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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Lamberton | Tucson Festival of Books | 03/15/2009 | |
| Caroline Langston | Summer Resident Reading | 07/09/1997 | |
| Katherine Larson | Reading | Poetry Center | 02/02/2012 |
| Dorothea Lasky | Lecture | Poetry Center | 02/22/2018 |
| James Laughlin | Reading | Modern Languages Auditorium | 10/04/1983 |
| James Laughlin | Interview | Student Union | 10/05/1983 |
| Ann Lauterbach | Colloquium | Swede Johnson | 03/21/2002 |
| Ann Lauterbach | Reading | MLA | 03/20/2002 |
| Andrea Lawlor | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/10/2019 |
| Shayla Lawz | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/22/2022 |
| Mary Leader | Colloquium | Swede Johnson | 10/04/2001 |
| Mary Leader | Reading | MLA | 10/03/2001 |
| Li-Young Lee | Reading | MLA | 09/10/2003 |
| Li-Young Lee | Reader | Poetry Center | 01/23/2020 |
| Li-Young Lee | Reading | MLA | 02/07/1990 |
| David Lee | Reading | Poetry Center/Cherry Ave. | 11/20/1995 |
| Joseph O. Legaspi | Reader | Poetry Center | 09/12/2019 |
| Lawrence Lenhart | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/20/2016 |
| Genine Lentine | Reading | Poetry Center | 06/27/2012 |
| Ben Lerner | Next Word Series | Gallagher Theatre | 11/21/2008 |
| Denise Levertov | Reading | MLA | 04/04/1984 |
| Denise Levertov | Reading | PMM Auditorium | 12/06/1967 |
| Denise Levertov | Reading | MLA | 11/18/1992 |
| Denise Levertov | Reading | MLA | 10/09/1973 |
| Dana Levin | Colloquium | Swede Johnson | 03/01/2000 |
| Dana Levin | Reading | MLA | 03/01/2000 |
| Dana Levin | Reading | Poetry Center | 08/08/2024 |
| Philip Levine | Reading | 11/30/1977 | |
| Philip Levine | Reading | MLA | 03/15/1972 |
| Larry Levis | Reading | 01/27/1982 | |
| Elizabeth Libbey | Reading | MLA | 10/14/1980 |
| Gary Copeland Lilley | Next Word Series | MLA | 02/02/2005 |
| Ada Limón | Reader | Poetry Center | 02/20/2020 |
| Ada Limón | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/05/2018 |
| Ada Limón | Reading | Phoenix Art Museum | 04/06/2018 |
| Tan Lin | Reading | Poetry Center | 01/30/2014 |
| Beth Lisick | Reading/City Spotlight | MLA | 03/21/2001 |
| Timothy Liu | Reading | Poetry Center | 02/20/2014 |
| John Logan | Reading | MLA | 04/28/1976 |
| Layli Long Soldier | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/02/2017 |
| Layli Long Soldier | Reading | Phoenix Art Museum | 11/03/2017 |
| Philip Lopate | Reading | MLA | 03/06/1991 |
| Phillip Lopate | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/05/2015 |
| Daniel Lopez | Native Voices Symposium | MLA | 06/14/2007 |
| Barry Lopez | Reading | 11/28/1990 | |
| Barry Lopez | Reading | 02/09/1978 | |
| Manuel Paul López | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/02/2023 |
| Daniel Lopez | Reading | CCP | 01/27/1992 |
| Barry Lopez | Reading | MLA | 11/28/1991 |
| Tedi López Mills | Reading | MLA | 03/31/2004 |
| Tedi López Mills | Tucson Festival of Books | MLA Room 311 | 03/13/2010 |
| Pura López-Colomé | Reading | MLA | 10/30/2002 |
| Bojan Louis | Reading | Poetry Center | 07/25/2019 |
| Bojan Louis | Reading | Poetry Center | 12/15/2022 |
| Susan Lowell | Reading | Student Union | 10/01/1975 |
| Brenda Lozano | Reading | Poetry Center | 08/29/2024 |
| Tony Luebbermann | High Tea | Poetry Center/First Street | 12/06/2004 |
| Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel | Lecture | Poetry Center | 02/18/2009 |
| Lynn Luria-Sukenick | Reading | 02/12/1986 | |
| Thomas Lux | Reading | 02/20/1980 |