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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim O'Brien | Reading | MLA | 04/13/1988 |
| Tim O'Brien | Reading | 03/02/1982 | |
| Jenny Offill | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/30/2017 |
| Sharon Olds | Reading | MLA | 04/16/1986 |
| Akilah Oliver | Next Word Series | Poetry Center | 01/21/2010 |
| William Olsen | Reading | MLA | 03/24/1999 |
| Tillie Olsen | Reading | Harvill Auditorium | 04/08/1983 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | Poetry Center | 01/17/2008 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | Poetry Center/Highland Avenue | 09/24/1978 |
| Steve Orlen | Tucson Festival of Books | ILC | 03/15/2009 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | Pima Communty College | 09/25/1975 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | MLA | 03/09/1977 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | MLA | 09/13/1989 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | MLA | 12/03/1997 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | MLA | 10/01/1980 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | MLA | 11/04/2003 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | MLA | 04/21/1993 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | 02/13/1985 | |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | 11/21/1967 | |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | MLA | 04/15/1970 |
| Steve Orlen | Reading | MLA | 01/31/1973 |
| Julie Orringer | Prose Series | MLA | 03/31/2007 |
| The Place Where Clouds Are Formed Reading: Amber Lee Ortega | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/04/2024 |
| Simon J. Ortiz | Reading | Poetry Center | 02/26/2015 |
| Simon Ortiz | Reading | 02/26/1975 | |
| Simon Ortiz | Poetry and Politics Series | Center for Creative Photography | 02/03/1992 |
| Simon Ortiz | Native Voices Symposium | MLA | 06/14/2007 |
| Tilsa Otta | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/24/2024 |