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Just Buffalo’s teaching artists represent the best of Western New York’s literary presence, from poetry and fiction to playwriting, non-fiction and beyond. Our teaching artists also represent all disciplines—from visual art and photography to performance art and filmmaking—creating a unique environment that fosters the artistic community and helps grow the next generation of local artists.
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Karima Amin
Storyteller
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Susan Hodge Anner
Essayist, Playwright, Poet
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D. Arthur
Fiction Writer, Humorist
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Joel Brenden
Author, Editor, Photographer
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Gabriel Bump
Fiction Writer
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Marquis “Ten Thousand” Burton
Spoken Word Poet
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Benjamin Brindise
Fiction Writer, Spoken Word Poet
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Richard Chiem
Fiction Writer
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Alexis David
Fiction Writer, Poet
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Aitina Fareed-Cooke
Photographer, Recording Artist, Spoken Word Poet
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Cornelius FitzPatrick
Fiction Writer
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Joe Hall
Poet
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Laura Marris
Poet, Translator
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Katie Naughton
Editor, Essayist, Poet
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Phil McAndrew
Cartoonist, illustrator, Writer
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Julianne Neely
Poet
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Jessica Pavia
Creative Nonfiction Writer
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Jake Reber
Poet
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Sherry Robbins
Poet
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Gary Earl Ross
Author, Playwright, Poet
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Travis Sharp
Editor, Essayist, Poet, Scholar
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Mathias Svalina
Poet, Writer
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J.B. Stone
Spoken Word Poet, Writer
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Christina Vega-Westhoff
Poet, Translator
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Rachelle Toarmino
Editor, Essayist, Poet
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Dana Venerable
Writer
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Max Weiss
Cartoonist, Songwriter
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Janna Willoughby-Lohr
Bookmaker, Musician, Poet
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Richie Wills
Fiction Writer, Poet
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Brandon Williamson
Spoken Word PoetBecome a Teaching Artist
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