Alpha Index: Lau to Lyle

Alphabetical index of programs by author surname, subject surname, or program title, La–Ly. • Index photo: Truong Tran and Layli Long Soldier, talking with the audience March 2, 2017 at The Poetry Center (video still).

"Tempest in a Teapot" Asian American Poets Reading—with Jeffery Paul Chan and Al Robles, Lou Syquia, George Leong, Lane Nishikawa, Janice Mirikitani, Alan Chong Lau, Laureen Mar, Garrett Hongo: May 16, 1977

The Poetry Center presents this landmark 1977 recording of a group reading by eight West Coast Asian American and Asian...

Date: 1977-05-16

Ed Pavlic and David Lau: March 10, 2016

The Poetry Center presents David Lau reading from his forthcoming book, Still Dirty (AK Press/Commune Editions, 2016),...

Date: 03/10/2016

Andrew Maxwell and Hank Lazer: February 23, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Andrew Maxwell and Hank Lazer reading and in conversation. Andrew Maxwell reads from...

Date: 02/23/2017

Karen Brodine and Meridel Le Sueur: November 5, 1981

The Poetry Center presents poet-activists Karen Brodine and Meridel Le Sueur. Brodine reads poems from her then-newly...

Date: 1981-11-05

Janice Lee with Brenda Iijima: November 29, 2018

The Poetry Center presents, as the inaugural program in its In Common Writers Series, Janice Lee, reading and in...

Date: 11/29/2018

Brenda Iijima and Janice Lee: December 1, 2018

The Poetry Center presents Brenda Iijima and Janice Lee, reading from new works. Brenda Iijima reads from unpublished...

Date: 12/01/2018

Emily Abendroth, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Jenn McCreary, Frank Sherlock: May 8, 2014

The Poetry Center presents four Philadelphia poets — Emily Abendroth, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Jenn...

Date: 2014-05-08

Frank Sherlock, Jenn McCreary, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Emily Abendroth: May 9, 2014

The Poetry Center presents Frank Sherlock, Jenn McCreary, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, and Emily Abendroth, reading their...

Date: 2014-05-09

Arisa White and Raina J. Léon: April, 9 2015

The Poetry Center presents Arisa White reading from Post Pardon (Mouthfeel Press) and A Penny Saved (Aquarius Press,...

Date: 04/09/2015

Denise Leto and Jennifer Bartlett: February 21, 2020

The Poetry Center presents Denise Leto and Jennifer Bartlett, reading at The Green Arcade, San Francisco. Leto, with Rose...

Date: 2020-02-21

Denise Levertov: February 10, 1958

The Poetry Center presents Denise Levertov reading from a selection of her poetry.

Date: 02/10/1958

Denise Levertov — USA: Poetry, NET Outtakes Series: March 20, 1966

The Poetry Center presents Denise Levertov, speaking of the nature of her work and reading from her poems, with her...

Date: 1966-03-20

Lauren Levin and Melissa Mack: February 21, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Lauren Levin and Melissa Mack, reading and in conversation. Melissa Mack, judge for the Poetry...

Date: 02/21/2019

Philip Levine: November 24, 1958

The Poetry Center presents Philip Levine reading from his early poetry. This event also featured poet Gary Snyder.

Date: 11/24/1958

Philip Levine: February 20, 1962

Philip Levine reads poems from his book, On the Edge

Date: 02/20/1962

Alana Marie Levinson-LaBrosse and Shook: May 6, 2023

The Poetry Center, in conjunction with  Tripwire :  a journal of poetics,  and together with our friends...

Date: 2023-05-06

LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs and Rachel Levitsky: October 3, 2013

The Poetry Center presents LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs and Rachel Levitsky, reading their work and engaging with...

Date: 2013-10-03

Julia Bloch and erica lewis: October 6, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Julia Bloch and erica lewis reading and in conversation. Bloch reads from her book Valley...

Date: 10/06/2016

erica lewis and Divya Victor: March 10, 2022

The Poetry Center presents erica lewis, Poetry Center Mazza Writer in Residence for Spring 2022, joined by Divya...

Date: 2022-03-10

erica lewis and Christine No: March 12, 2022

For the concluding event in erica lewis's weeklong Mazza Writer in Residence program for Spring 2022,...

Date: 2022-03-12

Poets of the Forties, Part 2 — Robert Duncan, Janet Lewis, Thomas Parkinson, Richard O. Moore, William Everson: May 15, 1974

The Poetry Center presents an historic re-creation of the "Festival of Modern Poetry," originally organized by...

Date: 1974-05-15

Q. R. Hand Jr., Genny Lim, and Juan Felipe Herrera: February 24, 1983

The Poetry Center presents poets Q. R. Hand Jr., Genny Lim, and Juan Felipe Herrera, presenting their poetry at...

Date: 1983-02-24

Nellie Wong and Genny Lim: August 31, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Nellie Wong and Genny Lim reading and in conversation. Wong reads works from Breakfast Lunch...

Date: 08/31/2017

Mark Linenthal: May 30, 1965

Mark Linenthal, co-director of The Poetry Center, presents a lecture on trends and directions in contemporary American...

Date: 05/30/1965

Mark Linenthal: November 1, 1973

The Poetry Center presents Mark Linenthal, on the faculty at San Francisco State where he taught poetry and creative...

Date: 1973-11-01

alex cruse and Kevin CK Lo: November 9, 2017

The Poetry Center presents alex cruse and Kevin CK Lo (who collectively perform as Drought Spa) in performance and in...

Date: 11/09/2017

Paul Ramsey and Ron Loewinsohn: March 3, 1964

The Poetry Center presents Paul Ramsey and Ron Loewinsohn reading from their selected works.

Date: 03/03/1964

Layli Long Soldier and Truong Tran: March 2, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Layli Long Soldier and Truong Tran reading and in conversation. Layli Long Soldier reads from...

Date: 03/02/2017

Lynn Lonidier and Bill Deemer: October 19, 1965

The Poetry Center presents Lynn Lonidier and Bill Deemer reading from their works.

Date: 10/19/1965

Audre Lorde: September 26, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Audre Lorde, reading her poems from New York Head Shop and Museum (Broadside Press, 1974) as...

Date: 09/26/1974

Audre Lorde and Etheridge Knight: September 26, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Audre Lorde and Etheridge Knight, both reading from their work as published by Dudley...

Date: 1974-09-26

Pat Parker and Audre Lorde: February 7, 1986

The Poetry Center Presents Pat Parker and Audre Lorde reading at the Women's Building in San Francisco. Pat Parker...

Date: 02/07/1986

In Honor of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker—featuring Judy Grahn, Jewelle Gomez, Avotcja, Arisa White, Leila Weefur, Angela Hume: November 5, 2020

The Poetry Center, in conjunction with the  Poetry Coalition , presents one in a series of programs organized across...

Date: 2020-11-05

Syd Staiti and Trisha Low: September 26, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Syd Staiti and Trisha Low, reading and in conversation. Staiti reads a selection of their...

Date: 2019-09-26

Janice Lowe with Yohann Potico and Kevin Carnes: April 20, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Janice A. Lowe performing her songs written to the poems from her book Leaving Cle: Poems of...

Date: 04/20/2017

Robert Lowell: March 27, 1957

The Poetry Center presents Robert Lowell reading from Life Studies and other poems.

Date: 03/27/1957

Robert Lowell: May 10, 1966

The Poetry Center presents Robert Lowell reading from Life Studies and For The Union Dead . Lowell opens his reading...

Date: 05/10/1966

The New Talkies — Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta: September 22, 2017

The Poetry Center in collaboration with Artists' Television Access co-presents a program of seven...

Date: 2017-09-22

Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta and Daisy Zamora: October 4, 2018

The Poetry Center, with support by the Sam Mazza Foundation, presents Mazza Writer in Residence Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta...

Date: 10/04/2018

Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta with Kyle Parker: October 6, 2018

The Poetry Center presents Mazza Writer in Residence Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta, in performance with Kyle Parker. This...

Date: 10/06/2018

Trans* Temporal Resistances — Emji Saint Spero, Leila Weefur and friends: Mason J., Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta, Rowan Powell: April 25, 2024

The Poetry Center, together with the Tenderloin Museum, co-present Emji Saint Spero and Leila Weefur, co-curators of the...

Date: 2024-04-29

Maia Ipp and Michael David Lukas: April 2, 2024

The Poetry Center presents a reading by Maia Ipp and Michael David Lukas at Medicine for Nightmares. Maia Ipp reads an...

Date: 2024-04-02

Norma Cole and Adrian Lürssen: October 12, 2023

The Poetry Center, in collaboration with The Wattis Institute, presents Norma Cole and Adrian Lürssen,...

Date: 2023-10-12

K. Curtis Lyle and Calvin C. Hernton: November 16, 1977

The Poetry Center presents a rare reading by Black Arts Movement poets K. Curtis Lyle, founding member of the Watts...

Date: 1977-11-16