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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Valentine | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/25/2008 |
| Liliana Valenzuela | Reading | Health Sciences Innovation Building | 11/10/2022 |
| Paolo Valesio | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/02/1989 |
| Paul Van Curen | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/19/2012 |
| Mona Van Duyn | Reading | MLA | 02/29/1984 |
| Mona Van Duyn | Reading | MLA | 11/02/1978 |
| Mai Der Vang | Reading | Poetry Center | 08/11/2022 |
| Alfredo Vea | Prose Series | MLA | 11/12/2003 |
| Vickie Vértiz | Reading | Poetry Center | 08/11/2016 |
| Divya Victor | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/06/2025 |
| Cecilia Vicuña | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/19/2012 |
| Cecilia Vicuña | Reading | MOCA Tucson | 01/28/2023 |
| Cecilia Vicuña | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/20/2012 |
| Cecilia Vicuña | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/18/2012 |
| Like a Hammer: Poets on Mass Incarceration book launch: Vanessa Angélica Villarreal | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/20/2025 |
| Helena María Viramontes | Prose Series | MLA | 09/03/2003 |
| Gerald Vizenor | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/13/2011 |
| Willy Vlautin | Reading | Poetry Center | 01/29/2015 |
| Danielle Vogel | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/19/2012 |
| Erkin Vohidov | Reading | Swede Johnson | 08/25/1995 |
| Ellen Bryant Voigt | Reading | MLA | 02/20/1985 |
| Ellen Bryant Voigt | Reading | MLA | 01/29/2003 |
| Ellen Bryant Voigt | Lecture | Himmel Library | 01/30/2003 |
| Ocean Vuong | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/06/2017 |
| Ocean Vuong | Reading | Phoenix Art Museum | 04/07/2017 |