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Y/our Words Matter: Zines in the Classroom

This workshop is free, and is open to teachers/community educators who work with all grade levels
 
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An Interview with Christopher Citro

Jon Riccio interviews the author of If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun
 
 
Announcing Fall 2021 Programs at the Poetry Center

Learn more about how to engage with us this Fall
 
 
There is No One Way to be a Human or a Bird

An Interview with Amie Whittemore
 
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Resilience: Today & Tomorrow

2021 Poetry & Prose Writing Challenge for Incarcerated Writers
 
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K-8 lesson plans for a changing climate

Young poets and thinkers are increasingly interested in ecology, the environment, and climate change
 
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University of Arizona Poetry Center to Administer Statewide Poetry Recitation Competition

We are the new home of Poetry Out Loud
 
 
Fall 2021 Classes & Workshops

Register today!
 
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Poetry Center Awarded Continuing Art for Justice Grant

We are thrilled to continue our initiatives and pivot to new endeavors
 
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Global Vaccine Poem Project Begins This Week

Poetry Centers at Kent State and UArizona Invite Everyone to Share Their Voices
 
 

Art For Justice

See the work from leading poets as part of this project that seeks to confront racial inequities within the criminal justice system to promote social justice and change.