Calvin C. Hernton reads "The Point," November 1977 at New College of California —The Poetry Center

Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poe... Calvin C. Hernton reads his poem "The Point" — a poem that locates itself in Oberlin, Ohio — on November 16, 1977, at New College of California, San Francisco. The full-program video features a powerhouse introduction to the poets by Ishmael Reed, and extended readings of their work by Black Arts Movement poets K. Curtis Lyle (Watts Writers Workshop founding member) and Hernton (Umbra Poets Workshop founding member). The event was co-presented by the New College Poetics Program and The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University. #poetrycenterarchivegoeslive #calvinchernton