Tucson Poetry Festival™ Events
Tuesday, April 1
Opening
Night: 21st Anniversary Tucson Poetry Festival™
A Poetry & Film Costume Party w/ Poetry readings by Fandango 8 & Rita
Maria Magdaleno, champagne and hors d'oeuvres. Dress as your favorite poet
or screen star and become eligible for prizes provided by Biblio, Kore Press,
UA Press and other book sellers. Frank O'Hara, Marianne Moore, William Carlos
Williams! Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe!
Wednesday, April 2
The
TPF™ Slam: A Poetry Performance Contest with Bette Davis Eyes
Lights, Camera, Poetry Slam at Club Congress! Write a poem about your
favorite film, come in costume, or tell us about your first hot buttery popcorn
kiss. Here's the challenge: Bring your best poem that has something cinema
at its heart, in fact bring two poems in case you make the final round. Sign-up
for 15 performers with 5 wild card slots. First come; first served. First
Prize: $100. Prizes also for Second & Third places and Best "Bette
Davis" Poem.
Thursday, April 3 (Stage 1)
An
Exploration of Photography and Poetry
Co-sponsors Tucson Poetry Festival™ & The Center for Creative Photography
present the photographs of Aaron Siskind & A discussion of Abstract
Expressionism: The Commingling Spirits of Dissatisfaction and Improvisation
by JohnYau. Art critic, John Yau, who since the late 1970's has written
for Art in America, Artforum, and Vogue, and has taught
at Bard College and Maryland Institute College of Art, will frame the Abstract
Expressionists movement and provide context for both Siskind's photographs
and poetry as well as the work of film makers, painters and musicians creating
art after World War II. Following Yau's discussion, there will be time for
questions and a reception with drinks and hors d'oeuvres. Then, Tucson Poetry
Festival™ presents Cuban-born poet Virgil Suarez who will read from
his work long-steeped in the cultural tragedies and upheaval of a Cuban immigrant
to the United States. Hear the poetic juxtaposition of the abstract
with the concrete, followed by Q & A with the author.
Thursday, April 3 (Stage 2)
Poetry
& Film: A Night with Pablo Neruda & The Postman
Tucson Poetry Festival™ and Cinema La Placita present a film series of classic
and contemporary films, during the month of April, that speak to the 2003
TPF™ theme: Poetry and Film. On the first Thursday in April come visit
with The Postman's brother, taste Chilean wine and watch Il Postino,
a film of Pablo Neruda's days as an exile in Italy. Special appearance by
The Postman's brother. Raffle for bottles of Chilean wine. Join us Thursdays
in April, National Poetry Month at Cinema La Placita!
Friday, April 4
Festival
Poets Gillian Conoley & John Yau will present their poetry.
Saturday, April 5 (day)
Small
Group Sessions & Conversations with TPF™ Poets
Guest poets of Tucson Poetry Festival™ lead discussions and workshops. Each
session is 90 minutes long and addresses some aspect of the 2003 Festival
theme: Poetry & Film. This year TPF™ & JohnYau offer a three-hour
Writing & Film Intensive — Jump-cuts, 200M, & Loops
in Time. Special workshops will also be offered by the women's writering
group, Fandango 8 & Brandy Lintecum, Winner of the National Slammaster's
Poetry Slam. This is your opportunity to spend intimate time with Festival
poets Gillian Conoley, Jorie Graham, Rita Maria Magdaleno, Virgil Suarez,
& JohnYau!
Saturday, April 5 (evening)
The Winner
of the TPF™ Statewide Poetry Contest and Festival Poet Jorie Graham will present
their poetry.
Sunday, April 6 (day)
Bilingual
High School Poetry Contest
Winners of the Bilingual High School Poetry Contest will read their award
winning work at Bookman's Used Books, Music, & Software, co-sponsors of
the TPF™ Bilingual High School Poetry Contest.
For more information click the Tickets, Schedule, & Guest Poets buttons to the left.
A detailed schedule
will appear on posters around town in March and will be published in Tucson
newspapers, such as Downtown Tucsonan in March and April.
| Dates of Festival 2003 | Locations |
| Tuesday, April 1 | The
Room, Hotel Congress 311 E. Congress Street Downtown Tucson |
| Wednesday, April 2 | Club Congress,
Hotel Congress 311 E. Congress Street Downtown Tucson |
| Thursday, April 3 (stage 1) | Auditorium,
Center
for Creative Photography 1030 North Olive Road University of Arizona |
| Thursday, April 3 (stage 2) | Cinema
La Placita, La Placita Village Plaza (corner of Broadway Blvd.&
Church St.) Downtown Tucson |
| Friday, April 4 | Social
Sciences Auditorium 1145 East, South Campus Drive (South of Old Main, just East of Centennial Hall) University of Arizona |
| Saturday,
April 5 (day) |
MUSE
-Tucson's Home for the Arts |
| Saturday, April 5 (evening) | Social
Sciences Auditorium 1145 East, South Campus Drive (South of Old Main, just East of Centennial Hall) University of Arizona |
| Sunday, April 6 |
Bookman's
Used Books, Music, & Software |