Genea Brice
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Genea Sheles Brice is an American poet. She was the first Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.timesheraldonline.com/article/NH/20170831/NEWS/170839986|website=timesheraldonline.com|title=VAL-L-PoetBrice-0831|date=12 August 2018|accessdate=20 August 2019|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809121834/http://www.timesheraldonline.com/article/NH/20170831/NEWS/170839986|url-status=live}}
Biography
She was born in Oakland, California and raised in Vallejo, California. Brice is a graduate of Hogan Senior High School in Vallejo. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a concentration in English Literature and a Teaching Credential from Patten University. She went on to the Sacramento Theological Seminary and Bible College to earn her Master of Arts and doctorate in Theological Studies. In addition to becoming Vallejo's first poet laureate, she served on the Commission on Culture and the Arts. Following her service as poet laureate she briefly relocated to Dallas, Texas in 2018.{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Richard |title=Vallejo's first Poet Laureate moving to Texas |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2018/06/26/june-28-vallejo-aampe-source-vallejos-first-poet-laureate-moving-to-texas/ |accessdate=14 October 2019 |publisher=Vallejo Times Herald |date=June 28, 2018 |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014001853/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2018/06/26/june-28-vallejo-aampe-source-vallejos-first-poet-laureate-moving-to-texas/ |url-status=live }} She currently resides in Vacaville, California and works as a teacher.{{cite news |last1=Coleman |first1=Monica |title=Effective Black Parenting Program is back at Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/effective-black-parenting-program-back-at-fairfield-suisun-unified/103-85fc4f43-ff21-430e-9903-ea5b2339bcd4 |access-date=20 October 2023 |agency=ABC10 |date=12 September 2023}}
Poetry
A poetry aficionado since her youth,{{cite web |last1=Widjojo |first1=Irma |title=Vallejo woman named city's first poet laureate |url=https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/28/vallejo-woman-named-citys-first-poet-laureate/ |website=Washington Times |access-date=3 June 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229231757/https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/28/vallejo-woman-named-citys-first-poet-laureate/ |url-status=live }} Brice advocated{{cite news |title=Vallejo appoints two poets laureate in historic first |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/11/25/vallejo-appoints-two-poets-laureate-in-historic-first/ |access-date=26 November 2023 |agency=Vallejo Times Herald |date=25 November 2023 |archive-date=25 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125233813/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/11/25/vallejo-appoints-two-poets-laureate-in-historic-first/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Brice |first1=Genea |title=Poet Laureates in Vallejo |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2013/02/28/poet-laureates-in-vallejo/ |access-date=3 June 2021 |agency=Vallejo Times Herald |date=28 February 2013 |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603144900/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2013/02/28/poet-laureates-in-vallejo/ |url-status=live }} for the founding of the poet laureate program in Vallejo.{{cite news |last1=Egitto |first1=Daniel |title=Vallejo seeks next poet laureate |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/10/06/vallejo-seeks-next-poet-laureate/ |access-date=20 October 2023 |agency=Vallejo Times Herald |date=6 October 2023 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014095649/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/10/06/vallejo-seeks-next-poet-laureate/ |url-status=live }} She served as poet laureate of Vallejo, California from August 2015 to September 2017. During her tenure, she performed at several local events and celebrations, including Art Walk,
{{cite news |last1=De Guzman |first1=Dianne |title=Vallejo Poet Laureate Genea Brice honored during Art Walk reception |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2015/10/10/vallejo-poet-laureate-genea-brice-honored-during-art-walk-reception/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Vallejo Times Herald |date=10 October 2015 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013054245/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2015/10/10/vallejo-poet-laureate-genea-brice-honored-during-art-walk-reception/ |url-status=live }} Visions of the Wild, Women's History Month,{{cite news |last1=Rogness |first1=Jessica |title=Solano County honors Barton at Women's History Luncheon |url=https://www.thereporter.com/2018/03/23/solano-county-honors-barton-at-womens-history-luncheon/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=The Vacaville Reporter |date=23 March 2018 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013164501/https://www.thereporter.com/2018/03/23/solano-county-honors-barton-at-womens-history-luncheon/ |url-status=live }} Juneteenth,{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Richard |title=June 9 Vallejo A&E Source: Amos Carter back at Vallejo Juneteenth — as the singing pastor |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2016/06/09/june-9-vallejo-aampe-source-amos-carter-back-at-vallejo-juneteenth-as-the-singing-pastor/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Vallejo Times Herald |date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013054245/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2016/06/09/june-9-vallejo-aampe-source-amos-carter-back-at-vallejo-juneteenth-as-the-singing-pastor/ |url-status=live }} Martin Luther King Jr. Day,{{cite news |last1=Hansen |first1=Todd |title=MLK Day March in Vallejo celebrates King, his call to action |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/solano-county/mlk-day-march-in-vallejo-celebrates-king-his-call-to-action/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=16 January 2018 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013054245/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/solano-county/mlk-day-march-in-vallejo-celebrates-king-his-call-to-action/ |url-status=live }} and a vigil after the Charlottesville car attack.{{cite news |last1=Glidden |first1=John |title=Vallejoans stand up to bigotry, hate |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2017/08/14/vallejoans-stand-up-to-bigotry-hate/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Vallejo Times Herald |date=14 August 2017 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013164500/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2017/08/14/vallejoans-stand-up-to-bigotry-hate/ |url-status=live }} She taught students about Martin Luther King Jr.,{{cite news |last1=Brinkerhoff |first1=Noel |title=Poet laureate teaches legacy of Martin Luther King |url=https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/poet-laureate-teaches-legacy-of-martin-luther-king/article_82e02565-ed8d-5aec-8d31-e4d02c69d12e.html |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Napa Valley Register |date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013054248/https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/poet-laureate-teaches-legacy-of-martin-luther-king/article_82e02565-ed8d-5aec-8d31-e4d02c69d12e.html |url-status=live }} gave presentations on Maya Angelou and Sonia Sanchez for Voices of Change{{cite news |last1=Sestanovich |first1=Nick |title=3 poets laureate to celebrate 6 female poets in free library event |url=https://beniciaheraldonline.com/3-poets-laureate-to-celebrate-6-female-poets-in-free-library-event/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Benicia Herald |date=21 March 2018 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013054244/https://beniciaheraldonline.com/3-poets-laureate-to-celebrate-6-female-poets-in-free-library-event/ |url-status=live }} and spoke about Ernest J. Gaines at the Solano County Library.{{cite news |last1=Flavell |first1=Kay |title=Celebrating the power of mentors |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2017/03/29/kay-flavell-celebrating-the-power-of-mentors/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Vallejo Times Herald |date=29 March 2017 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013154427/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2017/03/29/kay-flavell-celebrating-the-power-of-mentors/ |url-status=live }} Brice lead a monthly poetry circle, Poetry in Notion,{{cite news |last1=Sestanovich |first1=Nick |title=JFK Library in Vallejo will celebrate National Poetry Month |url=http://beniciaheraldonline.com/jfk-library-in-vallejo-will-celebrate-national-poetry-month/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Benicia Herald |date=8 April 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013170010/http://beniciaheraldonline.com/jfk-library-in-vallejo-will-celebrate-national-poetry-month/ |url-status=live }} and hosted annual shows for National Poetry Month.{{cite news |title=Listen to local poets at Saturday library event |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/solano-county-entertainment/listen-to-local-poets-at-saturday-library-event/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013170012/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/solano-county-entertainment/listen-to-local-poets-at-saturday-library-event/ |url-status=live }} She also spoke at events for numerous organizations including Alpha Kappa Alpha, NAACP, Community Democratic Club, Delta Sigma Theta, The Links, Rotary Club, Harvest House, United States Forest Service, Soroptimist International, and Vallejo Sister Cities.{{cite web |title=Proclamation Honoring Genea Brice as the First Poet Laureate for the City of Vallejo |url=http://vallejo.hosted.civiclive.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=9913356 |website=City of Vallejo |access-date=3 June 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She was succeeded as poet laureate by D.L. Lang in 2017.
In 2020 Brice performed at a rally against police violence in Vallejo.{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Caroline |title=Wrong Side of History |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2020/06/28/caroline-miller-britt-sandkulla-sinclair-wrong-side-of-history/ |accessdate=21 October 2020 |agency=Vallejo Times-Herald |date=28 June 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024234847/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2020/06/28/caroline-miller-britt-sandkulla-sinclair-wrong-side-of-history/ |url-status=live }} In 2021 she performed at a virtual benefit for the Solano County Library Foundation.{{cite news |title=The Week Ahead: Talk with Solano poets goes virtual |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/the-week-ahead-talk-with-solano-poets-goes-virtual/ |access-date=19 April 2021 |agency=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=19 April 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419235027/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/the-week-ahead-talk-with-solano-poets-goes-virtual/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Maginnis-Honey |first1=Amy |title=Solano poets to share words of hope, encouragement at virtual How Poetry Heals event |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/solano-poets-to-share-words-of-hope-encouragement-at-virtual-how-poetry-heals-event/ |access-date=19 April 2021 |agency=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=18 April 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419235025/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/solano-poets-to-share-words-of-hope-encouragement-at-virtual-how-poetry-heals-event/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Richard |title=Always Something to Celebrate |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/04/06/april-8-arts-and-entertainment-source-always-something-to-celebrate/ |access-date=19 April 2021 |agency=Vallejo Times Herald |date=8 April 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419235025/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/04/06/april-8-arts-and-entertainment-source-always-something-to-celebrate/ |url-status=live }} She also read at the Juneteenth flag raising at Martin Luther King, Jr. park in Vallejo,{{cite news |last1=Raskin-Zrihen |first1=Rachel |title=Juneteenth flag flies for first time over Vallejo |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/vallejo/juneteenth-flag-flies-for-first-time-over-vallejo/ |access-date=3 June 2021 |agency=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=2 June 2021 |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603004049/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/vallejo/juneteenth-flag-flies-for-first-time-over-vallejo/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Richard |title=No Juneteenth event, but flag flies to honor slavery's end |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/06/01/no-juneteenth-event-but-flag-flies-to-honor-slaverys-end/ |access-date=3 June 2021 |agency=Vallejo Times Herald |date=2 June 2021 |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603004049/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/06/01/no-juneteenth-event-but-flag-flies-to-honor-slaverys-end/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Richard |title=Juneteenth National Independence Day becomes federal holiday |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/06/17/juneteenth-national-independence-day-becomes-federal-holiday/ |access-date=19 June 2021 |agency=Vallejo Times Herald |date=17 June 2021 |archive-date=19 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619024047/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/06/17/juneteenth-national-independence-day-becomes-federal-holiday/ |url-status=live }} and at another commemoration of Juneteenth in Suisun City.{{cite news |last1=Sestanovich |first1=Nick |title=Suisun City recognizes Juneteenth with brief ceremony |url=https://www.thereporter.com/2021/06/21/suisun-city-recognizes-juneteenth-with-brief-ceremony/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |agency=The Vacaville Reporter |date=21 June 2021 |archive-date=21 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621185428/https://www.thereporter.com/2021/06/21/suisun-city-recognizes-juneteenth-with-brief-ceremony/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Suisun City hosts Juneteenth commemoration Monday |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/suisun-city/suisun-city-hosts-juneteenth-commemoration-monday/ |website=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=20 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021 |archive-date=20 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620165157/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/suisun-city/suisun-city-hosts-juneteenth-commemoration-monday/ |url-status=live }} She also performed with her successors at Alibi Bookshop.{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Richard |title=Rare time three poets laureate gather |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/08/24/august-26-arts-and-entertainment-source-rare-time-three-poets-laureate-gather/ |access-date=24 August 2021 |agency=Vallejo Times-Herald |date=24 August 2021 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824221831/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/08/24/august-26-arts-and-entertainment-source-rare-time-three-poets-laureate-gather/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Richard |title=September 9 Arts and Entertainment Source Always Something to Celebrate |url=https://www.thereporter.com/2021/09/07/september-9-arts-and-entertainment-source-always-something-to-celebrate/amp/ |access-date=8 September 2021 |publisher=Vacaville Reporter |date=7 September 2021 |archive-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908141229/https://www.thereporter.com/2021/09/07/september-9-arts-and-entertainment-source-always-something-to-celebrate/amp/ |url-status=live }} In 2022 she read in Fairfield at a Juneteenth event for the Solano County Library.{{cite news |title=Solano Library Foundation to host Willie Brown Jr. for Juneteenth event |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/solano-library-foundation-to-host-willie-brown-jr-for-juneteenth-event/ |access-date=6 July 2022 |agency=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=May 11, 2022 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706013234/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/solano-library-foundation-to-host-willie-brown-jr-for-juneteenth-event/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Willie Brown Jr. speaking at the Hilton Garden Inn in June |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2022/05/13/willie-brown-jr-speaking-at-the-hilton-garden-inn-in-june/ |access-date=6 July 2022 |agency=Vallejo Times Herald |date=13 May 2022 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706013233/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2022/05/13/willie-brown-jr-speaking-at-the-hilton-garden-inn-in-june/ |url-status=live }} In 2023 she helped high school seniors with a Black History Month poetry project,{{cite news |last1=Bruce |first1=Suzanne |title=Poetry Connection: Rodriguez High poets ponder Black experience |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/poetry-connection-rodriguez-high-poets-ponder-black-experience/ |access-date=9 February 2023 |agency=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=5 February 2023 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209004459/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/poetry-connection-rodriguez-high-poets-ponder-black-experience/ |url-status=live }} and performed at the Cordelia Library for National Poetry Month, {{cite news |title=At the Library: A Pageantry of Poetry celebrates National Poetry Month |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/at-the-library-a-pageantry-of-poetry-celebrates-national-poetry-month-saturday/ |access-date=4 August 2023 |agency=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408170333/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/at-the-library-a-pageantry-of-poetry-celebrates-national-poetry-month-saturday/ |url-status=live }} and at Alibi Bookshop for the Vallejo Poetry Festival.{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Jordan |title=Indulge in poetry with an alibi |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/04/14/indulge-in-poetry-with-an-alibi/ |access-date=4 August 2023 |agency=Vallejo Times Herald |date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516094036/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/04/14/indulge-in-poetry-with-an-alibi/ |url-status=live }} In 2024 she performed at a Black History Month event in Vallejo,{{cite news |title=Black History Month at Solano libraries |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/benicia-vallejo/at-the-library-black-history-month-at-solano-libraries/article_53dbe30a-cb68-11ee-98ac-bb10fe3985ab.html |access-date=16 February 2024 |agency=The Daily Republic |date=15 February 2024}} an event promoting literacy in Fairfield,{{cite news |last1=Hiland |first1=Susan |title=Adult learners, tutors for Solano Literacy Program celebrated |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/fairfield/adult-learners-tutors-for-solano-literacy-program-celebrated/article_557effac-de5b-11ee-9744-07c866f942ad.html |access-date=10 March 2024 |agency=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=10 March 2024}} and at the Fairfield Library with fellow poets laureate.{{cite news |title=Solano county poet laureates guests gather for a poetry affair |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/townnews/pottery/solano-county-poet-laureates-guests-gather-for-a-poetry-affair/article_c52b7636-e58c-11ee-b0af-cb02d3801566.html |access-date=19 March 2024 |agency=Daily Republic |date=19 March 2024}}
Works
=Poetry collections=
- A Way with Words: Poems, Prose, and other Masterpieces 2017. {{ISBN|9781973926818}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2017/08/29/august-31-vallejo-aampe-source-vallejos-former-poet-laureate-stays-at-it/|title=August 31 Vallejo A&E Source: Vallejo's former poet laureate stays at it – Times-Herald|website=timesheraldonline.com|date=29 August 2017|accessdate=20 August 2019|archive-date=20 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820204840/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2017/08/29/august-31-vallejo-aampe-source-vallejos-former-poet-laureate-stays-at-it/|url-status=live}}
=Anthologies=
- The Colors of Life Watermark Press. 2003. {{ISBN|9780795152399}}{{cite web |title=Genea S. Brice |url=https://ca.emergeamerica.org/alumna/genea-s-brice/ |website=emergeamerica.org |publisher=Emerge California |accessdate=13 October 2019 |archive-date=29 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229231756/https://ca.emergeamerica.org/alumna/genea-s-brice/ |url-status=dead }}
- The Best Poems and Poets of 2005 The International Library of Poetry. 2005. {{ISBN missing|date=August 2024}}
- A Word for All Seasons Benicia Literary Arts, 2014. {{ISBN|9780970373717}}
- Poeming Pigeons: Poems about Birds The Poetry Box. 2015. {{ISBN|9780986330421}}{{cite web |title=Poeming Pigeons: Poems about Birds |url=https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/poeming-pigeons-poems-about-birds |website=thepoetrybox.com |publisher=The Poetry Box |accessdate=13 October 2019 |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014000118/https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/poeming-pigeons-poems-about-birds |url-status=live }}
- Verses, Voices, & Visions of Vallejo 2019. {{ISBN|9781724462633}}{{cite web |title=Verses, Voices and Visions of Vallejo |url=http://vallejopoetrysociety.org/verses-voices-and-visions-of-vallejo/ |website=vallejopoetrysociety.org |publisher=Vallejo Poetry Society |accessdate=13 October 2019 |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014000116/http://vallejopoetrysociety.org/verses-voices-and-visions-of-vallejo/ |url-status=live }}
- Yearning to Breathe Free: A Community Journal of 2020 Benicia Literary Arts. 2022. {{ISBN|9781735499925}}
- Peacocks & Poems 2024. {{ISBN|9798329454628}}
- A Decade of Poetic Unity: Celebrating Vallejo's Poets Laureate 2025. {{ISBN|9798328345736}}
=Publications=
- Brice, Genea, “A Tuesday Text,” Benicia Herald, October 7, 2020.{{cite web |title=Yearning to Breathe Free Vol 47 |url=http://marysusangast.com/going-the-distance-breathe-free-47/ |website=marysusangast.com |date=14 October 2020 |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629135431/http://marysusangast.com/going-the-distance-breathe-free-47/ |url-status=live }}
- Brice, Genea, “Galveston,” Benicia Herald, June 18, 2021.{{cite web |title=Not There Yet Vol 4 |url=http://marysusangast.com/going-the-distance-not-there-yet-4/ |website=marysusangast.com |date=22 June 2021 |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629135450/http://marysusangast.com/going-the-distance-not-there-yet-4/ |url-status=live }}
- Brice, Genea, “Vacaville,” The Diablo Gazette, April 2022.{{cite news |last1=Brice |first1=Genea |title="Vacaville" |url=http://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Diablo-Gazette_APR22-D.pdf |access-date=9 August 2022 |agency=The Diablo Gazette |issue=April 2022, page 10 |date=April 2022 |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030192423/https://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Diablo-Gazette_APR22-D.pdf |url-status=live }}
=Memoir=
- Weaned in the Desert: Souvenirs from Sacred Seasons with my Savior Xulon Press. 2010. {{ISBN|9781615797271}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2010/10/05/bit-a-dry-eye-when-brice-finished-weaned-in-the-desert/|title=Bit a dry eye when Brice finished "Weaned in the Desert" – Times-Herald|website=timesheraldonline.com|date=5 October 2010|accessdate=20 August 2019|archive-date=20 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820204843/https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2010/10/05/bit-a-dry-eye-when-brice-finished-weaned-in-the-desert/|url-status=live}}
=Spoken word album=
- A Way with Words: The Poet Speaks (2024)
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