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)