 2005 and 2006. Coach and SlamMaster of the Empire MindState Poetry Slam Team of Pomona 2009 and 2010, leading his Team of Poets to 2nd in the Nation. As an Entrepreneur, he Owned and Operated the now Legendary Machine Pomona Art Gallery in the Pomona Arts Colony, 2011-2014. For this work, he was Awarded a Full Scholarship to further his Education at Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges. An Art Consultant for the Ontario Montclair School District 2012 to 2020.

David Judah 1 has taught Poetry at every level of Education spanning Kindergarten to College and University Workshops, even beyond bars and barriers as an Art Instructor for the Prison Education Program, teaching Poetry to Inmates at Chino Men’s and Women’s Prison, Norco Rehabilation Center for Men and including Camp Glen Rocky Detention Camp for Boys, San Dimas.

He is also a Licensed Minister and has Officiated 20 Weddings and 2 Funerals.

David Marcus Oliver/Judah 1 was recently Unanimously Voted to Serve on the Pomona Arts and Culture Commission as a Citizen Advisory Committee Member and has served continuously since 2020.

Judah 1 also had the Honor of the 1st Yearlong Art/Activist In Residence at Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges 2021-2022; Teaching 5 Classes and Curating Pizter College's 1st Poetry Film and Art Festival!

Judah 1 is Currently serving Cal Poly Pomona as the 1st Artist Engineer in Residence at the College of Environmental Design, Dept of Urban and Regional Planning.

He is…the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Pomona!