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Announcing the Fall 2025 Season at the Poetry Center!
A stunning slate of visiting writers
Poetic Surprises in Ekphrastic Art: Emily Dickinson Inspires a “Rêverie”
Poetry makes its way into my work in different ways. Sometimes a poem will directly influence a piece, or I'll be researching for a piece and find a poem that helps me to better understand my...
Announcing the College of Humanities McCauslin-Smith Gardens!
Come enjoy the newest greenspace at the University of Arizona.
Paper Children
Unearthing the Unwritten in Undocumented Stories
A Visit to the Ai Ogawa Papers
Today, the poet Ai Ogawa, who simply went by Ai, would have been 78 years old.
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April 1, 2025
15 Facts for 15 Years: Things You Didn't Know About Voca
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March 15, 2025
The Poetry Center at AWP!
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March 12, 2025
Announcing the 2025 Arizona Poetry Out Loud National Finalist, Liam McLaughlin!
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March 9, 2025
Poetry Center to Partner with College of Science on Annual Lecture Series
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March 5, 2025
Joyful Goofiness: Incarcerated Youth Find Writing Mojo with “Provoracles”
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February 28, 2025
Announcing the 2025 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finalists!
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January 28, 2025
Toddler Poetics
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January 14, 2025
Read It Again! Read It Again!
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January 13, 2025
Announcing the 6th Annual Haiku Hike
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January 10, 2025
Poetry as Multimedia: A Conversation with Diana Khoi Nguyen
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January 3, 2025
Running Into a New Year: 2025 Poetic Calendar
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December 19, 2024
"Like a Hammer" Cover Reveal & Upcoming Events
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December 13, 2024
Making the mile-long poem: A Conversation with Todd Gilens
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December 10, 2024
Imago Dei Students Join Ada Limón for Picnic Table Unveiling!
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December 10, 2024
Remembering Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Voice
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