Congrats to the class of 2024!!!

In celebration of commencement (and to reduce UA traffic!), the Poetry Center will be CLOSED on Friday May 10th. (As a reminder, our summer hours will also be beginning on May 11, so we will reopen our doors on Tuesday May 14.)

'It's art without an access barrier. It’s there on the street for the people.'

Check out our interview with Jenna Tomasello, the muralist who reiterated Leslie Marmon Silko's 'Snake Mural.'

@jennatomasello

poetry.arizona.edu/blog/jenna-tom…

Join us for a summer social book launch! On Wednesday, May 15th, we'll celebrate Karen Brennan's Rabbit in the Moon: The Mexico Stories, just out from Schaffner Press.

poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/summe…

Did you know you can schedule field trips to the Poetry Center?

The UA Poetry Center offers field trips for 4th-12th grade students, which focus on our current Brave Books theme, Zines and Zine Libraries. Interested teachers are encouraged to apply!

poetry.arizona.edu/education/k-12…

Looking for something fun to do downtown? Join us today for a Poetry Center docent-led tour of the 20 winning 'Serenity' haiku!

When: May 4th @ 9:00 am
Where: Meet up at Hotel Congress

@downtowntucson

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We Lived Happily During the War
BY ILYA KAMINSKY

And when they bombed other people’s houses, we

protested
but not enough, we opposed them but not

enough. I was
in my bed, around my bed America

was falling: invisible house by invisible house by invisible house.

Our summer hours are starting soon!

Note: Scheduled Saturday events in May will occur as planned, but the library will be closed to the public.

Tomorrow's the Haiku Hike! Join us for a Poetry Center docent-led tour of the 20 winning 'Serenity' haiku!

When: May 4th @ 9:00 am
Where: Meet up at Hotel Congress

@downtowntucson

poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/take-…

'We are 7.5 billion. Thrust onto Earth together, we are not alone.' —Marilyn Chin

Listen to more in the Voca archives: voca.arizona.edu/reading/marily…

Curious about publishing poetry? We've got an excellent library guide to get you started!

libguides.library.arizona.edu/publishing-poe…

'Fine then,
I’ll take it, the tree seems to say, a new slick leaf
unfurling like a fist to an open palm, I’ll take it all.'

Instructions on Not Giving Up, Ada Limón

It's tomorrow! Please join us in welcoming University of Arizona Creative Writing Alumni Gabriel Palacios, Margo Steines, Gabriel Dozal and Maddie Norris!

Learn more: poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/unive…

Sending all the good vibes to our Poetry Out Loud state champ Isabel Teran! Today Isabel competes in the National event hosted in Washington DC, performing in Semifinal 3 from 2-5 pm AZ time, and will be live streamed.

More here: poetry.arizona.edu/blog/watch-isa…

‘Reasons to Live Through the Apocalypse’ by Nikita Gill.

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/glim…

Grab your water bottles and sunblock! This Saturday, please join us for a Poetry Center docent-led tour of the Haiku Hike!

@downtowntucson

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You can view over 800 poetry broadsides in the Poetry Center's collections—and our librarians have made it easier than ever to experience them with a rotating display out in the library!

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

Isabel Teran will compete in the POL National Finals in Washington, DC on May 1st and 2nd.

poetry.arizona.edu/blog/watch-isa…

This Thursday we're excited to celebrate University of Arizona Creative Writing Alumni Gabriel Palacios, Margo Steines, Gabriel Dozal and Maddie Norris! Please join us for an in-person reading at the Poetry Center at 7:00 pm.

Learn more: poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/unive…

'It’s a beautiful surprise to find something unexpected painted on a concrete wall.'

Check out our spotlight one of Speedway Muralists: Jodie Lewers Chertudi!

poetry.arizona.edu/blog/jodie-lew…