Happy 44th book giveaway (which we, uh, did on April 13 – – – we’re only a few weeks delayed in sharing this recap, LOL). To celebrate National Poetry Month, we hid 30 copies of Promises of Gold by José Olivarez. This book was the perfect read for April – it’s a beautiful volume of…
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Promises of Gold by José Olivarez
Before we jump into sharing info about this month’s book, we’re super excited to announce that this year we launched a new monthly “Community Kindness Sponsorship,” which helps offset the cost of the extra 15 books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend every month (the “random act of kindness” books!). We are so grateful to…
Thirty-Second Tome Giveaway
Happy 32nd book giveaway! To celebrate National Poetry Month, we partnered on a few exciting things! First, I collaborated with the UA Poetry Center to help sponsor the creation of a visual poetry of Tucson zine – Seeing Sun Spots. This gorgeous zine was designed and printed by the amazingly talented Amanda Meeks of Oustpokin’…
Submissions Open NOW: Visual Poetry of Tucson Zine!
Friends! We have an exciting announcement 🙂 The rumors are true: we’re collaborating with Amanda Meeks (of Oustpokin’ & Bookish) and the UA Poetry Center on creating a “Visual Poetry of Tucson” zine! Here are some basic details (and some links to learn more!) Have you ever written a poem using images instead of text?…
Recap: Poetry Center Summer Social
On Wednesday, July 20, two of the Tome Gnomes (Jody and Emily) had an amazing opportunity to present our story at the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s Summer Social! Sadly, our third co-founder could not be there, but she was with us in spirit (hi, Mary Ellen!) The event was held at the Century Room…
Upcoming Summer Social Event: July 20, 2022!
If you follow us on social media, by now you know that the Tucson Tome Gnome will be the featured speaker at the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s upcoming Summer Social event on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The Summer Social will be taking place at the Century Room at Hotel Congress – doors open at…
Eighth Tome Giveaway: April 24, 2022
Wowza! During this eighth Tome Giveaway, I had a great day traversing the city AND visiting Downtown Tucons’s Haiku Hike. This month also represented this Gnome’s first collaboration! I partnered with the UA Poetry Center to hide 30 book bundles featuring Poets Laureate – 90 books total! You can read more about the authors and…
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