Alpha Index: Nachtrieb to Rukeyser

Alphabetical index of programs by author surname, subject surname, or program title, N–R. • Index photo: Simon Ortiz, November 19, 1975, reading at San Francisco State, César Chavez Student Center (video still).

Peter Nachtrieb and Guests, The Overbooked Hotel Room: October 21, 2019

The Poetry Center presents playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, with actors Esau Hamadanyan, Alexis Lezin, Amy Prosser, Kim...

Date: 2019-10-21

Peter Nachtrieb, Playwrighting Workshop: October 24, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, presenting a playwriting workshop and conversation. Nachtrieb speaks...

Date: 2019-10-24

Vi Khi Nao and Dao Strom: February 24, 2021

The Poetry Center and the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network co-present Dao Strom and Vi Khi Nao, reading and in...

Date: 2021-02-24

Okey Ndibe: February 12, 2015

The Poetry Center presents Nigerian novelist Okey Ndibe reading from and discussing his novel, Foreign Gods, Inc. (Soho...

Date: 02/12/2015

Uche Nduka and Sophia Dahlin: February 11, 2021

The Poetry Center presents Uche Nduka and Sophia Dahlin, reading and in conversation. Nduka reads from his...

Date: 2021-02-11

Chris Nealon: December 10, 2021

The Poetry Center presents poets Chris Nealon, visiting the Bay Area from Washington, D.C., on a program shared with...

Date: 2021-12-10

Chris Nealon, The George Oppen Memorial Lecture: December 11, 2021

The Poetry Center presents poet and scholar Chris Nealon, delivering the 36th annual George Oppen Memorial...

Date: 2021-12-11

New Voice Series, featuring Dan Lau, Edward Gunawan, and Carlos Osoria: May 5, 2021

The Poetry Center's New Voice Series was initiated in Spring 2021 as an annual reading series that pairs a poet...

Date: 2021-05-05

New Voice Series, featuring Raul Ruiz, Zêdan Xelef, Alexiz Angel Romero, and Bianca White: May 5, 2022

The Poetry Center presents the New Voice Series, in its second annual iteration. The series features a poet...

Date: 2022-05-05

Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Thi Bui, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, She Who Has No Master(s), and Danny Thanh Nguyen: March 3, 2020

The Poetry Center co-presents a celebration of the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN), held at Jack...

Date: 2020-03-03

"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

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

Arlene Biala, Urayoán Noel, Aimee Suzara: April 22, 2016

The Poetry Center presents the third event of the Kuwentuhan (Talkstory) project, featuring readings by Arlene Biala,...

Date: 04/22/2016

Fanny Howe and Linda Norton: February 17, 2021

The Poetry Center presents Linda Norton and Fanny Howe, along with emcee Norma Cole. Norton reads from Wite Out: Love...

Date: 2021-02-17

Alice Notley: November 14, 2016

The Poetry Center and False Starts at The Lab present Alice Notley reading Books One and Two of The Descent of Alette...

Date: 11/14/2016

Alice Notley: November 15, 2016

The Poetry Center and False Starts at The Lab present Alice Notley reading Books Three and Four of The Descent of Alette...

Date: 11/15/2016

Mark Nowak and Worker Writers School: September 30, 2021

Co-presented by The Poetry Center and the Labor Archives and Research Center , Mark Nowak is joined by six poets...

Date: 2021-09-30

Frank O'Hara's Lunch Poems 50th Anniversary Reading: February 6, 2015

The Poetry Center, together with City Lights Books and The Green Arcade, present a 50th Anniversary reading of Frank...

Date: 02/06/2015

Charles Olson: February 21, 1957

The Poetry Center presents Charles Olson reading from The Maximus Poems and other works.

Date: 02/21/1957

Charles Reznikoff and George Oppen: February 19, 1963

The Poetry Center presents Charles Reznikoff and George Oppen in an early reading from their respective books, By the...

Date: 02/19/1963

George Oppen: February 21, 1968

The Poetry Center presents George Oppen reading two major sequences from his 1968 book Of Being Numerous , for which he...

Date: 02/21/1968

George Oppen: October 29, 1969

The Poetry Center presents a return reading (following his early 1968 Poetry Center reading) by George Oppen, in honor of...

Date: 10/29/1969

Robert Duncan and George Oppen: February 22, 1973

The Poetry Center presents Robert Duncan and George Oppen, reading from their poetry, in the very first video...

Date: 1973-02-22

Roberto Tejada, The George Oppen Memorial Lecture: December 12, 2015

The Poetry Center presents Roberto Tejada delivering the 31st annual George Oppen Memorial Lecture. Tejada focuses on the...

Date: 12/12/2015

Frances Richard, The George Oppen Memorial Lecture: December 17, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Frances Richard delivering the 32nd annual George Oppen Memorial Lecture, entitled "The...

Date: 12/17/2016

David Hobbs, The George Oppen Memorial Lecture: December 2, 2017

The Poetry Center presents the 33rd annual George Oppen Memorial Lecture featuring David B. Hobbs at the Unitarian...

Date: 12/02/2017

Tyrone Williams, The George Oppen Memorial Lecture: December 6, 2019

Tyrone Williams presents the 34th annual George Oppen Memorial Lecture, at the Unitarian Center, San Francisco. The...

Date: 2019-12-06

Simon J. Ortiz: November 19, 1975

The Poetry Center presents Simon J. Ortiz, in this early reading of his work at San Francisco State University. Ortiz...

Date: 1975-11-19

Michael Palmer and Ed Roberson: October 11, 2014

The Poetry Center presents Michael Palmer and Ed Roberson, each offering recent poems in extended readings. They are...

Date: 2014-10-11

Gregory Pardlo: December 1, 2015

The Poetry Center presents Gregory Pardlo reading from his books Totem (Copper Canyon Press, 2007) and Digest (Four Way...

Date: 12/01/2015

Maryam Ivette Parhizkar with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle: March 14, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Maryam Ivette Parhizkar, reading and in conversation with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. Parhizkar...

Date: 03/14/2019

Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle and Maryam Ivette Parhizkar: March 15, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle and Maryam Ivette Parhizkar, reading and in conversation. Maryam Ivette...

Date: 03/15/2019

Morgan Parker and Charif Shanahan: February 28, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Morgan Parker and Charif Shanahan, reading and in conversation. Charif Shanahan reads poetry...

Date: 02/28/2019

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

Kenneth Patchen: December 6, 1957

The Poetry Center presents Kenneth Patchen reading from his poetry.

Date: 12/06/1957

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

Bruce Boyd, Saul White and Stuart Z. Perkoff: March 30, 1958

The Poetry Center presents Bruce Boyd, Saul White, and Stuart Z. Perkoff reading from their poetry.

Date: 03/30/1958

Carolina De Robertis and Micah Perks: November 3, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Carolina De Robertis and Micah Perks reading and in conversation. Carolina De Robertis reads...

Date: 11/03/2016

Bao Phi and Sarah Menefee: November 14, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Poetry Center Book Award winner Bao Phi, reading and in conversation with award judge Sarah...

Date: 2019-11-14

M. NourbeSe Philip: October 27, 2018

The Poetry Center, as the inaugural event in the Leslie Scalapino 21st Century Innovative Writers Series, presents M....

Date: 10/27/2018

Pierre Joris and Nicole Peyrafitte: March 19, 2015

The Poetry Center presents poet and translator Pierre Joris reading, primarily, from his collection Barzakh: Poems...

Date: 03/19/2015

Cardboard House Press: Giancarlo Huapaya, Omar Pimienta, José Antonio Villarán: November 7, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Giancarlo Huapaya (with translator Ryan Greene), Omar Pimienta, and José Antonio...

Date: 2019-11-07

Cardboard House Press/Cartonera Collective: Giancarlo Huapaya, Omar Pimienta, José Antonio Villarán, and Friends: November 8, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Giancarlo Huapaya, Omar Pimienta, and José Antonio Villarán, along with members...

Date: 2019-11-08

Legacy of Forugh Farrokhzad: with Sholeh Wolpé, Jasmin Darznik, and Shabnam Piryaei: December 3, 2020

Co-presented by The Poetry Center and the  Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies , San Francisco State University,...

Date: 2020-12-03

John Pluecker and Jen Hofer: September 26th, 2018

The Poetry Center presents poet-translator-activists John Pluecker and Jen Hofer, reading and in conversation, to debut...

Date: 09/26/2018

Antena: Jen Hofer and John Pluecker: September 27, 2018

For the second event in The Poetry Center's premier Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series, we present Antena, a...

Date: 09/27/2018

Brontez Purnell and Tommy Pico: September 13, 2018

The Poetry Center presents Brontez Purnell and Tommy Pico, reading and in conversation. Brontez Purnell reads from Johnny...

Date: 09/13/2018

Brontez Purnell: April 7, 2021

The Poetry Center presents Brontez Purnell, Mazza Writer in Residence for Spring 2021, in the first of two public...

Date: 2021-04-07

Brontez Purnell and Friends: Cisco Guzman, Mason J., Melissa Merin: April 8, 2021

The Poetry Center presents Brontez Purnell and Bay Area friends Cisco Guzman, Mason J., and Melissa Merin,...

Date: 2021-04-08

Poet | Artist |Activist: Let’s Make A Plan: November 12, 2015

The Poetry Center and the Labor Archives and Research Center present poet/artist/activists Cassie Thornton, Christian...

Date: 11/12/2015

Poetry Center Chapbook Exchange: April 6, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Maw Shein Win, Carrie Hunter, Melissa Eleftherion, Aja Couchois Duncan, and Trevor Calvert...

Date: 04/06/2017

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

Margaret Randall and Sergio Mondragon: December 15, 1966

The Poetry Center presents Margaret Randall and Sergio Mondragon reading their work. George Hitchcock reads the English...

Date: 12/15/1966

Margaret Randall, Eight Decades of Cuban Poetry: March 30, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Margaret Randall reading and in conversation. Randall speaks and reads from the anthology she...

Date: 03/30/2017

John Crowe Ransom: May 1, 1963

The Poetry Center Presents John Crowe Ransom reading a selection of poems

Date: 05/01/1963

Stephen Ratcliffe: October 2, 2014

The Poetry Center presents a solo reading by Stephen Ratcliffe, who received the Poetry Center Book Award for his...

Date: 2014-10-02

Amarnath Ravva and giovanni singleton: December 4, 2014

The Poetry Center presents Amarnath Ravva and giovanni singleton, each reading from their work, followed by a...

Date: 2014-12-04

Daphne Marlatt and Tom Raworth: November 3, 1976

The Poetry Center presents Daphne Marlatt, visiting from Vancouver, British Columbia, and Tom Raworth, from London, UK,...

Date: 1976-11-03

Reading at Six Gallery Re-Creation: March 11, 1956

The Poetry Center presents the March 1956 Berkeley re-creation of the famed October 1955 Six Gallery reading, introduced...

Date: 03/11/1956

Ishmael Reed and Stan Rice: October 4, 1973

The Poetry Center presents Ishmael Reed and Stan Rice, reading from their contemporary works, in this early black &...

Date: 1973-10-04

Kenneth Rexroth: July 13, 1955

The Poetry Center presents Kenneth Rexroth reading from his poetry and translations.

Date: 07/13/1955

Kenneth Rexroth: October 5, 1959

The Poetry Center presents Kenneth Rexroth, reading from his poetry and playing recordings of French songs.

Date: 10/05/1959

Kenneth Rexroth: February 23, 1965

The Poetry Center presents Kenneth Rexroth, reading translations as well his own selected works.

Date: 2/23/1965

Oscar Bermeo and Barbara Jane Reyes: December 1, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Oscar Bermeo and Barbara Jane Reyes reading and in conversation. Bermeo reads unpublished...

Date: 12/01/2016

Charles Reznikoff: March 21, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Charles Reznikoff, reading his poetry before an audience at San Francisco State University. He...

Date: 1974-03-21

Adrienne Rich: April 25, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Adrienne Rich, in this rare early color-video recording. Rich, in a solo feature program,...

Date: 1974-04-25

Saretta Morgan, Natalie Khankan, and Sarah Riggs: March 18, 2022

The Poetry Center presents Saretta Morgan, Nathalie Khankan, and Sarah Riggs, reading and in conversation, at Medicine...

Date: 2022-03-18

Denise Riley and Jennifer Soong: March 20, 2021

The Poetry Center is honored to welcome Denise Riley, in a rare online appearance, and Jennifer Soong. Joining us,...

Date: 2021-03-20

Cristina Rivera Garza and Kit Schluter: March 4, 2021

The Poetry Center presents Cristina Rivera Garza and Kit Schluter, reading and in conversation. Schluter reads three...

Date: 2021-03-04

Poetry and Environmental Justice — featuring Ed Roberson, Tiffany Higgins, Eli Clare, Lehua M. Taitano: April 17, 2021

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

Date: 2021-04-17

Mg Roberts and Geneva Chao: October 27, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Mg Roberts and Geneva Chao reading and in conversation. Mg Roberts reads from not so, sea...

Date: 10/27/2016

Stephen Rodefer, a Memorial Tribute: November 21, 2015

The Poetry Center presents a memorial tribute to Stephen Rodefer (1940–2015), with reminiscences and poems, mostly...

Date: 11/21/2015

Theodore Roethke: February 25, 1954

Theodore Roethke reading from his poetry, for the Poetry Center's inaugural reading.

Date: 02/25/1954

Martha Ronk and Paul Vangelisti: September 14, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Martha Ronk and Paul Vangelisti, reading and in conversation. Martha Ronk reads poems on the...

Date: 09/14/2017

Audre Lorde Award Reading: Elizabeth Rosas, Samantha Cosentino, and Lillian Giles: September 10, 2020

The Poetry Center presents Audre Lorde Creative Writing Award-winner Elizabeth Rosas and Award-finalists Samantha...

Date: 2020-09-10

David Meltzer and Jerome Rothenberg: December 3, 1975

The Poetry Center presents David Meltzer and Jerome Rothenberg, reading together in what host Lewis MacAdams describes as...

Date: 1975-12-03

Jerome Rothenberg: November 14, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Jerome Rothenberg, reading and in conversation. Rothenberg reads works from several of his...

Date: 11/14/2017

William Rowe and Helen Dimos: October 26, 2017

The Poetry Center presents William Rowe and Helen Dimos reading and in conversation. William Rowe reads newer poems in...

Date: 10/26/2017

Raúl Zurita and William Rowe, with Nuri Gené-Cos: April 9, 2009

The Poetry Center presents renowned Chilean poet Raúl Zurita, together with poet, scholar of Latin American...

Date: 2009-04-09

Jaime Cortez and Camille Roy: October 22, 2021

The Poetry Center, together with The Green Arcade, presents Camille Roy, reading from Honey Mine: Collected Stories...

Date: 2021-10-22

Muriel Rukeyser: July 28, 1955

The Poetry Center presents Muriel Rukeyser reading from her poetry.

Date: 07/28/1955

Muriel Rukeyser: July 16, 1958

The Poetry Center presents Muriel Rukeyser reading from her poetry and translations of Octavio Paz.

Date: 07/16/1958

Matthew Clark Davison, Stacy D. Flood, and Patrick Earl Ryan: February 24, 2022

For this Prose at The Poetry Center event, three friends and SF State alums: Matthew Clark Davison, Stacy D. Flood,...

Date: 2022-02-24