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Mitsuye Yamada's 100th Birthday: September 23, 2023

The Poetry Center presents a poets' reading and tribute in honor of...

Aired: 2023-09-23

World War II Conscientious Objectors, Their Legacy of Art and Peace: October 15, 2014

The Poetry Center and City Lights Books co-present an evening devoted to the history...

Aired: 2014-10-15

David Meltzer and Jerome Rothenberg: December 3, 1975

The Poetry Center presents David Meltzer and Jerome Rothenberg, reading together in...

Aired: 1975-12-03

Julie Carr and Andrew Joron: September 11, 2014

The Poetry Center presents Andrew Joron and Julie Carr, reading and in...

Aired: 2014-09-11

Diane di Prima and Kathleen Fraser: June 21, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Diane di Prima and Kathleen Fraser, each reading from their...

Aired: 1974-06-21

Charles Reznikoff: March 21, 1974

The Poetry Center presents Charles Reznikoff, reading his poetry before an audience at...

Aired: 1974-03-21

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...

Aired: 1954-10-11

Fay Victor and Myra Melford, Workshop Performance: October 3, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Fay Victor and Myra Melford, with a workshop performance...

Aired: 2019-10-03

Darius James: April 21, 2019

The Poetry Center and City Lights Books co-present Darius James, reading and in...

Aired: 04/21/2019

Brandon Shimoda and Aisuke Kondo: March 7, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Brandon Shimoda and Aisuke Kondo, featuring a reading, an...

Aired: 03/07/2019

Dale Smith, on Robert Duncan and Charles Olson: February 8, 2018

The Poetry Center presents Dale M. Smith speaking on Robert Duncan and Charles Olson,...

Aired: 02/08/2018

Martha Ronk and Paul Vangelisti: September 14, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Martha Ronk and Paul Vangelisti, reading and in...

Aired: 09/14/2017

Pierre Joris on Paul Celan: March 18, 2015

The Poetry Center and City Lights Books co-present Pierre Joris, reading his...

Aired: 03/18/2015

Joanne Kyger and Robert Adamson: March 6, 2015

The Poetry Center presents Joanne Kyger and Australian poet Robert Adamson, reading...

Aired: 03/06/2015

Bill Berkson and Duncan McNaughton: February 24, 2015

The Poetry Center and False Starts co-present Bill Berkson and Duncan McNaughton,...

Aired: 02/24/2015

Frances Richard, The George Oppen Memorial Lecture: December 17, 2016

The Poetry Center presents Frances Richard delivering the 32nd annual George Oppen...

Aired: 12/17/2016

Sarah Schulman and Terry Castle: April 7, 2016

The Poetry Center, in collaboration with Radar Productions and the SFSU Department of...

Aired: 04/07/2016

Roberto Tejada, The George Oppen Memorial Lecture: December 12, 2015

The Poetry Center presents Roberto Tejada delivering the 31st annual George Oppen...

Aired: 12/12/2015

Charles Reznikoff and George Oppen: February 19, 1963

The Poetry Center presents Charles Reznikoff and George Oppen in an early reading from...

Aired: 02/19/1963

George Oppen: October 29, 1969

The Poetry Center presents a return reading (following his early 1968 Poetry Center...

Aired: 10/29/1969

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