Readings & Special Events

Each week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., there will be a reading featuring members of our core and guest faculty. With writers coming from coast to coast, and everywhere in between and beyond, to share their craft, this is an exciting time to see what is happening in contemporary literary culture.

All of the following readings and events are open to the public. All student and faculty readings will be held in the Performing Arts Center at Naropa University's Arapahoe Campus, 2130 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder. Ticket prices for faculty readings are $6 for the general public, $4 for Naropa students/staff/alumni and free for SWP students registered for the week. All student readings and performance salons are free of charge.

Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Any changes will be noted on the SWP master schedule.

SWP 2008 Schedule of Readings

Click here for 2008 Reading Schedule PDF

Week One

Tuesday, June 17 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Miranda Mellis
Maureen Owen
Carol Moldaw
Roberto Tejada
Arthur Sze

Wednesday, June 18 - 8 p.m.
Student Reading
Text-based readings by SWP students (free)

Thursday, June 19 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Joe Richey
Marcella Durrand
Max Regan
Samuel R. Delany
Bhanu Kapil

Friday, June 20 - 8 p.m.
Film Event
OLD WEIRD AMERICA: HARRY SMITH'S ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC
Presented by Rani Singh
Check film website for more information

Saturday, June 21 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Brenda Iijima
K. Silem Mohammad
Laird Hunt
Akilah Oliver
Margaret Randall

Week Two

Tuesday, June 24 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Douglas A. Martin
Reed Bye
Eleni Sikelianos
Alice Notley
Anselm Hollo

Wednesday, June 25 - 8 p.m.
Scholarship Recipients Reading
(free)

Thursday, June 26 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Elizabeth Robinson
Jack Collom
Will Alexander
Linh Dinh
Laura Mullen

Friday, June 24 - 8 p.m.
Student Reading
Text-based readings by SWP students (free)

Saturday, June 28 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Orlando White
Charles Alexander
Sinan Antoon
Harryette Mullen

Week Three

Tuesday, July 1 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Lewis MacAdams
George Evans
Kristin Prevallet
Selah Saterstrom
Tracie Morris

Wednesday, July 2 - 8 p.m.
Student Reading
Text-based readings by SWP students (free)

Thursday, July 3 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Stacy Szymaszek
Junior Burke
Lee Ann Brown
Bobbie Louise Hawkins
Mei Mei Berssenbrugge

Friday, July 4 - 8 p.m.
Poets Party Convention

Saturday, July 5 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Eileen Myles
Daisy Zamora
Anne Waldman
Thulani Davis
Amiri Baraka

Week Four

Tuesday, July 8 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Joanna Howard
Sawako Nakayasu
Pierre Joris
Anne Tardos
Brian Evenson

Wednesday, July 9 - 8 p.m.
Student Reading
Text-based readings by SWP students (free)

Thursday, July 10 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Anna Moschovakis
Ilya Kaminsky
Forrest Gander
Raymond Federman
Rikki Ducornet

Friday, July 11 - 8 p.m.
Student/Faculty Performance Salon

Saturday, July 12 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Steven Taylor
Dodie Bellamy
Bob Holman
Kevin Killian

Outside Readings

Monday, June 9 - 8–11 p.m.
“So, You're a Poet” Reading Series at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

Monday, June 16 - 8–11 p.m.
“So, You're a Poet” Reading Series at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

Monday, June 23 - 8–11 p.m.
“So, You're a Poet” Reading Series at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

Monday, June 30 - 8–11 p.m.
Anne Waldman & Amiri Baraka at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

Monday, June 30 - 8–11 p.m.
Lewis MacAdams, Kevin Opstedal, Michael Price, & Jeff Chester at the Dairy

Monday, July 7 - 8–11 p.m.
Bob Holman at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

Monday, June 14 - 8–11 p.m.
“So, You're a Poet” Reading Series at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

*Admission prices may vary.

For more information see:
http://www.thedairy.org/ and http://thelaughinggoat.com/calendar/ for more details.