Events / Tucson

Language Erratics

University of Arizona Poetry Center
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Language Erratics, Hannah Larrabee and Jacinda Russell explore a phenomenon of language that parallels the evolving Arctic landscape: the severing of words from what they mean in a warming world. This correspondence between poetry and photography engages the long history of ekphrastic art.
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University of Arizona Poetry Center

This institution serves as a premier living archive for poets, functioning as a vital hub for the preservation of literary history and contemporary verse. It maintains a significant collection of materials that support both the academic study and the active practice of poetry.story_potoo

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1508 E Helen St, Tucson, AZ 85719
Open
• Closes 5:00 PM
arizona.edu
+1 520-626-3765

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