LITERATURE Events This Week A NIGHT WITH ANAYA. PCC Proscenium Theatre. Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. One Book/One Community offers a panel discussion with the author of the first book being read, Bless Me, Ultima. Rudolfo Anaya's book is discussed by himself and scholars on Wednesday, October 16 at 7 p.m. and is followed by a reception. Call 881-9876 for details. BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. Discussion of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections about modern life, family dysfunction and the pain of being human. Jeff Yanc leads the discussion on Sunday, October 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. CHANCE AND CONSTRAINT. UA Poetry Center. 1216 N. Cherry Ave. 626-3765. Brian Blanchfield, 2002 Poet-in-Residence at Purchase College, holds this workshop on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. on October 13 through November 17. For intermediate to advanced poets. Reconsider composition and the special functions of chance and constraint in poetry. Surveys a centruy of modern and postmodern writing. Cost is $150 plus material fees between $2 and $10. COMIC CRIME FICTION. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. Pete Hautman reads from his new novel about an unlikely detective and co-owner of a clothing shop that mysteriously burns to the ground. Reading begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 12. He reads on Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m. at Clues Unlimited (123 S. Eastbourne). FALL READING SERIES. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. Gerald Stern reads new and early work in the Poetry Center series on Wednesday, October 16 at 8 p.m. Stern's most recent book is American Sonnets. KARIN SLAUGHTER READS. Borders Books at Park Place. Broadway Blvd. Reading and discussion of her new work, Kisscut, takes place on Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m. LETTER WRITING. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Tucson author Lauren B. Smith talks about her book, Unsent Letters: Writing as a Way to Resolve and Renew, on Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m. and offers insight into the power of writing letters you don't intend to send. MICHELLE TEA READS. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. The Chelsea Whistle is the San Francisco author's new book, a confessional, gritty memoir of her childhood in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The co-director of Sister Spit, an all-girl, queer, spoken word performance troupe, reads on Tuesday, October 15 at 5 p.m. MYSTERY BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne Ave. 326-8533. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, a modern English detective novel, is discussed on Sunday, October 13 at 2 p.m. ONE BOOK/ONE COMMUNITY. Bookman's on Speedway. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. Discussion of Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima takes place on Sunday, October 13 at 7 p.m. RUBEN MARTINEZ READS. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. Author of Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail talks about political, economic and cultural issues related to the US/Mexico border on Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m. Upcoming POETS VOICE. Central School Project. Bisbee. The series features Gary Glazner on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. Other visiting poets include Renee Gregorio, Sesshu Foster, Fanny Howe and Peter Sacks through April. Series tickets cost $22 to $27.50 and are good for mix or match admissions. Call 432-5374 to order tickets or for details. Announcements ARIZONA MYSTERY WRITERS. HomeTown Buffet. 5101 N. Oracle Road. Meetings are on the second Saturday monthly from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Professionals from related fields share techniques. Beginners are welcome. $14 includes lunch. Call 544-4173 for reservations. ONE SHOT OPEN MIC. Epic Cafe. 745 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6844. To enlighten, entertain, impress, offend or disgust. Sign in on Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Readings begin at 8 p.m. POETRY SUBMISSIONS. The Laughing Dogis accepting poetry submissions. Send up to three poems (no more than 30 lines each) with a SASE to: The Laughing Dog, 4740 E. Sunrise Dr. M.B.E. #326, Tucson, AZ 85718. No previously published poems or simultaneous submissions, please. REGIONAL POETRY CONTEST. Students and adults from Arizona and New Mexico are invited to enter this free contest. Over $2500 in prizes awarded to poets and $500 in grants to schools. Submit one original poem, 21 lines or less. The deadline is December 5. Submit your poem at www.poeticpower.com or mail to : Creative Communication, 90 N. 100 E., Logan, UT 84321. Call 435-713-4411 for more info.