Tucson Weekly: Listings: Literature (May 20

LITERATURE
Events This Week
Listings BOOK CLUB. Wilmot Branch Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road. 791-4627. This month's selection for the Audio Book Club is Widow for One Year by John Irving. The group meets at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 22.
BOOK DISCUSSION. Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 791-4391. Sherrie Szeman discusses her writing style and reads from various works at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26.
BOOK DISCUSSIONS. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Becky Hagenston reads from A Gram of Mars at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 21. Elise Peeples discusses The Emperor has a Body: Body-Politics in the Between at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 22.
BOOK SIGNING. TCC Leo Rich Theater. 260 S. Church Ave. Alan Weisman signs Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World at this benefit slide presentation from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 23. Proceeds go to The Amazon Foundation. Call 628-0200 for information.
MAKE A DATE WITH A POET. New Life Cafe. 4841 E. Speedway Blvd. Enjoy an evening with Pamela Uschuk starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 21. Call Christy White at 881-5180 for information.
Announcements
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. The Arizona State Poetry Society's Annual Poetry Contest is open to all poets. For contest guidelines send a SASE to ASPS Contest, 5120 E. Lee, Tucson, 85712. Call 881-5180 for information. Deadline is August 3.
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.
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.
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. Pima Community College. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Literacy Volunteers of Pima County can train you to tutor in basic literacy or English as a Second Language through workshops. Call 882-8006 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 original works, or listen to the works of others. Call 792-9910 for information.