Poetry Center Summer Residency Program
Since 1994, the Poetry Center’s Residency Program has offered emerging poets, fiction, and non-fiction writers an opportunity to develop their work.
The Poetry Center awards two residencies each summer to one poet and one prose writer to spend two to four weeks in Tucson, Arizona developing his/her work. Writers at any stage of their careers may apply; emerging writers are welcome. The residency includes a $150 stipend per week and a two to four week stay in a studio apartment located within steps of the Center’s renowned library of contemporary poetry. The residency is offered between June 1 and August 31.
All project proposals will be considered; however, the committee is especially interested in projects that make use of the Center’s library collection.
The 2012 deadline is January 27. This is not a postmark deadline! We must receive manuscripts on or before this date. Manuscripts received after this date cannot be considered.
Details including submission guidelines and this year’s selection committee can be found at http://poetry.arizona.edu/awards-residencies/summer-residency-program
The Poetry Center is thrilled to present:
HD and the Hedgehog featuring Hilda Doolittle | The Emperor of Ice Cream featuring Wallace Stevens | Legends Like Dried Mud featuring Sylvia Plath | Elizabeth’s Moths featuring Elizabeth Bishop | Writing Rivers featuring Langston Hughes
Visual artist Gwyneth Scally has created a striking quintet of portraits of influential and beloved 20th-century American poets. This limited-edition series of elegant linoleum cut, hand-pulled prints is created using centuries-old traditional techniques.
Portraits will be on display at the Poetry Center through January 13, 2012. Prints can be purchased at the Poetry Center by cash, money order, or a personal check made out to Gwyneth Scally. Prints are priced between $80 and $100, or $400 for a complete set of five. If you do not live in the area and would like to purchase a print, contact the artist at gscally22@gmail.com. Shipping will cost an additional $10.
University of Arizona Poetry Center | 1508 East Helen Street (At Vine Avenue) |Tucson , AZ 85721-0150
Phone: 520-626-3765 | Fax: 520-621-5566 | email: poetry@email.arizona.edu
