Coleman, Wanda.

  • Woman words: poetry by women / hosted by Pat Millar

    This is a one-hour program of poetry and prose hosted by Pat Millar. Guests are Helena Maria Viramontes, Julia Stein, and Wanda Coleman. The program opens with a ten-minute sound piece by Molly Bosted entitled Abortion Contemplation: A Monologue. Music written by Eric Von Essen, performed by Eric Von Essen and Nels Cline, featuring a…

  • Wanda Coleman interviewed by Opal Palmer Adisa

    Poet Opal Palmer Adisa interviews writer/poet Wanda Coleman, author of Mad Dog, Black Lady, African Sleeping Sickness and Hand Dance, among other books. Coleman discusses when she found her poetic voice, talks about the function of poetry, her personal encounters with anti-Black discrimination, and about the reluctance of white liberals to discuss issues that affect…

  • Heavy daughter blues / Wanda Coleman ; produced by Tom Vitale.

    Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|A MOVEABLE FEAST / PRODUCER| Tom Vitale : RECORDED| June 15, 1990 : PROGRAM| No. 5. CONTENT: Author Wanda Coleman reads poems from her book and explains the Blues tradition in African-American verse to interviewer Tom Vitale. – BROADCAST: WBAI, 15 June…

  • A Tribute to Audre Lorde / produced by Ayofemi Folayan.

    Memorial documentary about the life and work of poet and activist Audre Lorde, who died on November 17, 1992. A graduate of Hunter College and the Columbia school of Library Sciecne, she published 10 books of poetry, was voted poet lauret of New York in 1991, and founded he Kitchen Table Press.|A TRIBUTE TO AUDRE…

  • Soul to Seoul / produced by Mari Sunaida, Lucy J. Kim, and Marcos Frommer ; hosted by Steve Park.

    Korean and African-American poets read selections of their work in an evening aimed at softening racial tensions between these two groups following the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. The participating poets are Lynn Manning, Chungmi Kim, Sae Lee, Wanda Coleman, Arjuna, Nat Jones and Ko Won. |Outward Appearances / Lynn Manning ; Wakeup Call / Lynn…

  • Shades of black : a tribute to Martin Luther King

    This is a recording of a live tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., produced by Alfred S. Garrett and Odie Hawkins; hosted by Bob Cole; and made possible by a grant from the California Arts Council; and with cooperation from John W. Outterbridge, Director of the Watts Towers Arts Center. Performances include the Richard Davis…