University of Arizona Poetry Center

Join for a Summer Social at Hotel Congress’ Century Room to celebrate and call in the 2026 Monsoon Season in Southern Arizona with poetry.

This writing workshop reimagines the presence of wood in our words, rooting and branching between lines and sentences, paragraphs and poetics of place, reconnecting heartwood with our own hearts.

This workshop explores the ekphrastic approach to climate change with Hannah Larrabee and Jacinda Russell, discussing examples of poetry, essays, and photography that engage with ecological impact. Participants are encouraged to bring a photograph or artwork related to climate change for generative writing.