University of Arizona Poetry Center

University of Arizona Poetry Center “The best living room in America for reading poetry.”
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An internationally renowned poetry library, the Poetry Center sponsors numerous University and community programs, including readings and lectures, classes and workshops, discussion groups, symposia, writing residencies, poets-in-the-schools, poets-in-the-prisons, contests, exhibitions, and online resources, including standards-based poetry curricula. An area of special emphasis within the College of Humanities, the Poetry Center is open and fully accessible to the public.

Even if you aren't in Tucson, you can catch the livestream tonight at 7:00 pm AZ time!https://poetry.arizona.edu/liveYou...
09/18/2026

Even if you aren't in Tucson, you can catch the livestream tonight at 7:00 pm AZ time!

https://poetry.arizona.edu/live

You won't want to miss this reading by Elissa Washuta & Sarah Minor!

Kids Create is September 19th at the Poetry Center! We've got an amazing series of writing workshops and a breakfast con...
09/17/2026

Kids Create is September 19th at the Poetry Center! We've got an amazing series of writing workshops and a breakfast concert featuring a performance from Blue Skies Trio!

https://poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/fall-2026-kids-create

Sing-a-Long (for children ages 0 to 3): Local musician and educator Gabrielle Pietrangelo teams up with a Kids Create facilitator to lead this fun and heartwarming sing-a-long story time.

Ready to Read Poetry (for children ages 4 to 6): Participants in this workshop write collaborative poems and stories while practicing letter recognition, rhyming, and a variety of literary elements like onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, and others. Visual art making is often a component!

Creative Writing Workshop (ages 7 to 10): Participants in this workshop write both independently and collaboratively, and sometimes read poems and stories as a means to inspire their own writing process. Workshop facilitators guide participants through a series of playful, fun, and interesting explorations of language. Participants leave with an original story or poem.

Reminder: The Poetry Center will be closed TOMORROW, September 18, from 12pm - 5pm for an event. We will reopen Septembe...
09/17/2026

Reminder: The Poetry Center will be closed TOMORROW, September 18, from 12pm - 5pm for an event. We will reopen September 19th at 9:00 am.

"We live in such a fast-paced world: poetry helps us slow down, deepen our attention, connect and live more fully."—Arth...
09/16/2026

"We live in such a fast-paced world: poetry helps us slow down, deepen our attention, connect and live more fully."
—Arthur Sze, 25th U.S. poet laureate

Congrats to Layli Long Soldier for making the longlist for the National Book Award for Poetry!We're so excited to host L...
09/16/2026

Congrats to Layli Long Soldier for making the longlist for the National Book Award for Poetry!

We're so excited to host Layli next month at the Poetry Center, literal days after her longlisted collection "We" is published!

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