POET'S CAFE
Grant Hier Interviewed by Lois P. Jones
September 22, 2019
EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 | 11:00 AM | "POET'S CAFE" RADIO INTERVIEW |
Grant Hier Interviewed by Lois P. Jones | KPFK 90.7 FM | Los Angeles, and Streaming Worldwide
OCTOBER 9, 2019 | 9:00 PM | "WRITERS ON WRITING" RADIO INTERVIEW |
Grant Hier Interviewed by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett | KUCI 88.9 FM | Irvine, Orange County, and Streaming Worldwide
SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 10, 2019 | FIRST ROUND VOTING FOR GRAMMY AWARD ENTRY | PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (NON-CLASSICAL) : Grant Hier • Various Artists — Joyride: Friends Take the Wheel | 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2019) | Recording Academy (NARAS)
SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 10, 2019 | FIRST ROUND VOTING FOR GRAMMY AWARD ENTRY | BEST FOLK ALBUM : Various Artists — Joyride: Friends Take the Wheel • Grant Hier, Producer | 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2019) | Recording Academy (NARAS)
Yet-to-be-announced Sunday air date | 11:00 AM | "POET'S CAFE" RADIO INTERVIEW | Grant Hier Interviewing Louie Pérez | KPFK 90.7 FM | Los Angeles, and Streaming Worldwide
PHOTOS FROM PAST EVENTS
Day of Proclamations | Anaheim City Hall | 19March2019
Andres Chavez (grandson of Cesar Chavez) and Grant Hier with proclamations from the Mayor and the Anaheim City Council—recognizing March 31, 2019 as Cesar Chavez Day, and April as National Poetry Month. Andres is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Cesar Chavez Foundation. Grant is the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Anaheim.
Gathering of Poets Laureate | McGroarty House | 6Oct2018
Grant Hier (Inaugural Poet Laureate of Anaheim), Luis J. Rodriguez (Poet Laureate of Los Angeles 2014-2015), Dana Gioia (Poet Laureate of California 2016-2018).
Similitude Book Launch | LCAD Gallery | 9Nov2018
Grant Hier and Louie Pérez. Louie is the author of Good Morning, Aztlán: The Words, Pictures & Songs Of Louie Pérez (Tia Chucha Press 2018). He is also a painter, illustrator, sculptor, and visual artist, as well as the singer, guitarist, percussionist, and songwriter for the band Los Lobos.
Rita Dove (U.S. Poet Laurete, 1993-1995), Fred Viebahn (author, journalist, professor), Grant Hier | AWP Conference Bookfair, Washington D.C. | 2017
Rita Dove (U.S. Poet Laurete, 1993-1995), Fred Viebahn (author, journalist, professor), Grant Hier | AWP Conference Bookfair, Washington D.C. | 2017
"Valley of the Heart" | Backstage at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles | 1Dec2018
Grant Hier (voice actor, writer and producer of Joyride), Rose Portillo (voice actor, Joyride), Laura Andrade Padilla Dent (voice actor, Joyride).
Day of Proclamations | Anaheim City Hall | 19March2019
Carol Latham, Nahla Kayali, and Grant Hier. Nahla nd Grant received proclamations from the Mayor and the Anaheim City Council—recognizing March 2019 as Arab American Heritage Month, and April as National Poetry Month. Nahla is Founder/Executive Director of Access California Services. Carol Latham, of the Muzeo and Foundation President of Altrusa International, Anaheim, is also a former proclamation recipient.
OC Lit Firld Guide Book Launch | UCI | 10Mar2017
Grant Hier at UC Irvine reading an excerpt from his long poem "Untended Garden" from the Heyday anthology, Orange County: A Literary Field Guide.
Laguna Beach Poet Laureate Reading Series | LCAD Gallery | 14April2018
Kate Buckley (inaugural Poet Laureate of Laguna Beach, 2017-2018)), Tom Zoellner (author, journalist, professor), and Grant Hier (inaugural Poet Laureate of Anaheim), taking Q&A from the audience after the Poet Laureate Showcase Reading at the LCAD Gallery in Laguna Beach.
Gathering of Poets Laureate | McGroarty House | 6Oct2018
Grant Hier (Poet Laureate of Anaheim) reading his poem
"Woman Crushed by a School Now Rubble," from his book,
SIMILITUDE.
"Woman Crushed by a School Now Rubble," from his book,
SIMILITUDE.
National Poetry Month Poster | 1April2018
GSH National Poetry Month Poster with oil painting by Averi Endow.
GAMSLAM | Oxford Academy, Anaheim | 8Feb2019
Grant Hier, special guest at GAMSLAM, Oxford Academy's first-ever Poetry Slam, with his fellow poets.
Beyond Baroque | "Monster Verse" Halloween Reading | 31Oct2016
Grant Hier reading his poem"The Surgeon Turns the Scalpel on Himself" from the Knopf/Everyman anthology, Monster Verse.
"Only Light Can Do That" Reading | LCAD Library | 14April2017
Michelle Franke (Executive Director of PEN Los Angeles), Lisa Alvarez (author, editor, educator, co-director of the Writers Workshops at the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley), Grant Hier, and Andrew Tonkovich (author, editor of the Santa Monica Review, educator, host of Bibliocracy Radio).
An Evening With the Poets | Anaheim Central Library | 26April2018
Grant Hier, Kate Buckley, Juan Farías Álvarez, Michael Kramer & Selma Mann.
Lincoln in the Bardo Recording Session | Penguin Random House Audio/Warner Brothers Studios | 16Nov2016
Grant Hier, recording the part of Stanley Hohner for the Audiobook of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.
Indie Author Day | Anaheim Central Library | 13Oct2018
Grant Hier at signing table.
Laguna Beach Lit Fest | Laguna Beach Public Library | 14April2018
Grant Hier, Kate Buckley, Elena Karina Byrne, Francesca Bell, Noah Blaustein, Eric Morago, Victoria Patterson, Mary Jane White, and Tom Zoellner, as well as Laguna Poets and Third Street Writers.
College.Art.Radio. Interview | KX935 Studios | 22Apr2013
Grant Hier live on the radio with Mike Stice for his "College.Art.Radio." program on KX 93.5 FM in Laguna Beach.
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