Alpha Index: Abdrahman to Bunting

Alphabetical index of programs by author surname, subject surname, or program title, A–B. • Index photo: Ai (Florence Anthony), November 14, 1974, reading at The Poetry Center, San Francisco State (video still). 

Ted Berrigan, Keith Abbott, and Kenward Elmslie: March 6, 1975

The Poetry Center presents Keith Abbott, Ted Berrigan, and Kenward Elmslie, reading from their respective work, at San...

Date: 1975-03-6

Asya Abdrahman, Faith Adiele, Tonya M. Foster: March 8, 2017

The Poetry Center and the Museum of the African Diaspora co-present artist Asya Abdrahman and writers Faith Adiele and...

Date: 03/08/2017

Kathy Acker and Jim Gustafson: February 9, 1977

The Poetry Center presents Kathy Acker, accompanied in her presentation by Rae Armantrout and Kit Robinson, and Jim...

Date: 1977-02-09

Helen Adam: April 7, 1957

The Poetry Center presents Helen Adam reading from Ballads and other poems. This event also featured Jess, reading his...

Date: 04/07/1957

Helen Adam: May 5, 1964

The Poetry Center presents Helen Adam reading from her poetry, and songs from her ballad opera San Francisco's...

Date: 05/05/1964

Robert Adamson: March 5, 2015

The Poetry Center presents Robert Adamson reading from The Goldfinches of Baghdad (Flood Editions, 2006) and Net Needle...

Date: 03/05/2015

Joanne Kyger and Robert Adamson: March 6, 2015

The Poetry Center presents Joanne Kyger and Australian poet Robert Adamson, reading primarily from new works:...

Date: 03/06/2015

Adjunct Action | Poets in Action: November 15, 2015

The Poetry Center presents “Adjunct Action | Poets in Action,” a panel at the 2nd Annual Howard Zinn Book...

Date: 11/15/2015

Etel Adnan, a Memorial Tribute: May 14, 2022

The Poetry Center, in conjunction with the Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series, presents a Memorial Tribute to Etel...

Date: 2022-05-14

Ai: November 14, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Ai, reading poetry from her book Cruelty, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1973, and from as...

Date: 11/14/1974

James Cagney and Josiah Luis Alderete: February 6, 2020

The Poetry Center presents James Cagney and Josiah Luis Alderete, reading and in conversation. Cagney reads new poetry,...

Date: 2020-02-06

Charles Alexander and Susan Thackrey: February 2, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Charles Alexander and Susan Thackrey reading and in conversation. Alexander reads from Pushing...

Date: 02/02/2017

Wendy Trevino and Zaina Alsous: November 19, 2020

The Poetry Center presents Wendy Trevino and Zaina Alsous, reading and in conversation. Poetry Center  Mazza Writer...

Date: 2020-11-19

Maya Angelou: October 14, 1971

The Poetry Center presents Maya Angelou, reading and commenting on her poems from the book Just Give Me a Cool Drink of...

Date: 10/14/1971

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

John Ashbery: May 16, 1973

The Poetry Center presents John Ashbery, reading from his poetry at the San Francisco Museum of Art (pre SFMOMA), at...

Date: 1973-05-16

Margaret Atwood: May 3, 1978

The Poetry Center presents Margaret Atwood, in her first Bay Area appearance, visiting San Francisco State from...

Date: 1978-05-03

W. H. Auden, On the Hero in Modern Poetry: October 11, 1954

The Poetry Center presents W. H. Auden, delivering a lecture titled "On the Hero in Modern Poetry" before an...

Date: 1954-10-11

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

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

Ari Banias and Demian Dinéyazhi’ at Beyond Binary: October 6, 2022

The Poetry Center, along with the  Fine Arts Gallery , SF State, in conjunction with the exhibition  Beyond...

Date: 2022-10-06

Amiri Baraka at San Francisco State University: March 2, 1977

The Poetry Center presents Amiri Baraka, talking to students on revolution, political organizing, and the function...

Date: 1977-03-02

Amiri Baraka at New College of California: March 2, 1977

The Poetry Center, in collaboration with New College of California, presents Amiri Baraka, reading from his poetry and...

Date: 1977-03-02

George Barker: October 21, 1959

The Poetry Center presents George Barker reading from his poetry.

Date: 10/21/1959

Ben Barson and Royal Hartigan, with Hafez Modirzadeh: September 4, 2014

The Poetry Center presents musicians Ben Barson and Royal Hartigan, visiting the Bay Area to celebrate the life and...

Date: 2014-09-04

Jennifer Bartlett and Denise Leto: February 20, 2020

The Poetry Center presents Jennifer Bartlett and Denise Leto, reading their work and engaging in conversation, for the...

Date: 2020-02-20

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

Ashley Toliver and Jason Bayani: September 17, 2020

The Poetry Center presents a reading by Ashley Toliver, Poetry Center Book Award-winner for her book of poems, ...

Date: 2020-09-17

Caren Beilin and Amy Berkowitz: October 17, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Amy Berkowitz and Caren Beilin, reading and in conversation. Berkowitz reads from her...

Date: 2019-10-17

For Franco Beltrametti: April 29, 2016

The Poetry Center and The Green Arcade present a tribute to Franco Beltrametti (1937-1995), incorporating a screening of...

Date: 04/29/2016

Amy Berkowitz and Caren Beilin: October 18, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Amy Berkowitz and Caren Beilin, reading at E.M. Wolfman Bookstore in Oakland, CA. Jacob Kahn...

Date: 2019-10-18

Bill Berkson, Jim Carroll, Anne Waldman: October 10, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Bill Berkson, Jim Carroll, and Anne Waldman, reading their work at San Francisco State...

Date: 1974-10-10

Bill Berkson and Duncan McNaughton: February 24, 2015

The Poetry Center and False Starts co-present Bill Berkson and Duncan McNaughton, reading from recent work at The Lab,...

Date: 02/24/2015

Duncan McNaughton and Bill Berkson: February 26, 2015

The Poetry Center presents Duncan McNaughton, reading from Tiny Windows (Auguste Press, 2014), among other work, and Bill...

Date: 02/26/2015

Bill Berkson Memorial Tribute: September 24, 2016

The Poetry Center and The Green Arcade co-present a tribute to Bill Berkson (1939–2016), hosted by McRoskey...

Date: 09/24/2016

Lucia Berlin and Douglas Woolf: February 24, 1984

The Poetry Center presents Lucia Berlin and Douglas Woolf, each reading from their work, with introductions by...

Date: 1984-02-24

Lucia Berlin's A Manual For Cleaning Women: Selected Stories, a reading: October 7, 2015

The Poetry Center and the UC Berkeley Department of English co-present this celebration of the publication of Lucia...

Date: 10/07/2015

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

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: April 21, 1976

The Poetry Center presents Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, in an early recorded solo reading of her poetry. Scheduled to...

Date: 1976-04-21

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Andrea Abi-Karam, and Ching-In Chen: December 13, 2019

In celebration of Kelsey Street Press's 45 th Anniversary, The Poetry Center, together with Kelsey Street Press and...

Date: 2019-12-13

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

The Black Aesthetic: April 26, 2018

The Poetry Center presents The Black Aesthetic, including curatorial members Jamal Batts, Ryanaustin Dennis, and Leila...

Date: 04/26/2018

Black Freighter Press, a Celebration, featuring Mahogany L. Browne, Christopher Malec, Josiah Luis Alderete, and the work of Q. R. Hand Jr.: April 29, 2021

The Poetry Center, in conjunction with  Black Freighter Press , presents a celebration of this welcome new Bay...

Date: 2021-04-29

Robin Blaser: March 9, 1967

The Poetry Center presents Robin Blaser, reading from his own poetry and the works of his late friend and fellow poet...

Date: 3/9/1967

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

Robert Bly: October 25, 1961

The Poetry Center presents Robert Bly, reading from his original poetry, subsequently published in his first book,...

Date: 10/25/1961

Katy Bohinc and Paul Ebenkamp: October 1, 2015

The Poetry Center presents poets Katy Bohinc, reading from Dear Alain (Tender Buttons Press, 2014) and Paul Ebenkamp...

Date: 10/01/2015

Ebbe Borregaard and George Stanley: March 15, 1958

The Poetry Center presents Ebbe Borregaard and George Stanley reading from their early poetry.

Date: 03/15/1958

For Anne Boyer: December 6, 2014

The Poetry Center presents "a reading in love and solidarity" for poet Anne Boyer, organized as a benefit to...

Date: 2014-12-06

Buddhadeva Bose: April 6, 1965

The Poetry Center presents Bengali poet Buddhadeva Bose reading poetry in English translation from among other works his...

Date: 04/06/1965

David Boyce, Hafez Modirzadeh, Marshall R. Trammell: March 16, 2017

The Poetry Center and Bird & Beckett Books & Records co-present musicians David Boyce (tenor saxophone), Hafez...

Date: 03/16/2017

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

Kay Boyle: April 1, 1964

The Poetry Center presents Kay Boyle, at the time on the San Francisco State University faculty in English, reading from...

Date: 04/01/1964

Richard Brautigan and Floyd Salas: February 28, 1968

The Poetry Center presents Richard Brautigan and Floyd Salas, reading from their own works.

Date: 02/28/1968

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

Garrett Caples and Julian Talamantez Brolaski: February 15, 2018

The Poetry Center presents Garrett Caples and Julian Talamantez Brolaski reading and in conversation. Garrett Caples...

Date: 02/15/2018

Gwendolyn Brooks: April 21, 1997

The Poetry Center presents Gwendolyn Brooks, reading at Wheeler Hall, the University of California, Berkeley, at an event...

Date: 04/21/1997

James Broughton, Two Plays: May 23, 1957

The Poetry Center presents a performance of two plays by James Broughton, Mother, Reality & Happiness and The Last...

Date: 05/23/57

James Broughton: November 23, 1960

The Poetry Center presents James Broughton reading from his poetry and songs, with a performance by singer Anna Carol...

Date: 11/23/1960

James Broughton with Joel Andrews: March 2, 1965

The Poetry Center presents James Broughton reading his poems with Joel Andrews performing instrumental accompaniment on...

Date: 03/02/1965

Bill Brown and James Koller: October 18, 1967

The Poetry Center presents Bill Brown reading from his novel, The Way to the Uncle Sam Hotel and James Koller reading...

Date: 10/18/1967

Lee Ann Brown and Rod Smith: October 20, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Lee Ann Brown and Rod Smith reading and in conversation. Lee Ann Brown reads new work as well...

Date: 10/20/2016

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

Basil Bunting: April 29, 1976

The Poetry Center presents Basil Bunting, reading Briggflatts,  his most celebrated long poem, and, by...

Date: 1976-04-29