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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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June 10, 2020
vocalisms #21: Rita Dove
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June 6, 2020
vocalisms #20: Ai
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June 3, 2020
vocalisms #19: Patrick Rosal
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May 30, 2020
vocalisms #18: Eduardo C. Corral
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May 27, 2020
vocalisms #17: Li-Young Lee
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May 16, 2020
vocalisms #16: Maxine Kumin
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May 15, 2020
Poetry Potluck #2: Radishes for Paisley Rekdal
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May 13, 2020
vocalisms #15: Brenda Shaughnessy
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May 9, 2020
vocalisms #14: Khadijah Queen
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May 6, 2020
vocalisms #13: Tomas Tranströmer
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May 2, 2020
vocalisms #12: Sherwin Bitsui
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April 29, 2020
vocalisms #11: Elena Passarello
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April 22, 2020
vocalisms #9: Roger Bonair-Agard
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April 18, 2020
vocalisms #8: Lucille Clifton
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April 15, 2020
vocalisms #7: Brian Teare
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