Kim Shuck and Hataałiinez Wheeler: February 22, 2024

The Poetry Center presents Hataałiinez Wheeler and Kim Shuck, reading their poetry and talking with one another and their audience. Diné poet and songwriter Hataałii hails from Window Rock, Arizona, capitol of the Navajo Nation. In his first ever poetry reading, he reads work from Natives Don't Get Haircuts (Wry Press, 2023) and new poems. Shuck, 7th Poet Laureate of San Francisco, reads mostly new poems from her forthcoming book Pick a Garnet to Sleep In (Scapegoat Press, 2024). Steve Dickison introduces the poets, with the program supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Later the same evening, Hataałii performs a set of his songs, at a Poetry Center-organized program at Medicine for Nightmares, with Colectivo CalleSon opening. 

Publisher
BECA (Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts)
Location
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University
Date
2024-02-22
Event Run Time
01:28:38
Contributors
Steve Dickison
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Hataałiinez Wheeler (00:21:02)

Hataałiinez Wheeler reads poems from Natives Don't Get Haircuts, in addition to new poems. While reading, he passes around drawings from his notebook to share with the audience. 

Kim Shuck (00:58:34)

Kim Shuck reads new poems from her forthcoming book Pick a Garnet to Sleep In, among other work. 

Conversation (00:36:18)

Kim Shuck and Hataałiinez Wheeler, following their readings, speak with one another and respond to questions from the audience. They talk at length on the process of creating new work, presenting one's work in public, and keeping going with creative work. Hataałii says "every way I could have made anything has happened already" when asked about the ways in which songwriting and poetry writing overlap. Shuck reads a poem by Carolee Sanchez, her book taken down from The Poetry Center shelves, in order to respond to a question on the appeal of writing poetry. They speak to the influence of indigenous languages and cultural traditions on their writing. 

Throughout, they present an informal workshop on writing based in their own experiences and encounters. 

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