Tucson Weekly: Listings: Literature (October1

LITERATURE
Announcements
Listings 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.
JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY. Wilmot Branch Library.
530 N. Wilmot Road. The Jane Austen Society of North America, Southern Arizona Region, gets together from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, October 5, for a discussion of Northanger Abbey. Call Jean Kearns at 747-9319 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.
POETRY READING. Modern Languages Building auditorium, UA campus. Geoffrey Becker, author of Dangerous Men, a collection of short stories that won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize in 1995, reads at 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 7. Becker has won numerous awards for his fiction and has taught creative writing at the University of Iowa and Emory University. Call 321-7760 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.