Tucson Weekly: Listings: Literature (February 26

LITERATURE
BOOKSIGNING. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Barbara Atwood reads from and signs A Courtroom of Her Own: Life and Work of Mary Anne Richey at 7 p.m. Friday, February 27.
Listings BOOKSIGNING. UA Bookstore, located on the east end of the Student Union. Alison Deming, director of the UA Poetry Center, signs The Monarchs at noon Thursday, February 26.
BOOKSIGNING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Nancy O'Connor signs and discusses Letting Go With Love: The Grieving Process and How To Grow Up When You're Grown Up: Achieving Balance in Adulthood at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 26. Sandal English signs Fruits of the Desert from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 28. English will also demonstrate a few tasty recipes from her book.
DEAD POET'S SOCIETY. Let your creative juices flow! A safe place to read poetry and prose. Discussion and feedback are encouraged. We are interested in your writing and thoughts. Bi-monthly meetings. Come join us! Call 750-1482 for information.
FRENCH POETRY. Wilmot Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road. Michel Sarda presents the life and works of French surrealist poet Guillaume Apollinaire at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 28. The program in French includes readings of poems and recordings of musical settings of Apollinaire's works. Call 327-7235 for information.
POETRY AND MORE. The Casbah. 628 N. Fourth Ave. Join other Tucson poets and storytellers from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays to share your own works, or listen to the works of others. Call 792-9910 for information.
POETRY WORKSHOP. The UA Poetry Center announces a new Community Poetry Workshop, with classes focusing on student poems. Short lectures and discussions will center around the influence of the visual arts on poetic styles of the 20th century. Class meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, from March 3 to April 7. Cost is $60, which includes course booklet. Call the Poetry Center at 321-7760 for registration and information.
POG POETRY. Dinnerware Gallery. 135 E. Congress St. The POG Group continues their poetry series at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 28, with A.C. Huerta and Rae Armantrout.
SAA WRITERS CONTEST. The Society of Southwestern Authors announces the 1998 Writer's Contest. Entries must be original and unpublished works: short stories, personal essays, memoirs and poetry. Cash prizes given in all categories. For contest rules, please write: Sharon Landeen, SAA Writer's Contest, 6990 E. Calle Arandas, Tucson, AZ 85750. Submission deadline is May 31.