Tucson Weekly: Listings: Literature (January 15

LITERATURE
BOOKSIGNINGS. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Local author and sales consultant Neil Carlson signs and discusses Advanced Selling Skills & Telephone Techniques: The Art of Psychological Selling at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 20. Dr. John Schaefer signs and discusses People, Places and Things: Thirty Years in Photography at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 22.
Listings DATE WITH A POET. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Join poet Liliana (Lusia) Slomkowska at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 17. Bring along your own poetry to share at an open reading immediately following. Call Christy at 881-5180 for information.
DEAD POET'S SOCIETY. Let your creative juices flow! A safe place to read poetry and prose. Discussion and feedback are encouraged. We are interested in your writing and thoughts. Bi-monthly meetings. Come join us! Call 750-1482 for information.
MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA. Hometown Buffett. 5101 N. Oracle Road. The Mystery Writers of America, Southern Arizona Satellite, host their monthly meeting and workshop from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January 17. Workshop will include a discussion with Christine Burke, co-owner of Clues Unlimited Bookstore, and author C.E. "Buzz" Poverman. Call Jane at 622-5757 for reservations and 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 your own works, or listen to the works of others. Call 792-9910 for information.
SPRING READING SERIES. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. The UA Poetry Center begins the 1998 Spring Reading Series with Dean Young on Wednesday, January 21. Young is the author of three books of poetry. He has received fellowships from the NEA, Stanford University and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. All readings are free and begin at 8 p.m. Persons may request a sign language interpreter; requests should be made as early as possible. Call 321-7760; or email words@u.arizona.edu, for information.