TUCSON ARTS POETRY SERIES

The Tucson Arts Poetry Series (TAPS) was started Feb. 2023. Each 4th Saturday of the month, at 3:30 pm, two Arizona poets are highlighted reading their published work. The event takes place in 25,000 square feet of breathtaking art and artifacts. TAPS is sponsored, in part, by the Arizona State Poetry Society (ASPS).

The public is invited to all monthly readings at the museum free of charge, though a modest donation would be greatly appreciated to help support the museum. Arrive early and browse the gallery before attending the readings.

LOCATION: Tucson Desert Art Museum
7000 E. Tanque Verde Rd and Sabino Canyon

2023 SCHEDULE OF READERS & EVENTS

February 25
OPENING EVENT—Ekphrastic Contest, judged by Cynthia Hogue & Pam Uschuk

March 25
Alan Perry and Gene Twaronite

April 22
10 Winners of Ekphrastic Contest read.
Pima Community College students present printmaking art of poems—instructor Lauren Steinert

May 27
Linda Rittenhouse and Katie Sarah Zale

June 24
David Navarro and Janet Rives

July 22
Geraldine Connolly and Eleanor Kedney

August 26
Lisa Periale Martin and Charles Alexander

September 23
Julie Johnson and Bonnie Wehle

October 28
Warren Andrie, Frank Iouse, and Hillary Lyon

November 25
Charity Everitt and Jon Sebba

December 16
Reading by 2023 Poets—year-end party

2024 SCHEDULE OF READERS & EVENTS

January 27
Steve Chafee and Richard Chamberlin

February 24
Linda Addison and June Powers

March 23
Meg Files, Susan Cummins Miller, and Liz Porter

April 28
Janet Holmes and Kristi Maxwell

For additional information about the readings or if you are a poet interested in scheduling a reading in 2024, please contact Katie Sarah Zale at katiesarahTAPS@gmail.com

At the OPENING EVENT—February 25, 2023

Lauren Steiner (left, Pima CC instructor); Cynthia Hogue (right, contest judge); TAPS co-founders Bonnie Wehle, Katie Sarah Zale, Janet Rives (center, clockwise from back)