obsession

Richard Siken reads poems that would later be published in Crush (2005). This reading was originally given with Brian Blanchfield.

Pamela Stewart reads just after joining the University of Arizona faculty. She reads from a series of poems titled "The One and the Other," exploring an attempt to escape obsession.

Ander Monson reads from his first memoir, Predator (2022), titled after the 1987 sci-fi action film that he has watched 146 times. Monson shares excerpts from the memoir that closely draw upon select frames and scenes from the film. Part of the Distinguished Visitors in Creative Writing Series, this reading was given alongside Bojan Louis and Manuel Muñoz.