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.
LOCATION
The University of Arizona Poetry Center
1508 E. Helen Street
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0150
520-626-3765
520-626-5566 (FAX)
poetry@email.arizona.edu
HOURS OF OPERATION (SUMMER)
2017 summer hours begin May 13th and end August 20th, 2017
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.* |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
* On Thursday evenings when we host a Reading & Lecture Series event, the library will close one hour early, at 7:00 PM. For our calendar of events, see poetry.arizona.edu/calendar.
Upcoming Closures: 2017
- Friday, May 9 (Commencement)
- Saturday, May 27 - Monday, May 29 (Memorial Day)
- Monday, June 26 - Tuesday, July 4 (Summer Closure)
- Saturday, September 2 - Monday, September 4 (Labor Day)
- Friday, November 10 - Saturday, November 11 (Veterans Day)
- Thursday, November 23 - Saturday, November 25 (Thanksgiving)
- Monday, December 25 - Tuesday, January 2 (Winter Closure)
- Saturday, January 13 - Monday, January 15 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- Saturday, March 3 (UA Spring Break)
- Saturday, March 10 (UA Spring Break)
2018 Summer Hours begin May 12, 2018
HOURS OF OPERATION (SCHOOL YEAR)
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.* |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | Closed |
* On Thursday evenings when we host a Reading & Lecture Series event, the library will close one hour early, at 7:00 PM. For our calendar of events, see poetry.arizona.edu/calendar.
PARKING
Free parking is available in Zone 1 lots around the Poetry Center after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. Paid parking is also available in the Highland Avenue Garage, across the street from the Poetry Center.
CODE OF CONDUCT
A condensed version of the Poetry Center's Code of Conduct is posted in the Center's library. For a view of our complete Code of Conduct and Poetry Center policies, click here: Poetry Center Code of Conduct.
VIRTUAL TOUR
You can take a virtual tour of the Poetry Center online using our panoramic viewer.