Utah Poet Laureate Lisa Bickmore at Kayenta

Utah Poet Laureate Lisa Bickmore spends an evening of poetry, stories and conversation at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta in Ivins on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, as part of Kayenta's Humanities and Lecture Series. Bickmore is the author of the poetry collections Haste, flicker (winner of the 2014 Antivenom Prize) and Ephemerist, and founded the nonprofit Lightscatter Press. She will read from her work and talk about the ideas behind it, followed by audience Q&A. A social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7:30 p.m. Kayenta lists tickets at $12 to $25. For more December plans, see our Christmas events in Southern Utah guide.