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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jackson | Reading | MLA | 10/01/2004 |
| Richard Jackson | Reading | MLA | 10/05/1988 |
| James Wright Tribute | Reading | 04/02/1980 | |
| Philip Jenks | Next Word Series | Poetry Center | 01/21/2010 |
| Tyehimba Jess | Reading | Poetry Center | 02/09/2023 |
| Rex Lee Jim | Colloquium | Swede Johnson | 11/15/2001 |
| Rex Lee Jim | Reading | MLA | 11/14/2001 |
| Rex Lee Jim | Native Vioces Symposium | MLA | 06/14/2007 |
| John Logan Tribute | Reading | 11/16/1983 | |
| Terrain.org 25th Anniversary Reading: Julie Swarstad Johnson | Reading | Poetry Center | 01/11/2024 |
| Kimberly Johnson | Reading | Poetry Center | 02/17/2022 |
| Fenton Johnson | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/28/2016 |
| Denis Johnson | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/09/2009 |
| Fenton Johnson | Reading | MLA | 02/09/2000 |
| Denis Johnson | Reading | MLA | 09/29/1993 |
| Mary Jones | Summer Resident Reading | Poetry Center | 07/21/2011 |
| Rodney Jones | Reading | MLA | 04/10/1996 |
| A. Van Jordan | Next Word Series | MLA | 02/11/2004 |
| Fady Joudah | Reading | Poetry Center | 02/19/2015 |
| Fady Joudah | Reading | Phoenix Art Museum | 02/18/2015 |
| Donald Justice | Reading | MLA | 04/09/1970 |
| Donald Justice | Reading | MLA | 04/29/1981 |