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A sign for the Big Paper Beatnik Poems exhibit by Juan Felipe Herrera at Arizonas Poetry Center on March 20. Herrera was born to Mexican immigrants and as a US Poet Laureate emeritus, his impactful work largely surrounds border issues.  

‘Big Paper Beatnik’: Inside the creative process of a world-class poet

Juliana Siml
March 24, 2023
The University of Arizona Poetry Center is located at 1508 E. Helen St. The center hosts many events and speakers throughout the year. Photo taken Aug. 19, 2018.

UA Poetry Center kicks off Global Vaccine Poem Project

Elvia Verdugo
May 4, 2021
Dancers with the Barbea Williams Performing Company participate in the 2nd Annual Step Show. Courtesy Barbea Williams Performing Company 

Our Blackness, Our Heritage step show celebrates Black culture and community

Diana Ramos
February 24, 2021
The University of Arizona Poetry Center is located at 1508 E. Helen St. The center hosts many events and speakers throughout the year. Photo taken Aug. 19, 2018.

The Poetry Center celebrates its 60th anniversary

Gabriella Cobian
October 16, 2020
Wren Awry is hosting a four-week writing workshop that emphasizes the world through a culinary lens. The workshop, Food is Connected to Everything: Writing the Culinary Essay, is being held from Oct. 15 to Nov. 5 at the Poetry Center. 

Writing workshop links everything to food

Jamie Donnelly
October 20, 2019
UA freshman Edgardo Aguilar became this years Poetry Out Loud state champion.

Q & A with State Poetry Champion and spitting poetry verses

Vianney Cardenas
August 29, 2019
The Loft Cinema, a long-time Tucson favorite, is located at 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. This non-profit movie theater specializes in providing special movie events to the public, such as their free screenings of films outdoors.

A poetic partnership between Loft Cinema and UA

David Pujol
June 14, 2017
Erín Moure reads during the 34th Annual Tucson Poetry Festival on April 29 at 191 Toole. This year’s festival was held in honor of Lusia Slomkowska, a Polish-American writer. 

Annual Poetry Festival shares authors with Tucson

Kirshana Guy
April 30, 2017
Elena Passarello speaking at the UA Prose reading series on 4/13/17

Final UA Prose Series event of the semester showcases two writers

Kirshana Guy
April 14, 2017
The poetry group reads poetry with UA Poetry Center docents on Saturday, Jan. 7 in front of Herring Hall. The Poetry Center is working with the UA Campus Arboretum on this series of poetry discussions.

Pō é tree appreciates nature

Ava Garcia
January 11, 2017
Illustration by Kelsey Beyer. The Lesbian Sex Haiku Book (with Cats!), written by UA alumna Anna Pulley, features over 150 of Pulleys haikus centering around how two girls make love and fall in love.

UA grad Anna Pulley shares her thoughts on new lesbian haiku book, why she’s qualified to tell you what not to do in life

Gretchyn Kaylor
November 5, 2016
A look at graduate student Sarah Kortemeirs MFA thesis collection ganbatte on display at the University of Arizona Poetry Center. Kortemeir’s collection of works will be among more than 600 MFA creative writing theses available for the public to read, the oldest works dating back to the 1970s.

UA alumni theses find a home at the UA Poetry Center’s MFA Thesis Collection

Sarah Briggs
October 30, 2016
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