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James Cagney and Josiah Luis Alderete: February 6, 2020

The Poetry Center presents James Cagney and Josiah Luis Alderete, reading and in...

Aired: 2020-02-06

Jayne Cortez: April 12, 1985

The Poetry Center presents Jayne Cortez [as part of a program shared with French...

Aired: 04/12/1985

Wanda Coleman: April 14, 1985

The Poetry Center presents Wanda Coleman, performing her poetry as part of the Women...

Aired: 04/14/1985

Pat Parker and Audre Lorde: February 7, 1986

The Poetry Center Presents Pat Parker and Audre Lorde reading at the Women's...

Aired: 02/07/1986

Audre Lorde: September 26, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Audre Lorde, reading her poems from New York Head Shop and...

Aired: 09/26/1974

June Jordan: August 20, 1998

The Poetry Center co-presents June Jordan, acclaimed poet, essayist, political...

Aired: 08/20/1998

June Jordan: April 15, 1993

The Poetry Center presents June Jordan reading her essay "Requiem for the...

Aired: 04/15/1993

June Jordan: April 20, 1977

The Poetry Center presents June Jordan reading her poetry, from the collection Things...

Aired: 04/20/1977

Jayne Cortez and LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs: October 30, 2007

The Poetry Center, in collaboration with giovanni singleton and Nocturnes Review,...

Aired: 10/30/2007

Wanda Coleman: April 4, 2013

The Poetry Center presents Wanda Coleman, recipient of the 2011 Poetry Center Book...

Aired: 04/04/2013

Wanda Coleman: October 14, 1982

The Poetry Center presents Wanda Coleman reading from her book of poems, Mad Dog Black...

Aired: 10/14/1982

Ai: November 14, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Ai, reading poetry from her book Cruelty, published by...

Aired: 11/14/1974

Lucille Clifton: April 2, 1987

The Poetry Center presents Lucille Clifton, reading at the San Francisco Arts...

Aired: 04/02/1987

Gwendolyn Brooks: April 21, 1997

The Poetry Center presents Gwendolyn Brooks, reading at Wheeler Hall, the University...

Aired: 04/21/1997

Maya Angelou: October 14, 1971

The Poetry Center presents Maya Angelou, reading and commenting on her poems from the...

Aired: 10/14/1971

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

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

Aired: 03/15/2019

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

The Poetry Center presents Maryam Ivette Parhizkar, reading and in conversation with...

Aired: 03/14/2019

Morgan Parker and Charif Shanahan: February 28, 2019

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

Aired: 02/28/2019

D.S. Marriott and Frank B. Wilderson III: February 16, 2019

The Poetry Center presents D.S. Marriott and Frank B. Wilderson III reading their...

Aired: 02/16/2019

Frank B. Wilderson III: February 14, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Frank B. Wilderson III reading from the manuscript to his...

Aired: 02/14/2019

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