Wanda Coleman

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Episode 1: American Sonnet 15

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Wanda Coleman’s “American Sonnet 15”.
- Date: April 1, 2021
- Wanda Coleman,
- Lynne Thompson
- Poetry
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A Tribute to Wanda Coleman

A Tribute to Wanda Coleman with Terrance Hayes and Douglas Kearney. Music by David Ornette Cherry and featuring Stephen Kessler, Ron Koertge, Laurel Ann Bogen, Charles Harper Webb, Michael Datcher…
- Date: January 18, 2014
- Wanda Coleman,
- Terrance Hayes,
- Douglas Kearney,
- Stephen Kessler,
- Ron Koertage,
- Laurel Ann Bogen,
- Charles Harper Webb,
- Michael Datcher,
- Suzanne Lummis,
- Sesshu Foster,
- Jack and Adelle Foley,
- Brendan Constantine,
- Cecilia Woloch,
- Robin Coste Lewis,
- Austin Straus
- Poetry
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Yet Do I Marvel: Black Iconic Poets of the 20th Century

In this Los Angeles segment of the Poetry Society of America’s 2013 national series, three distinguished poets will celebrate the lives and poetry of major 20th century figures—James Weldon Johnson…
- Date: July 11, 2013
- Wanda Coleman,
- Brighde Mullins,
- Major Jackson
- Poetry
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Concrete Rivers: The Emotional Topography of LA

Two celebrated poets read from their most recent work and discuss how Los Angeles has influenced their writing, how some influences overlap and others diverge. Born in Watts, Wanda Coleman witnessed…
- Date: April 12, 2012
- Wanda Coleman,
- Lewis MacAdams