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1. Pima County Library Poetry Circle: James Crews

   Join us for monthly poetry discussions, led by docents from the UA Poetry Center. The event is free, and no preparation or knowledge of poetry is necessary.  This Poetry Circle is currently online, and anyone who ...

   sgzemski - 09/28/2021 - 3:03pm

2. Pima County Library Poetry Circle: Marie Howe

   Join us for monthly poetry discussions, led by docents from the UA Poetry Center. The event is free, and no preparation or knowledge of poetry is necessary.  This Poetry Circle is currently online, and anyone who ...

   sgzemski - 09/28/2021 - 3:04pm

3. 2024 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finals

   Poetry Out Loud  is a national poetry recitation competition for high school students beginning in the ... Drawing upon elements of spoken word, theater, and slam poetry, Poetry Out Loud cultivates an appreciation of poetry that goes beyond ...

   gornelas - 03/02/2024 - 11:35am

4. Poetry: How Do I Loathe Thee? Let Me Count the Ways

   Gene Twaronite, Poetry Center Docent   Today's blog is an essay by one of our Poetry Center docents. Our docent program   provides groups, institutions, ... individuals with a positive and engaging introduction to the Poetry Center as a living archive. Docents encourage a love of language and ...

   sgzemski - 01/18/2017 - 12:22pm

5. Events & Conferences

   ... to explore in-depth their own thinking on the subject of poetry and poetics. For the first time, lecturers Dorothea Lasky, Joshua ... what comes next from February 22-24, 2018. Panel:  Poetry + Social Engagement   with Terrance Hayes, Timothy Donnelly, Rachel ...

   sgzemski - 12/02/2020 - 10:25am

6. Announcing the 2025 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finalists!

   K-12 Education Team   Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition for high school students that begins in the ...

   dgoblirsch - 02/27/2025 - 6:05pm

7. Poetry Center Director Receives Friend of the Humanities Award

   The Poetry Center wouldn't be what it is today without the caring stewardship of ... for promoting the humanities throughout his 11 years at the Poetry Center, with Arizona Humanities citing the Art for Justice grants ... the work of incarcerated writers, and the Climate Change + Poetry series , which highlighted the role of poetry in the planet's climate ...

   mgoodrich - 12/14/2024 - 11:59am

8. UA Poetry Center Awarded $500,000 Art for Justice Grant

   ... Arizona. November 15, 2017 — The University of Arizona Poetry Center, part of the College of Humanities, has been awarded a $500,000 ... social justice and change.      The Poetry Center will carry out the project in partnership with Reginald Dwayne ...

   tmeier - 05/08/2018 - 6:39am

9. Watch Isabel Teran in the Poetry Out Loud National Semi-Finals!

   ...   Isabel Teran, who placed first in the Poetry Out Loud State Finals, will compete in the POL National Finals in ... and "Flowers" by Cynthia Zarin. When not reciting poetry, Isabel pursues her passion for the arts through drawing, writing, ...

   dgoblirsch - 04/30/2024 - 12:05pm

10. What is Poetry? Modeling After Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Poem

    Sequence of activities: Read  “What is Poetry?” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Paste the poem into rewordify.com ... clean sheet of paper and begin your poem with the phrase “Poetry is…” and then write your own image, metaphor, simile, or ...

    dgoblirsch - 01/03/2024 - 2:40pm

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