statewide Bilingual Corrido Contest and Southern Arizona support of the National Poetry Out Loud Competition.Contests'' The Poetry Center sponsors a number of annual contests to benefit and reward writers. In addition to the Corrido Contest, the Center sponsors a national writer's residency, and writing contests for University of Arizona graduate and undergraduate students. The Humanities Seminars Program The Poetry Center and the University of Arizona Humanities Seminars Program formed a partnership to provide a permanent home for the Seminars within the new Poetry Center. Founded by Dorothy Rubel in 1984 to satisfy the intellectual needs of the growing adult population of Southern Arizona, the Humanities Seminars Program offers non-credit courses led by University faculty throughout the year. Location The University of Arizona Poetry Center is located at 1508 E. Helen St. in Tucson, Arizona, 85721. References External links 1960 establishments in Arizona Libraries in Arizona Poetry organizations University and college academic libraries in the United States University of Arizona Buildings and structures in Tucson, Arizona Museums in Tucson, Arizona Poetry museums Library buildings completed in 2007