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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Raab | Reading | MLA | 03/05/1975 |
| Kristen Radtke | Reading | Poetry Center | 01/25/2018 |
| A. K. Ramanujan | Reading | Gallagher Theatre | 02/15/1972 |
| Emma Ramey | Tucson Lit Press Fest | Poetry Center | 03/26/2011 |
| Claudia Rankine | Reading | MLA | 10/19/2005 |
| Camille Rankine | Reading | Phoenix Art Museum | 04/07/2017 |
| Camille Rankine | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/06/2017 |
| Claudia Rankine | Reading | Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building | 09/16/2016 |
| Claudia Rankine | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/18/2012 |
| Claudia Rankine | Screening/Q&A | Poetry Center | 05/18/2012 |
| John Crowe Ransom | Reading | Liberal Arts Auditorium | 03/15/1967 |
| David Ray | Reading | UA BookStore | 04/20/2004 |
| George Reavey | Reading | PMM Auditorium | 04/19/1967 |
| Srikanth Reddy | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/12/2015 |
| Srikanth Reddy | Lecture | Poetry Center | 11/19/2015 |
| Srikanth Reddy | Lecture | Poetry Center | 02/23/2018 |
| Srikanth Reddy | Next Word Series | MLA | 10/26/2006 |
| Peter Redgrove | Reading | 10/27/1971 | |
| Erik Reece | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/17/2015 |
| Ishmael Reed | Reading | MLA | 03/29/1989 |
| Roger Reeves | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/07/2024 |
| Marta Reid | Reading | Liberal Arts Auditorium | 02/11/1969 |
| Ariana Reines | Reading | Conrad Wilde Gallery | 02/21/2015 |
| Paisley Rekdal | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/21/2023 |
| D.J. Renegade | Colloquium/Mondo Hip-Hop | Swede Johnson | 10/27/2000 |
| D.J. Renegade | Reading/Mondo Hip-Hop | Rialto Theatre | 10/27/2000 |
| Kenneth Rexroth | Reading | Liberal Arts Auditorium | 03/16/1962 |
| David S. Reynolds | Reading | MLA | 10/21/1994 |
| Jewell Parker Rhodes | Reading | MLA | 04/26/1995 |
| Adrienne Rich | Reading | MLA | 01/31/1974 |
| Adrienne Rich | Reading | MLA | 03/22/1989 |
| Adrienne Rich | Colloquium | 03/22/1989 | |
| Boyer Rickel | Reading | MLA | 10/02/1991 |
| Boyer Rickel | Reading | Gallagher Theatre | 01/22/2009 |
| Boyer Rickel | 04/06/2004 | ||
| Josh Riedel | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/25/2025 |
| Karen Rigby | Reading | Poetry Center | 07/25/2013 |
| Alberto Alvaro Ríos | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/10/2010 |
| Alberto Alvaro Ríos | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/01/2013 |
| Alberto Álvaro Ríos | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/17/2022 |
| Alberto Alvaro Ríos | Southwest Poets | 11/02/1989 | |
| Alberto Alvaro Ríos | 10/28/1987 | ||
| David Rivard | Lecture | Poetry Center | 01/17/2012 |
| David Rivard | Reading | Poetry Center | 01/19/2012 |
| David Rivard | Reading | MLA | 11/13/1996 |
| Marina Rivera | Reading | MLA | 11/01/1978 |
| Robert Lowell Memorial Reading | 01/25/1978 | ||
| Robin Robertson | Reading | MLA | 10/29/2003 |
| Mary Elsie Robertson | Reading | MLA | 02/14/1990 |
| Robin Robertson | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/14/2014 |
| Marilynne Robinson | Lecture | Poetry Center | 09/20/2008 |
| Marilynne Robinson | Reading | MLA | 03/03/1993 |
| Marilynne Robinson | Prose Series | Poetry Center | 09/19/2008 |
| Peter Rock | Reading | MLA | 04/03/2002 |
| Luis J. Rodriguez | Reading | MLA | 02/15/1995 |
| Aleida Rodríguez | Reading | MLA | 03/29/2000 |
| Aleida Rodríguez | Colloquium | MLK Building | 03/30/2000 |
| William Roecker | Reading | 11/24/1970 | |
| Pattiann Rogers | Reading | MLA | 09/20/1995 |
| Thomas Rogers | Reading | 10/20/1977 | |
| Elizabeth Rollins | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/20/2012 |
| Elizabeth Rollins | Summer Resident Reading | Poetry Center | 07/21/2011 |
| William Pitt Root | Reading | MLA | 11/14/1972 |
| Patrick Rosal | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/21/2019 |
| Polly Rosenwaike | Reading | Poetry Center | 08/22/2013 |
| Matthew Rotando | Summer Residency Reading | Poetry Center | 06/13/2011 |
| Jerome Rothenberg | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/27/2015 |
| Jonathan Rothschild | Tucson Festival of Books | Kiva Room, Student Union | 03/14/2010 |
| Jonathan Rothschild | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/19/2012 |
| Mary Ruefle | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/20/2017 |
| Mary Ruefle | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/26/2024 |
| Jean Rukkila | Reading | Harvill Auditorium | 11/30/1983 |
| Richard Russo | Reading | Social Sciences Auditorium | 10/23/2002 |
| Michael Ryan | Reading | MLA | 09/09/1981 |
| Benjamin Rybeck | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/20/2016 |