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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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September 13, 2024
Playing with Structure: Poetry and Mixology
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September 10, 2024
“Blacker Than Outer Space”: Navigating Nuances of Cultural Representation with Second Grade Poets
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August 30, 2024
The Poetry Out Loud Experience, from the 2024 AZ State Champ
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August 27, 2024
Poetry Out Loud: Meet Taylor Johnson!
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August 16, 2024
The Anxiety of “Of”
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August 12, 2024
Fall 2024 Community Classes: Open for general registration!
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August 6, 2024
Sealey Challenge Book Ideas for K-12 Readers!
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August 6, 2024
Announcing the Fall 2024 Season!
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August 2, 2024
Where the Wild Things Are: Transcribing Voca
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August 1, 2024
The 2024 Sealey Challenge is here!
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July 26, 2024
WELLSPRING (for a chorus of water)
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July 24, 2024
3 new episodes of Poetry Centered Podcast
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July 9, 2024
Want zines & zine-making supplies at your Arizona library? Request a box!
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July 5, 2024
Gearing Up for the Sealey Challenge
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July 2, 2024
The Strong Flow of Belief: Trusting Teen Poets to Tap the “Wildness” Within
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