Tucson Poetry Festival™ Schedule
Tuesday, April 1
Opening
Night: 21st Anniversary Tucson Poetry Festiva™l
Hotel Congress, The Room
311 East Congress Street
6:45PM - A Poetry & Film Costume Party
Poetry readings by Fandango 8 and Rita Maria Magdaleno
Dress as your favorite poet or screen star! Champagne & Hors D'oeuvres.
Door prizes provided by Biblio, Kore Press, UA Press and other booksellers.
No advance tickets are available, suggested $5 donation at the door.
Wednesday, April 2
The
TPF™ Slam: A Poetry Performance Contest with Bette Davis Eyes
Hotel Congress, Club Congress
311 East Congress Street
7PM - Lights, Camera, Poetry Slam!
MC: Gary Mex Glazner & Brandy Lintecum
No advance tickets are available. Admission is $5 at the door, cash only.
Sign-up for 20 performers opens at 6:45 pm. First come; first served.
First Prize: $100. Prizes also for Second & Third Place, & Best "Bette
Davis" Poem.
Thursday, April 3 (Stage 1)
An
Exploration of Photography and Poetry
Center for Creative Photography, Auditorium
1030 North Olive Road, University of Arizona
5PM - Pre-view Aaron Siskind's abstract Expressionist photographs
5:30PM - The Commingling Spirits of Dissatisfaction and Improvisation:
A discussion of Abstract Expressionism by John Yau
6:30PM - Reception: Questions & Hors D'oeuvres
7:30PM - Poetry Reading by Virgil Suarez followed by
Q & A
$7/ Advance & $10/ Door.
Thursday, April 3 (Stage 2)
Poetry
& Film: A Night with Pablo Neruda & The Postman
Cinema La Placita, La Placita Village Plaza
Church Street & Broadway Boulevard, Downtown Tucson
7PM - Special appearance by The Postman's brother. Raffle for bottles of Chilean
wine.
7:30PM - Il Postino, a film of Pablo Neruda's days as an exile in Italy
No advance tickets are available; suggested donation, $5, includes raffle
ticket.
Friday, April 4
Gillian
Conoley & John Yau
Social Sciences Auditorium, University of Arizona
1145 East, South Campus (South of Old Main, just East of Centennial Hall)
7:30PM - Poetry Readings
$7/ Advance & $10/ Door.
Saturday, April 5
Small
Group Sessions & Conversations with TPF™ Poets
Muse - Tucson's Home for the Arts
516 North 5th Avenue
9AM -10:15AM - Small Group Session w/ Rita Maria Magdaleno & Gillian Conoley
10:30AM -11: 30AM - A Conversation: How is film represented in your poetry?
w/ Gillian Conoley, Jorie Graham, Rita Maria Magdaleno, Virgil Suarez
& John Yau
11:30AM -1PM - Small Group Sessions w/ Jorie Graham & Virgil Suarez
12PM -1:30PM Small Group Session w/ Fandango 8
12PM -3PM - Poetry Intensive w/ John Yau
1:30PM -3PM - Slam Tips & Open Mic w/Brandy Lintecum
Price of Sessions & Conversations is $5/ each, not included in price of
reading passes.
John Yau's Intensive is $15. Sign up begins April 3 at the Festival.
Saturday, April 5
Winner
of the 20th Annual Statewide Poetry Contest & Jorie Graham
Social Sciences Auditorium, University of Arizona
1145 East, South Campus (South of Old Main, just East of Centennial Hall)
7:30PM - Poetry Readings
$7/ Advance & $10/ Door.
Sunday, April 6 (day)
8th
Annual Bilingual High School Poetry Contest Winners
Bookman's Used Books, Music, & Software
6230 East Speedway Boulevard
11AM - Tucson's high school poetry students read their award winning poems.
Free and open to the public.
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 |