Tucson Weekly: Listings: Literature (November 12

LITERATURE
Events This Week
Listings BARBARA KINGSOLVER. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. Enjoy a viewing of Signature: Barbara Kingsolver, an hour-long videotaped interview with the author at
2 p.m. on Sunday, November 15. Call 792-3715 for information.
BOOK READING. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. Jean M. Baker reads from Family Secrets: Gay Sons - a Mother's Story at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 13. Call 792-3715 for information.
BOOK SIGNING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. Derek Humphrey and Mary Clement sign Freedom to Die from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 15. Call 881-6350 for information.
BOOK SIGNINGS. Barnes and Noble Books. 5130 E. Broadway. 745-9822. Matthew Fuller discusses and signs In Spiritual Style: The Home as Sanctuary from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. Kathleen Walker discusses and signs San Xavier: The Spirit Endures from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 15.
BOOK SIGNING. Clues Unlimited. 16 Broadway Village. 123 S. Eastbourne. Annie McKnight discusses and signs Superstitions from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. Call 326-8533 for information.
FALL READING SERIES. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. The UA Poetry Center continues the 1998 Fall Reading Series with Roland Flint on Wednesday, November 18. He is the author of nine collections of poetry including: Resuming Green: Selected Poems, Pigeon, and Pigeon in the Night. The reading is free and begin at 8 p.m. Call 321-7760; or email words@u.arizona.edu, for information.
POETRY RECEPTION. Chax Press. 101 W. Sixth St. Chax Press hosts a reception for Lisa Cooper's book of poetry: & Calling it Home from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. Call 620-1626 for information.
SOUND POETRY ENSEMBLE. Dinnerware Contemporary Artists Gallery. 135 E. Congress St. Douglas Barbour and Stephen Scobie present an evening of poetry and literary criticism at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17. Call 620-1626 for information.
TRILINGUAL READINGS. Sunnyside High School Auditorium. 1725 E. Bilby Road. The UA Extended University Writing Works Center and Poet Laureate William Pitt Root present three evenings of readings featuring writers who cross cultural borders in their work. Joy Harjo reads on Friday, November 13, Leslie Marmon Silko reads on Saturday, November 14, and Demetria Martinez reads on Sunday, November 15. All readings are from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and are free. Call 626-4444 for information.
Announcements
DEAD POET'S SOCIETY. Let your creative juices flow! A safe place to read poetry and prose. Discussion and feedback are encouraged at these bi-monthly meetings. Call 750-1482 for information.
CALL FOR ENTRIES. Messages From the Heart, a journal dedicated to letter writing, is accepting heartfelt letters, journal entries, poems essays (800 words or less) and artwork for cover and interior pages. The focus of the issue is on mailboxes. Send works with a SASE to P.O. Box 64840, Tucson, AZ 85728. Include $4 for a sample issue. Call 577-0588 for information.
ECLECTIC WRITERS GROUP. Eclectic writers meet from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday to read original works, practice writing, critique work and discuss related issues. All forms, styles and skill levels are encouraged. There is no membership fee. Call 797-6614 for detailed 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 original works, or listen to the works of others. Call 792-9910 for information.
WOMANSPEAK. Aroma Café. 346 N. Fourth Ave. WomanSpeak poetry and prose readings gather from 3 to 5 p.m. on the last Sunday of the month, and feature two readers interspersed with open mic. Sign-up for open mic starts at 2:50 p.m. The hope is that these readings will bring together women writers from many different aspects of Tucson's cultural life, for an exchange of inspiration and encouragement. Readings are free.
WRITERS' GROUP MEMBERS WANTED. A small, ongoing writers' group with a relaxed format of checking-in, group writing exercises, reading and critique, seeks new members. Join them Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. No fees. Call 325-8447 for information.