memories

Li-Young Lee reads primarily from his second collection, The City in Which I Love You, which was published the same year as this reading. He also reads one poem from his first collection, Rose (1986).

Ellen Bryant Voigt reads what she describes as future work: poems from a manuscript that would be published two years after her reading as The Lotus Flowers.

A.K. Ramanujan reads poems from The Striders (1966) and Relations (1971).

Diane Wakoski reads widely from her body of work.

In this reading, Rigoberto González performs poetry and nonfiction; the reading concludes with a question and answer section with Maria Melendez.

Donald Hall reads primarily from Kicking the Leaves (1978). He also shares several works in progress as well as some older poems.

L.R. Benes, author of Rune Weave (2011), reads from his uncollected body of work, dating from 1972 to 2011.

In this matinee performance at Tucson High School, Eduardo C. Corral reads from Slow Lightning (2012), provides commentary, and participates in a question and answer session with Natalie Diaz.

Marilynne Robinson reads from her novel Housekeeping (1981).

Lynn Luria-Sukenick reads two works of fiction ("The Man With The Blues Guitar" and "Still Life With Bath"), along with a short performance piece called "Bomb." "Bomb" is a collaboration with poet and musician Rob Brezsny, whose part is performed here by Jonathan Penner.