Alph Index: Hacker to Inada

Alphabetical index of programs by author surname, subject surname, or program title, Ha–In. • Index photo: Jessica Hagedorn and the West Coast Gangster Choir, October 30, 1975 (video still).

Marilyn Hacker and Charlotte Painter: May 4, 1977

The Poetry Center presents Marilyn Hacker and Charlotte Painter, reading from and commenting on their work. Hacker reads...

Date: 1977-05-04

Jessica Hagedorn and the West Coast Gangster Choir: October 30, 1975

The Poetry Center presents Jessica Hagedorn and the West Coast Gangster Choir, in this historic mid-1970s video...

Date: 1975-10-30

Michael Hamburger: February 15, 1967

Michael Hamburger reads original poems and his translations of German poets.

Date: 02/15/1967

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

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

Hollie Hardy and Mukta Sambrani: May 5, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Hollie Hardy reading from her Poetry Center Book Award winning volume How to Take a Bullet and...

Date: 05/05/2016

Manolo Callahan, Stefano Harney, Tonika Sealy Thompson: December 4, 2016

The Poetry Center and the SFSU Labor Archives and Research Center co-present "Working with Others: Convivial...

Date: 12/04/2016

Stefano Harney and Fred Moten: April 6, 2022

After an introduction by their friend and comrade Manolo Callahan, of the Center for Convivial Research and Autonomy ,...

Date: 2022-04-06

Michael S. Harper: December 3, 1969

Michael S. Harper reads poetry from his first book Dear John, Dear Coltrane among other work.

Date: 12/03/1969

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

Robert Hass and Peter Everwine: May 10, 1973

The Poetry Center presents Robert Hass and Peter Everwine, reading their poetry. Hass reads from his first book, Field...

Date: 1973-05-10

Hataałii and Colectivo CalleSon: February 22, 2024

The Poetry Center presents singer/songwriter Hataałii (a.k.a Hataałiinez Wheeler) joining us from...

Date: 2024-02-22

John Hawkes, Herbert Kubly, Wright Morris: March 12, 1965

The Poetry Center, in association with the Contemporary Arts Festival, presents novelists John Hawkes, Herbert Kubly, and...

Date: 03/12/1965

Hearing—Lyn Hejinian and Leslie Scalapino, a Collective Reading and Conversation: May 15, 2021

The Poetry Center and Litmus Press join forces to celebrate the publication of  Hearing  — the...

Date: 2021-05-15

Lorenzo Thomas and David Henderson with Ghetto Violence: March 19, 1976

The Poetry Center presents Lorenzo Thomas and David Henderson, the latter performing with the band Ghetto Violence,...

Date: 1976-03-19

David Henderson: March 15, 2018

The Poetry Center presents David Henderson reading a retrospective selection of poems, from his earliest published works...

Date: 03/15/2018

Tim Z. Hernandez, with Marguerite Muñoz and René Juarez-Vazquez: May 9, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Tim Z. Hernandez, reading and in conversation with Marguerite Muñoz and René...

Date: 05/09/2019

Tim Z. Hernandez, Marguerite Muñoz, and René Juarez-Vazquez: May 9, 2019

The Poetry Center, in collaboration with Voz Sin Tinta, presents Tim Z. Hernandez, Marguerite Muñoz, and...

Date: 05/09/2019

Dick Gallup and Victor Hernández Cruz: March 3, 1976

The Poetry Center presents Dick Gallup and Victor Hernández Cruz, reading from their poetry at San Francisco State...

Date: 1976-03-03

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

Leticia Hernández-Linares and Lee Herrick: November 19, 2015

The Poetry Center presents Leticia Hernández-Linares reading her poetry from Mucha Muchacha, Too Much Girl...

Date: 11/19/2015

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

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

STRUGGLE FOR A NEW WORLD! Fred Ho Memorial Tribute: September 7, 2014

The Poetry Center played a supplementary role together with multiple musicians, activists, and organizations including...

Date: 2014-09-07

Leslie Scalapino, David Hoag, Summer Brenner: May 1, 1975

The Poetry Center presents Leslie Scalapino, David Hoag, and Summer Brenner, each poet reading their work in this early...

Date: 1975-05-01

Jackie Wang and Lily Hoang: March 1, 2018

The Poetry Center presents Jackie Wang and Lily Hoang, reading and in conversation. This event is one of many programs...

Date: 03/01/2018

Lily Hoang and Jackie Wang: March 3, 2018

The Poetry Center presents Jackie Wang and Lily Hoang reading at The Green Arcade. This event, debuting Jackie...

Date: 03/03/2018

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

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

Benjamin Hollander: September 20, 2001

The Poetry Center presents Benjamin Hollander reading his poem "Levinas and the Police," later to be published...

Date: 09/20/2001

Ana Castillo and Benjamin Hollander: February 6, 2014

The Poetry Center presents Ana Castillo and Benjamin Hollander, reading from new works, in each case books adapting the...

Date: 2014-02-06

Benjamin Hollander Memorial Tribute: February 5, 2017

The Poetry Center presents a memorial tribute to Benjamin Hollander (1952–2016). Twenty-two poets, writers,...

Date: 02/05/2017

Anselm Hollo and Robert Harris: February 16, 1977

The Poetry Center presents Anselm Hollo and Robert Harris, reading from their work at San Francisco State University....

Date: 1977-02-16

"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

Robert Horan: July 14, 1954

The Poetry Center presents Robert Horan reading his poem The Riddle of the Sphinx.

Date: 07/14/1954

Poets of the Forties, Part 1 — Robert Duncan, Robert Horan, Rosalie Moore, James Broughton, Madeline Gleason: May 15, 1974

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

Date: 1974-05-15

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

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

Javier O. Huerta, Lehua M. Taitano, Angela Narcisco Torres: April 21, 2016

The Poetry Center presents the second event of the Kuwentuhan (Talkstory) project, a reading featuring Javier O. Huerta,...

Date: 04/21/2016

Langston Hughes: December 5, 1958

The Poetry Center presents Langston Hughes reading from his poetry and providing an extensive autobiographical account of...

Date: 12/05/1958

Erica Hunt and Marty Ehrlich: April 3, 2014

The Poetry Center presents Erica Hunt and Marty Ehrlich sharing in performance and conversation. Hunt and Ehrlich...

Date: 2014-04-03

Erica Hunt and Marty Ehrlich at Center for New Music: April 4, 2014

The Poetry Center presents Erica Hunt and Marty Ehrlich in performance at the Center for New Music, in downtown San...

Date: 2014-04-04

Erica Hunt, The George Oppen Memorial Lecture: December 12, 2020

The Poetry Center presents Erica Hunt, poet, essayist, scholar, and organizer, delivering the 35th annual George Oppen...

Date: 2020-12-12

Alice Walker on Zora Neale Hurston: October 2, 1980

The Poetry Center presents Alice Walker, talking about the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston and reading from...

Date: 1980-10-02

Stefan Hyner: April 28, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Stefan Hyner in a reading and talk entitled "This Other World Not Civilized." Hyner...

Date: 04/28/2016

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

Carolee Sanchez and Lawson Fusao Inada: October 15, 1975

The Poetry Center presents Carolee Sanchez and Lawson Inada, reading from their poetry in the César Chavez Center...

Date: 1975-10-15

¡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

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