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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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December 12, 2023
Beyond Syllabication: 3 Ways to Help Students Write More Meaningful Haiku
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December 11, 2023
Announcing the Spring 2024 Reading and Lecture Series
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December 5, 2023
Announcing the Spring 2024 Classes and Workshops!
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November 29, 2023
New on Poetry Centered: Sally Wen Mao
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November 22, 2023
The Quiet Line: Louise Glück and Rooting the Lyric Unsaid
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November 21, 2023
Make a Tucson Zine!: An Activity for Kids of All Ages
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November 16, 2023
Giving Tuesday is almost here!
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November 15, 2023
New on Poetry Centered: Our Little Perfections with host Lauren Camp
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October 31, 2023
Halloween Poems from Writing the Community!
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October 24, 2023
Discovering Community in the Borderlands
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October 10, 2023
POL State Finals Head to Flagstaff!
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October 7, 2023
Film Short featuring Gabriel Dozal
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October 3, 2023
Poetry and Play at the Children’s Museum Tucson
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September 19, 2023
Kids Create is this Saturday!
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September 13, 2023
Join us for an AZ Poetry Out Loud Infosession & Panel!
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