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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,...

Aired: 1977-11-16

Matthew Clark Davison, Stacy D. Flood, and Patrick Earl Ryan: February 24, 2022

For this Prose at The Poetry Center event, three friends and SF State alums:...

Aired: 2022-02-24

Nikki Giovanni: December 4, 1984

The Poetry Center presents Nikki Giovanni, talking with the audience and reading from...

Aired: 1984-12-04

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

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

Wanda Coleman: April 4, 2013

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

Aired: 04/04/2013

Darius James: April 21, 2019

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

Aired: 04/21/2019

Darius James and Val Jeanty: April 19, 2019

The Poetry Center presents novelist-writer Darius James, and Val Jeanty, Haitian...

Aired: 04/19/2019

Darius James and Val Jeanty: April 18, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Darius James and Val Jeanty in a first-ever collaboratiive...

Aired: 04/18/19

Lewis Jordan Trio, for Langston Hughes on His Birthday: February 1, 2018

The Poetry Center presents the Lewis Jordan Trio in performance on the 116th...

Aired: 02/01/2018

The Black Aesthetic: April 26, 2018

The Poetry Center presents The Black Aesthetic, including curatorial members Jamal...

Aired: 04/26/2018

Tongo Eisen-Martin: October 5, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Tongo Eisen-Martin, reading and in conversation, as the...

Aired: 10/05/2017

Camille T. Dungy and Javier Zamora: September 28, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Camille T. Dungy and Javier Zamora, reading and in...

Aired: 09/28/2017

Douglas Kearney and Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta: September 21, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Douglas Kearney and Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta, reading and...

Aired: 09/21/2017

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