Alpha Index: Abdrahman to Avotcja

Alphabetical index of programs by author surname, subject surname, or program title, Ab–Av. • Index photo: Ai (a.k.a 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

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

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

James Broughton and Helen Adam: November 2, 1977

The Poetry Center presents James Broughton and Helen Adam, presenting their poetry at a special reading held at the...

Date: 1977-11-02

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

Ai and Faye Kicknosway: November 14, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Ai and Faye Kicknosway, reading from and commenting on their poetry. Ai reads from...

Date: 1974-11-14

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

Josiah Luis Alderete and Mimi Tempestt: October 5, 2023

The Poetry Center presents Mazza Writer in Residence for Fall 2023 Josiah Luis Alderete and Mimi Tempestt, reading their...

Date: 2023-10-05

Josiah Luis Alderete, Sara Borjas, Aideed Medina: October 5, 2023

The Poetry Center presents Mazza Writer in Residence for Fall 2023, Josiah Luis Alderete, together with Sara Borjas and...

Date: 2022-10-05

¡INTER-RANCHO-NAL! — Minerva Reynosa, Aziz Córdova, Indira Isel Torres Crux, with Lourdes Figueroa and Josiah Luis Alderete: June 22, 2024

The Poetry Center, joining forces with San Francisco International Flor y Canto Literary Festival and our...

Date: 2024-06-22

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

Sotère Torregian and Will Alexander: December 8, 2022

The Poetry Center presents Sotère Torregian and Will Alexander, reading from their work and engaging in...

Date: 2022-12-08

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

Alta and Jack Collom: October 10, 1976

The Poetry Center presents Alta and Jack Collom, reading from their poetry in the San Francisco State University Student...

Date: 1076-10-10

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

Beverly Dahlen, Holly Prado, Flora Arnstein: April 4, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Holly Prado, Flora Arnstein, and Beverly Dahlen reading from their work. Prado, visiting from...

Date: 1974-04-04

Kyle Dacuyan and Mirene Arsanios: April 8, 2023

The Poetry Center, in conjunction with the Poetry Coalition, presents Kyle Dacuyan and Mirene Arsanios, reading and in...

Date: 2023-04-08

John Ashbery — USA: Poetry, NET Outtakes Series: March 4 & 6, 1966

The Poetry Center presents John Ashbery, reading and speaking of his poetry and poetics, and together with painter Jane...

Date: 1966-03-04

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