Tucson Poetry Festival XLIII
The Tucson Poetry Festival returns April 25 and 26, 2026 with featured poets Cyrus Cassells, Catherine Strisik, Logan Phillips, and Amber McCrary. The 43rd annual festival includes workshops, featured poets reading, and a community open mic. All events are free and open to the public. This year’s theme is “Resilience”.
Cassells, Strisik, Phillips, and McCrary will lead poetry workshops during the day on Saturday, April 25, followed by their featured reading at 7:00 pm at Pima Community College’s downtown campus. On Sunday, April 26, the festival wraps up with a poetry open mic from 11:00 am-1:00 pm, at Talega Coffee Co..Cyrus
The longest running event of its kind in Arizona, the Tucson Poetry Festival was founded in 1981 with the mission to celebrate and expand the audience for contemporary poetry through a variety of literary arts events, including poetry readings, performances, contests, discussions, and more. The Tucson Poetry Festival collaborates with the Tucson community to reach new constituencies with other artists, patrons of the arts, organizations, and venues by strengthening our ties in the community, nurturing emerging artists, and supporting established artists.
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