Readings Archive
Since 1962 The University of Arizona Poetry Center has played host to a variety of readings. The Poetry Center has sponsored poets laureate and community members alike (with many of them returning to read multiple times). This is a comprehensive list of those readings.
MLA indicates Modern Languages Auditorium.
| Name | Description | Location | Reading Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D'Agata | Reading | Poetry Center | 02/02/2010 |
| Beverly Dahlen | Reading | MLA | 11/09/1988 |
| Thomas Dai | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/25/2025 |
| Dante Marathon | Reading | UA Museum of Art | 09/14/2004 |
| Bei Dao | Reading | Poetry Center Second Street | 09/13/2005 |
| Bei Dao | Reading | MLA | 03/03/1999 |
| Richard Dauenhauer | Reading | MLA | 01/24/1996 |
| Nora Marks Dauenhauer | Reading | MLA | 01/24/1996 |
| Nora Marks Dauenhauer | Reading | Center for Creative Photography | 02/10/1992 |
| Nora Marks Dauenhauer | Native Voices Symposium | MLA | 06/14/2007 |
| David Foster Wallace Tribute | Prose Series | Poetry Center | 05/01/2009 |
| Willing Davidson | Lecture | Poetry Center | 03/10/2011 |
| Lydia Davis | Prose Series | Poetry Center | 10/16/2007 |
| Adam O. Davis | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/02/2023 |
| Olena Kalytiak Davis | Next Word Series | MLA | 10/08/2003 |
| Cecil Day Lewis | Reading | 04/08/1965 | |
| Daybreak and Willingness Club | Reading | Poet's Cottage Cherry Avenue | 04/26/2002 |
| Monica De La Torre | Next Word Series | Gallagher Theatre | 11/21/2008 |
| Michel Deguy | Reading | AME | 04/11/2005 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Lecture | Poetry Center | 09/10/2009 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/05/2009 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/02/2014 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Reading | Poetry Center | 02/16/2017 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/03/2025 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Lecture | Student Union | 03/24/1994 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Tucson Festival of Books | ILC | 03/14/2009 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Lecture | Quincie Douglas Library | 03/30/2006 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Reading | MLA | 09/07/2005 |
| Alison Hawthorne Deming | Reading | MLA | 11/04/1998 |
| Carl Dennis | Colloquium | Swede Johnson | 02/08/2001 |
| Carl Dennis | Reading | MLA | 10/15/1986 |
| Carl Dennis | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/03/2011 |
| Carl Dennis | Reading | MLA | 02/07/2001 |
| Toi Derricotte | Reading | MLA | 02/19/1992 |
| W. S. Di Piero | Lecture | Swede Johnson | 10/25/2001 |
| W. S. Di Piero | Reading | MLA | 01/20/1993 |
| W. S. Di Piero | Reading | MLA | 10/24/2001 |
| Natalie Diaz | 11/07/2011 | ||
| Junot Díaz | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/24/2008 |
| Natalie Diaz | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/06/2012 |
| Natalie Diaz | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/05/2013 |
| Natalie Diaz | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/02/2015 |
| Natalie Diaz | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/04/2019 |
| Junot Díaz | Reading | MLA | 02/17/1999 |
| Panel Chapbooks Discussion | Tucson Festival of Books | Kiva Room, Student Union | 03/13/2010 |
| Bruce Dobler | Reading | MLA | 10/13/1976 |
| Stephen Dobyns | Reading | MLA | 03/09/1983 |
| Owen Dodson | Reading | MLA | 03/25/1969 |
| Harriett Doerr | Reading | MLA | 11/11/1987 |
| David Dominguez | Next Word Series | MLA | 02/02/2005 |
| Angel Dominguez | Reading | Poetry Center | 08/03/2023 |
| Timothy Donnelly | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/19/2023 |
| Timothy Donnelly | Lecture | Poetry Center | 02/23/2018 |
| Mark Doty | Reading | Poetry Center | 12/01/2022 |
| Mark Doty | Reading | MLA | 10/13/1993 |
| Mark Doty | Reading | Phoenix Art Museum | 10/02/2015 |
| Mark Doty | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/01/2015 |
| Franz Douskey | Reading | Student Union | 10/14/1970 |
| Rita Dove | Reading | Health Sciences Innovation Building | 10/13/2022 |
| Rita Dove | Reading | St. Phillips Church | 10/27/2004 |
| Rita Dove | Reading | Phoenix Art Museum | 12/01/2017 |
| Rita Dove | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/27/2016 |
| Robert Downs | Reading | Student Union | 03/28/1973 |
| Gabriel Dozal | Reading | Poetry Center | 05/02/2024 |
| Monica Drake | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/29/2012 |
| Stella Pope Duarte | Reading | El Casino Ballroom | 04/05/2001 |
| Norman Dubie | Reading | MLA | 02/09/1977 |
| Alan Dugan | Reading | PMM Auditorium | 12/08/1966 |
| Alan Dugan | Reading | MLA | 04/24/1991 |
| Alan Dugan | Reading | MLA | 10/25/1978 |
| Robert Duncan | Reading | PMM Auditorium | 12/05/1962 |
| Camille Dungy | Next Word Series | MLA | 04/19/2006 |
| Camille T. Dungy | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/17/2016 |
| Stephen Dunn | Reading | Student Union | 11/04/1977 |
| Stephen Dunn | Reading | MLA | 11/05/1975 |
| Stephen Dunn | Reading | MLA | 10/30/1985 |
| David Dunn | Lecture | Poetry Center | 10/29/2009 |
| Craig Dworkin | Conceptual Poetry Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/28/2008 |