About AZPoetry.com

A Home for Arizona Poetry

AZPoetry.com is an independent online guide and archive dedicated to poetry across Arizona. The site helps readers discover poets, poems, readings, open mics, workshops, slams, organizations, venues, and other literary events throughout the state.

Arizona's poetry community is broad, creative, and constantly evolving. AZPoetry.com brings that activity together in one accessible place so established writers, emerging voices, organizers, students, educators, and curious readers can find one another.

What You Can Find Here

• Upcoming poetry events and an archive of past readings, workshops, slams, and open mics.
• Profiles of Arizona poets and links to their work.
• Poems and literary writing from the AZPoetry archive.
• Poetry organizations, reading series, and communities across the state.
• Venues that support poetry and literary events.

Preserving Arizona's Literary History

In addition to sharing current events, AZPoetry.com preserves records of Arizona's literary activity. Event listings, poet profiles, photographs, and archived materials help document the people and places that have shaped the state's poetry community.

Independent and Community Focused

AZPoetry.com is independently operated and is not affiliated with a single university, venue, publisher, or literary organization. The goal is to support the entire Arizona poetry ecosystem by making information easier to discover and by preserving the history of the community.

Share an Event or Correction

Poetry communities depend on accurate, current information. Organizers, poets, venues, and readers are encouraged to share upcoming events and request corrections when something has changed.

Visit the events directory to explore what is happening around Arizona.