Literature BOOKSIGNING. Barnes and Noble. 5480 E. Broadway. 745-9822. Join Arizona author Sharon E. Jackson at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 17. She'll sign her book Help Yourself...Love Mom. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. We are now accepting poems on the theme "A Child in the Arizona Sun," for a book to be published with proceedes benefiting Tucson's homeless population. Poets of all ages and styles are encouraged. Call 623-8905 for submission information. Deadline is October 1. DEAD POETS SOCIETY. Unearth your writing to share in group discussion of buried ideas, impressions, inspirations and passions, which we transmute into self-evident truths and fabricate into new-fangeld connections. What does this all mean for you? Call 577-2444. FICTION GROUP. Barnes and Noble. 5480 E. Broadway. 745-9822. Join the Barnes and Noble fiction group at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 21, when they discuss Julia Alvarez's novel How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. Refreshments will be served and new members are welcome. Call 745-9822 for information. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. For the love of literacy, become a tutor. Free reading instruction and English help for adults. An English as a Second Language workshop meets Saturdays, August 17 and 24. Call Literacy Volunteers of Pima County at 884-8337 for information. MAKE A DATE WITH A POET. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-5180. Join poet Johnna M. Gayle, local author and admitted poet, for an open reading at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 17. Bring along some of your own poetry to share. Call 881-5180 for information. POETRY CONTEST. Canyon Culture Guild is accepting poetry contest submissions. For guidelines and deadlines send SASE to: Canyon Culture Guild, P.O. Box 87, Black Canyon City, AZ 85324. SPEAK THE WORD. Café Magritte. 250 E. Congress St. 884-8004. Come to Café Magritte's last word of summer Spoken Word Open Mic at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 21, in the Bowler Room.

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