Writer
Just Buffalo teaching artist ROBIN LEE JORDAN’s creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry has been published in various journals, including alice blue review, H_NGM_N, Puerto del Sol, and Paper Darts. She received her MFA in Poetry from Oregon State University and is currently working on a mixed-genre collection. She is the Writing Center Coordinator at Just Buffalo Writing Center, a youth mentor at Gay and Lesbian Youth Services of Western New York, and instructor at the University of Buffalo. She is a founding member of the grassroots community arts project (B)uffalo (A)rt (D)ispensary.
Upcoming Workshops & Events
Peach Mag Launch Reading
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Where:
Sugar City
1239 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14213
Date: August 18, 2016
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Night Lights Music Festival
Saturday, August 27, 2016Reading Featuring: Robin Lee Jordan | Gracie Newman | Alana Kelley | Aaron Lowinger | Janna Willoughby-Lohr Where: Night Lights Festival 2361 Wait Corners Road Sherman, NY 14781 Sherman, NY 14871 Date: August 27, 2016 Time: 12:30 — 1:30 p.m.
More InfoWriting Center Workshop
Tuesday, August 30, 2016Lit Games Taught by: Robin Jordan, Writing Center Coordinator Where: Just Buffalo Writing Center 468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Dates: August 30 & September 1, 2016 Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016Social Justice Writing Taught by: Robin Jordan, Writing Center Coordinator Where: Just Buffalo Writing Center 468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Dates: October 11 & 13, 2016 Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
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Thursday, October 27, 2016Halloween Writing Scavenger Hunt Taught by: Robin Jordan, Writing Center Coordinator Where: Just Buffalo Writing Center 468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Dates: October 27, 2016 Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
More InfoLiterary-Themed Halloween Party
Friday, October 28, 2016Just Buffalo Writing Center 468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Date: October 28, 2016 Time: 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
More InfoRight Here, Right Now: The Buffalo Anthology Release Party
Saturday, December 10, 2016Where: Market Arcade 617 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Date: December 10, 2016 Time: 4:00 p.m.
More InfoBabble: Poets Storm Nietzsche’s
Monday, March 6, 2017Where: Nietzsche’s 248 Allen Street Buffalo, NY Date: March 6, 2017 Time: 8:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017When Essays Misbehave Taught by: Robin Jordan, Writing Center Coordinator Where: Just Buffalo Writing Center 468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Dates: March 7, 2017 Time: 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
More InfoPeach Mag Season 1 Yearbook Launch Party
Friday, August 18, 2017
Featuring:
Alana Kelley
Caroline Rayner
Hannah Nathanson
Joe Hall
Kevin Thurston
Noah Falck
Pat Kewley
Robin Jordan
Writing Center Workshop
Tuesday, October 10, 2017The Hour of Land – Terry Tempest Williams Workshop Facilitated by: Robin Jordan Where: Just Buffalo Writing Center 468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Dates: October 10, 2017 Time: 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
More InfoPodcast Workshop
Tuesday, January 16, 2018Led by: Robin Jordan, JBWC Coordinator Where: Just Buffalo Writing Center 468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Dates: January 16 & 18, 2018 Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
More InfoThe Histories We Hold Within Us: Viet Thanh Nguyen Workshop
Tuesday, March 20, 2018Led by: Robin Jordan, Writing Center Coordinator Where: Just Buffalo Writing Center 468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Dates: March 20 & 22, 2018 Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
More InfoThe Ladder Literary Conference
Saturday, June 16, 2018Where: Rochester Riverside Hotel 120 E Main Street Rochester, NY 14604 Date: June 16, 2018 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
More InfoBack-to-School Open House: Lit Games
Tuesday, September 4, 2018Taught by:Robin Jordan Where: Just Buffalo Writing Center 468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203 Dates: September 4 & 6, 2018 Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
More InfoThe Blue Turn Comes to Buffalo
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Where:
Duende at Silo City
85 Silo City Row
Buffalo, NY 14203
Date: March 24, 2019
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Writing with Astrology
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Where:
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
When:
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 @ 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 9, 2020 @ 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
No registration required. This workshop is FREE, aimed at young students aged 12–18.
Morning Blessing Poems by Robin Lee Jordan
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Where:
Rust Belt Books
415 Grant Street
Buffalo, NY 14201
Dates: February 9, 2020
Time: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Readings at the RIC: Jordan & Boltz
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Where:
Daemen College Research and Information Commons
4380 Main St.
Amherst, NY 14226
Date: March 25, 2020
Time: 7:30-9:15 p.m.
No other workshops or events currently scheduled. Check back soon for more details.
Free Tutoring & Workshops
Just Buffalo's Writing Center is dedicated to helping young and emerging writers ages 12–19 cultivate their writing skills.
