Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis curates poems that illuminate characteristics of refugee poetics. He explores poems touching on the displacement of the self, the contradictions inherent in being a refugee in the nation that caused the wound, and the desire for belonging that can never be fulfilled.

Spend an evening with poetry! This Thursday, we welcome Eleanor Wilner & Alicia Ostriker. January 29 @ 7:00pm poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/ele...

Submit your poems to the Haiku Hike! Theme: Connection Deadline: Feb 2 downtowntucson.org/events/haiku...

To celebrate our final school year of the Zine and Zine Libraries theme for our Brave Books Program, we are asking for zine submissions from K-12 students. We accept zines by students of all grades, about any topic! poetry.arizona.edu/blog/celebra...

Hurry! Only a few spots remain in this upcoming class! Explore poetry and superbly dark night skies at 7,000 feet in this unique writing workshop focused on poetry and astronomy. Date: Nov 15, from 3:30 - 8:30 pm Cost: $150 poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/poe...

Celebrating the poet Andrea Gibson, you won't want to miss "Come See Me in the Good Light." Playing for ONE NIGHT ONLY at The Loft Cinema Wed Nov 19, 7:30pm

Join us for a free concert, "Silently Louder," this Saturday! What: New music by nonspeaking autistic songwriters, performed by folksinger Brian Laidlaw When: Saturday, November 15, 2025 - 1:00pm Where: Poetry Center poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/sil...

Hannelore Quander-Rattee Works-in-Translation Reading, featuring Karen Emmerich. Join us Thursday November 6, 2025 - 7:00pm! poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/han...

Hurry! Only a few spots remain in this upcoming class! Explore poetry and superbly dark night skies at 7,000 feet in this unique writing workshop focused on poetry and astronomy. Date: Nov 15, from 3:30 - 8:30 pm Cost: $150 poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/poe...

Belief system (Thanks for these @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social ) #poetry #writing #art #books #survival

The City of Tucson, in partnership with the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona and the University of Arizona Poetry Center, is pleased to announce the open call for the next Tucson Poet Laureate. artsfoundtucson.org/tucson-poet-...

Join us for a Dream History Tour! Saturday, October 25 - 11:00am Mathias Svalina, poet & writer/deliverer of The Dream Delivery Service, will lead walking tours of Tucson, identifying sites of imaginary, unreal, & bewildered historical events. poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/dre...

Join us for a Poetry Reading with Tracy K. Smith, former poet laureate, as part of the Tucson Humanities Festival! Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 7:00pm poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/tuc... You're also invited to livestream from anywhere: poetry.arizona.edu/readings/live

Claire Hong’s piece “Landlines" takes us on a visual journey through color, family, and the natural and cosmic world that bridges the past, present, and future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXx9...

Check out the latest Poetry Centered episode! Dawn Lundy Martin selects poems of urgency, tension, and devotion, then closes with an excerpt from “A Fable of the Regime,” which engages with the present, long moment of American history. www.buzzsprout.com/1165454/epis...

You never have to miss a poetry reading! Anyone, anywhere can attend Poetry Center readings live from your phone, iPad, or computer! poetry.arizona.edu/readings/live Our next reading will feature Josh Riedel and Thomas Dai Thursday, September 25, 2025 - 7:00pm

the work of poetry is about opening a space—or creating the conditions—for listening, a space for people to be listened to —Jennifer Elise Foerster (Mvskoke) poetry.arizona.edu/blog/beyond-...

Congratulations to Richard Siken for making the longlist for the National Book Awards! We're looking forward to his reading this October with Mathias Svalina. poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/tom...

Join us TONIGHT for a poetry reading with Jennifer Chang! Sept 4 at 7:00 pm at the Poetry Center — Come in-person or watch via livestream 😊 poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/rea...

Announcing our Fall 2025 Reading & Lecture Series! poetry.arizona.edu/blog/fall-2025

Gorgeous poetry postcards!

Welcome to DAY 1 of the 2025 #SealeyChallenge! 31 books of poetry in 31 days: let's goooooooo! #sealeychallenge #poetry

Tomorrow we invite you on a #sealeychallenge journey to read 31 books of poetry in 31 days. Please stop by the Poetry Center to read as much as you like, as long as you like!

Since the 2023 #SealeyChallenge, @nicolesealey.bsky.social has entrusted the University of Arizona’s Poetry Center with caring for this incredible month of reading poetry. Let's enter this poetic pilgrimage together as we pursue the radical joy of reading 31 books of poetry in 31 days.

Since the 2023 #SealeyChallenge, @Nic_Sealey has entrusted the University of Arizona’s Poetry Center with caring for this incredible month of reading poetry. Let's enter this poetic pilgrimage together as we pursue the radical joy of reading 31 books of poetry in 31 days.

The #SealeyChallenge is only a few short days away! Excited to celebrate a month of reading poetry in community.

“The Sealey Challenge, at heart, is a big, raucous, joyful celebration of poetry.” —Laura Sackton Whether you're brand-new to the challenge or old hat, everyone is invited to read (more) 31 books in 31 days this August! www.thesealeychallenge.com

Working at @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social is an incredible gift—because I get to go to readings like this "for work," where Ada Limón casts spells and makes us laugh and launches us directly into space: voca.arizona.edu/reading/ada-...

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Very few spots remain in this generative workshop taught by Kimberly Blaeser!! Register today! poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/ill...

We're delighted to share a new episode of Poetry Centered! Mackenzie Polonyi selects poems that engender bell hooks’ idea of love as a verb—a mycorrhizal, persistent, and complicated act linking us to past and present, near and far. www.buzzsprout.com/1165454/epis...

There are introductions...and then there is Lucille Clifton's introduction to "study the masters" when she read @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social. voca.arizona.edu/track/id/66010

Hurry! Few seats remain in this upcoming Poetry Center class! Geopoetics: Reading & Writing at Planetary Scale with Kathy Wu Saturday, January 18, 2025 - 1:00pm to Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 3:00pm Register today: poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/geo...

Get excited for the first reading of 2025: featuring Ilya Kaminsky and Katie Farris! Thursday, January 23, 2025 - 7:00pm poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/rea...

Submissions open soon for the 2025 Haiku Hike! The 6th Annual Haiku Hike, presented by the Downtown Tucson Partnership & the University of Arizona Poetry Center, features 20 winning haiku displayed in planters along Congress Street and Stone Avenue. downtowntucson.org/events/haiku-hike

rambled around the park, listened to the ice on the lagoon crack itself into & out of being, took photos of geese waking up as i went by. this is my job. i’m a poet.

Get excited—because general registration for our Spring 2025 classes is NOW OPEN!! These classes are excellent for writers of all levels of experience—but do hurry. They fill fast! poetry.arizona.edu/blog/spring-...

For those who haven't read it yet, there's a great piece unpacking and appreciating HATCH on the Poetry Center's blog! poetry.arizona.edu/blog/jenny-i... @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social

Thank you to Diego Báez for discussing my poem “You Look at Crossers, You Look Just Like Them” in the aptly named Poetry Centered podcast from The Poetry Center in Tucson, AZ! Jerry Seinfeld easter egg unlocked lol! @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/1165454/epis...

Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned poet & one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement, passed away this December. In this piece, guest blog writer Sidanthi Siriwardena takes a deep dive into "The Yellow Jacket," a poem she read at the Poetry Center in 2006. poetry.arizona.edu/blog/remembe...

Get excited for this incredible lineup of writing classes and workshops slated for Spring 2025! FINANCIAL AID IS OPEN NOW THRU DEC 16!! poetry.arizona.edu/blog/spring-... Financial aid awards will be offered to cover the tuition cost of a course offered—spread the word!

We could not be more excited to announce our Spring 2025 Reading & Lecture Series, featuring an amazing slate of writers! Join us for readings by Ilya Kaminsky, Katie Farris, Kimberly Blaeser, Terrance Hayes, Niki Herd, Divya Victor, and more! poetry.arizona.edu/blog/spring-...

In collaboration with the University of Arizona’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, we are proud to present a reading by Hala Alyan. Join us TOMORROW November 21, 2024 - 7:00pm at the Poetry Center—or tune in via livestream here: poetry.arizona.edu/readings/live

Reminder that Brandon Som reads TOMORROW at the Poetry Center! See you there! 7:00 pm @ the Poetry Center poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/tuc...

Drumroll please..... we're delighted to announce our Fall Season of Readings and Classes!!! Learn more: poetry.arizona.edu/blog/fall-20...

Join us TOMORROW for our next summer social at Hotel Congress—celebrating the Speedway Corridor Poetry-Inspired Murals! Learn more: poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/sum...

Please enjoy this story-scrolling digital tour of the 6 gorgeous poetry-inspired murals along the Speedway corridor: poetry.arizona.edu/speedway-poe...

We're thrilled to announce our Summer 2024 Season!! Don't miss out on this amazing lineup of summer socials, Sealey challenge reading sessions, community classes, and more! poetry.arizona.edu/blog/summer-...

NEW Voca playlist! Curated for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and spanning the years 1990-2023, this selection of work seeks to capture the aesthetic and thematic range of Asian American and Pacific Islander poets. voca.arizona.edu/playlists/gl...

Grateful for this moving new blog piece by guest contributor Saraiya Kanning. poetry.arizona.edu/blog/teachin...