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Department of English

Fresno Poets' Association

The Fresno Poets' Association is a decades-old community reading series that features poetry and prose readings hosted by the Creative Writing Program. The FPA series is committed to bringing talented creative writers to campus to share their work with the community.

The faculty host of the series is Prof. Brynn Saito.


Fresno Poets Podcast

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020-21 FPA reading series season was mostly virtual. This includes the Fresno Poets Podcast, hosted by Prof. Brynn Saito.

September — Larry Levis and Philip Levine at the Wild Blue, 1984

Archive recording (view anytime)

Podcast interview with Jefferson Beavers (listen anytime)

October — Dixie Salazar and Luis Omar Salinas at the Fresno Art Museum, 1991

Archive recording (view anytime)

Podcast interview with Dixie Salazar (listen anytime)

December — Liza Wieland and Corrinne Clegg Hales at the Fresno Art Museum, 1992

Archive recording (view anytime)

Podcast interview with Corrinne Clegg Hales (listen anytime)

Feb. 17 — Steven Kleinman, live virtual reading

March — Fresno State MFA faculty readings

Archive recordings  2017  |  2018  |  2019  (view anytime)

Podcast interview with Steven Church (listen anytime)

April — Juan Felipe Herrera and Margarita Luna Robles at the Fresno Met, 1990

Archive recording (view anytime)

Podcast interview with Anthony Cody (coming soon)

May — Sherley Anne Williams at Fresno State, 1986

Archive recording (view anytime)

Podcast interview with Samina Najmi (postponed)