Readings & Special Events

Each week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. (except on July 4th where the reading moves to Friday), 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 2009 Schedule of Readings

Week One

Tuesday, June 16 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Jack Collom
Laird Hunt
Renee Gladman
Brad Gooch
Rebecca Brown

Wednesday, June 17 - 8 p.m.
Student Scholarship Recipients Reading
(free)

Thursday, June 18 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Junior Burke
Anselm Hollo
Janine Pommy Vega
Samuel R. Delany
AB Spellman

Friday, June 19 - 8 p.m.
Student Reading
Text-based readings by SWP students (free)

Saturday, June 20 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Bobbie Louise Hawkins
Eileen Myles
Joyce Johnson
Robin Blaser

Week Two

Tuesday, June 23 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Amy Catanzano
Akilah Oliver
Jerome Rothenberg
Kass Fleisher
Maxine Chernoff

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

Thursday, June 25 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Bhanu Kapil
Selah Saterstrom
Cecilia Vicuña
Anne Waldman

Friday, June 26 - 7 p.m.
Film Premiere
The SWP presents Ed Bowes' Entanglement.

Saturday, June 27 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Laura Elrick
Elizabeth Robinson
Eleni Sikelianos
Reed Bye

Week Three

Tuesday, June 30 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Christopher Stackhouse
Leonard Schwartz
Rosa Alcalá
Sherwin Bitsui

Wednesday, July 1 - 8 p.m.
Student Reading
Text-based readings by SWP students (free)

Thursday, July 2 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Truong Tran
Gloria Frym
Lewis Warsh
Zhang Er
Semezdin Mehmedinovic

Friday, July 3 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Mark McMorris
Mei Mei Berssenbrugge
Clayton Eshleman
Bei Dao

Week Four

Tuesday, July 7 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Joanna Howard
Dan Machlin
Rusty Morrison
Ed Roberson

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

Thursday, July 9 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
Brian Evenson
Hoa Nguyen
Dale Smith
Alberto Ruy-Sanchez
Wang Ping

Friday, July 10 - 8 p.m.
Student/Faculty Performance Salon
(free)

Saturday, July 11 - 8 p.m.
Faculty Reading
CS Giscombe
Steven Taylor
Simone Forti
Michelle Ellsworth

Outside Readings

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

Monday, June 15 - 8–11 p.m.
“So, You're a Poet” Reading Series at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

Monday, June 22 - 8–11 p.m.
“So, You're a Poet” Reading Series at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

Monday, June 29 - 8–11 p.m.
“So, You're a Poet” Reading Series at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

Monday, June 13 - 8–11 p.m.
“So, You're a Poet” Reading Series at the Laughing Goat Coffeehouse

*Admission prices may vary.

For more information see: The Laughing Goat