The Poetics and Politics Collection contains organization
records and audiovisual materials produced and recorded in 1991 and 1992. The collection
is divided into two series: organizational records and audiovisual materials.
Collection Number:
MS 770
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu
Biographical Note
Poetics and Politics was a graduate seminar and series of public readings by thriteen
Native American writers. The events were held in the Spring of 1992 at the University of
Arizona and were organized by Professor Ofelia Zepeda (Linguistics Department) and
Professor Larry Evers (Department of English). Audio and video recordings from the
events include readings by Joy Harjo, Roberta Hill Whiteman, Daniel Lopez, Nora Marks
Dauenhauer, Leslie Marmon Silko, Felipe Molina, Nora Naranjo-Morse, Simon Ortiz, Greg
Sarris, N. Scott Momaday, Luci Tapahanso, James Welch and Ofelia Zepeda.
Scope and Content Note
The Poetics and Politics Collection (1991-1992) contains records and audiovisual
materials produced prior to and during a series of graduate seminars and public poetry
readings. Organization records include correspondence, participant records, logistics,
event proceedings, news clippings, reading logs, mailing lists, release forms, posters
and flyers, and photographs. Video recordings consist of 91 videocassettes (VHS) and
contain readings by Native American poets recorded in Spring 1992. Audio recordings
consist of 27 audio cassettes and contain readings by Native American poets recorded in
Spring 1992.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from theowner of
the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her
transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers,
employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he
or she is an owner of copyright.
