Arizona Humanities Announces Programs to Celebrate the
20th Anniversary of National Poetry Month this April
Programs to feature local and national poets across Arizona for free workshops and readings
Arizona Humanities is excited to announce a series of programs celebrating National Poetry Month during the month of April. Free programs and workshops will take place across Arizona in Gilbert, the San Carlos Apache Reservation, downtown Phoenix, and Flagstaff.
Established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is the largest literary celebration in the world. The month aims to encourage the reading of poetry, inspire people to write poetry, and more. Programs in Arizona will feature local Arizona poets Josh Rathkamp, Laura Tohe, Orlando White, Cynthia Schwartzberg Edlow, and one national guest poet, J Mase III.
Ellie Hutchison, Programs Manager with Arizona Humanities remarked, “National Poetry Month brings people together to increase awareness and bring appreciation to the importance of poetry in our lives. We are so excited to unite talented local and national poets to the community through interactive activities throughout the month and to engage diverse audiences in our communities.”
Read about the program details and poet bios at http://www.azhumanities.org/national-poetry-month/. Tune in on twitter @AZhumanities for daily writing prompts and tips from poets throughout the month. For more information, visit www.azhumanities.org or call 602-257-0335. Follow #AZpoetry for updates and news.
For questions about poetry month programs contact Programs Manager Ellie Hutchison, ehutchison@azhumanities.org.
Join the Mesa Community College’s Creative Writing Faculty for the MCC Creative Writing Faculty Reading on February 21st, 2017 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at the MCC Art Gallery 1833 West Southern Avenue Mesa, AZ 85202. Join MCC’s award-winning Creative Writing faculty featuring Amy Lerman, Josh Rathkamp, and Jeff Sanger for a night of literary festivities. This event is free and open to the public.
