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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Waber | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/19/2012 |
| David Wagoner | Reading | 01/10/1968 | |
| Maria Elena Wakamatsu | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/06/2008 |
| Diane Wakoski | Reading | MLA | 10/06/1971 |
| Diane Wakoski | Reading | MLA | 11/20/1970 |
| Diane Wakoski | Reading | 09/05/1979 | |
| Diane Wakoski | Reading | Pima College | 11/12/1970 |
| Anne Waldman | Tucson Festival of Books | Kiva Room, Student Union | 03/14/2010 |
| G. C. Waldrep | Lecture | Poetry Center | 11/14/2012 |
| G. C. Waldrep | Reading | Poetry Center | 11/15/2012 |
| Rosmarie Waldrop | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/05/2011 |
| Keith Waldrop | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/05/2011 |
| Cody Walker | Summer Resident | Poetry Center | 08/25/2006 |
| Nicole Walker | Reading | Poetry Center | 01/24/2019 |
| Nicole Walker | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/22/2013 |
| David Foster Wallace | Prose Series | MLA | 04/03/2002 |
| Joni Wallace | Reading | Poetry Center | 10/06/2011 |
| Robert Penn Warren | Reading | 04/23/1980 | |
| Frances Washburn | Native Voices Symposium | MLA | 06/14/2007 |
| Frances Washburn | Reading | Poetry Center | 03/02/2011 |
| Michael Wasson | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/27/2023 |
| Frank Waters | Reading | 10/24/1984 | |
| Ariana Waynes | Reading/City Spotlight | MLA | 03/21/2001 |
| Ramona Weeks | Reading | Student Union | 10/14/1970 |
| Roger Weingarten | Reading | 04/20/1978 | |
| Mark Weiss | Al Otro Lado/Baja Poets Reading | Biblio Bookstore | 03/31/2003 |
| James Welch | Reading | MLA | 11/10/1971 |
| James Welch | Reading | MLA | 03/20/1975 |
| July Westhale | Reading | Poetry Center | 07/05/2018 |
| John Weston | Reading | MLA | 03/25/1992 |
| Orlando White | 11/07/2011 | ||
| Reed Whittemore | Reading | PMM Auditorium | 01/12/1966 |
| Richard Wilbur | Reading | MLA | 03/07/1973 |
| Richard Wilbur | Reading | Liberal Arts Auditorium | 03/23/1964 |
| Peter Wild | Reading | MLA | 12/10/1970 |
| Peter Wild | Reading | 09/11/1985 | |
| Peter Wild | Reading | MLA | 01/29/1976 |
| Peter Wild | Reading | 09/22/1982 | |
| Peter Wild | Reading | MLA | 10/27/1993 |
| Joshua Marie Wilkinson | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/20/2012 |
| Joshua Marie Wilkinson | Reading | Poetry Center | 08/29/2013 |
| Joshua Marie Wilkinson | Reading | Conrad Wilde Gallery | 02/21/2015 |
| Joshua Marie Wilkinson | Lecture | Poetry Center | 02/05/2013 |
| Joshua Marie Wilkinson | Next Word Series | MLA | 10/26/2006 |
| Joshua Marie Wilkinson | Reading | Poetry Center | 12/03/2010 |
| Stephen Willey | Reading | Poetry Center | 08/21/2014 |
| Terry Tempest Williams | Reading | MLA | 03/20/1996 |
| C. K. Williams | Reading | MLA | 04/02/1986 |
| C. K. Williams | Reading | 04/26/1972 | |
| Saul Williams | Reading | Rialto Theatre | 09/24/2003 |
| Terry Tempest Williams | Reading | 04/06/1999 | |
| Joy Williams | Reading | MLA | 10/21/1987 |
| John A. Williams | Reading | MLA | 09/28/1983 |
| Joy Williams | Reading | Poetry Center | 02/03/2022 |
| John Williams | Reading | MLA | 11/13/1974 |
| C. K. Williams | Reading | MLA | 04/16/1997 |
| Joy Williams | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/14/2017 |
| C. K. Williams | Tucson Festival of Books | ILC | 03/14/2009 |
| Eleanor Wilner | Reading | Poetry Center | 01/18/2018 |
| Eleanor Wilner | Reading | MLA | 02/04/1998 |
| Ronaldo V. Wilson | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | The Rogue Theatre | 05/19/2012 |
| Ronaldo V. Wilson | Poetry Off the Page Symposium | Poetry Center | 05/20/2012 |
| Sir Angus Wilson | Reading | 09/26/1984 | |
| Keith Wilson | Reading | MLA | 11/12/1969 |
| Natasha Wimmer | Reading | Poetry Center | 05/01/2025 |
| Catherine Wing | Reading | Ina Gittings Building | 02/17/2012 |
| Catherine Wing | Next Word Series | MLA | 03/22/2007 |
| Monique Wittig | Reading | Poetry Center/Cherry Avenue | 04/02/1991 |
| David Wojahn | Reading | Poetry Center | 01/20/2011 |
| David Wojahn | Reading | MLA | 09/16/1992 |
| Franz Wright | Reading | Poetry Center | 04/22/2010 |
| James Wright | Tribute to James Wright | ..................................................... | 04/02/1980 |
| C. D. Wright | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/13/2012 |
| Jay Wright | Reading | MLA | 03/27/2002 |
| C. D. Wright | Colloquium | Swede Johnson | 09/14/2000 |
| James Wright | Reading | MLA | 02/21/1973 |
| Charles Wright | Reading | MLA | 10/10/1984 |
| Charles Wright | Reading | 04/13/1978 | |
| C. D. Wright | Reading | MLA | 09/13/2000 |
| Franz Wright | Colloquium | Poetry Center | 04/23/2010 |
| Writers Rally Round the Ironwood Tree | Reading | MLA | 05/03/2000 |
| Mark Wunderlich | Reading | Shane House | 11/02/1995 |
| Mark Wunderlich | Interview | Poetry Center/Cherry Avenue | 08/22/1995 |
| Mark Wunderlich | Reading | Poetry Center | 09/12/2024 |