Friday, January 5, 2018 Bao Phi Writing Workshop Timelines: 3b: Past Workshops (Unseen Archive)

Bao Phi

Where:
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor
Buffalo, NY 14203
Dates: April 10, 2018
Time: 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

A special visit from poet Bao Phi. Bao Phi was born in Vietnam, grew up in Minneapolis, and graduated from Macalester College with a degree in English. He is a poet, spoken-word artist, and community activist, a two-time Minnesota Grand Slam champion and a National Poetry Slam finalist, and his work has appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies, including Best American Poetry, selected by Billy Collins. He is the author of two collections of poetry, Sông I Sing and Thousand Star Hotel and a children’s book, A Different Pond. He is Program Director at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, where he coordinates a number of programs, including the Equilibrium series, which was awarded an Anti-Racism Initiative award.

This reading is FREE, aimed at young students aged 12–18.

No Registration Necessary

This reading is sponsored by the Canisius English Department