Buffalo is currently alive with a citywide practice of "serious noticing". Inspired by Ross Gay’s award-winning Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, the In Gratitude project is an invitation to pause and reflect on the small, universal moments of joy that connect us all.
2026 marks a century since Robert Creeley's birth. In honor of this momentous occasion, we invite you to share your memories & tributes—the Creeley poem that changed you, that time you’ll always remember.
Just Buffalo invites educators across the city of Buffalo to apply for the opportunity to transform their classrooms into spaces of discovery and gratitude.
Have you seen any of the In Gratitude boxes around Buffalo? Perhaps you’ve stood before one, pencil in hand, and suddenly felt stuck. What counts as "gratitude?" What do I write on this little gratitude card? Does it have to be profound? Does it have to be poetic?
At Just Buffalo Literary Center, we believe reading is a transformative act. By engaging with the voices of poets like Ross Gay, we learn to look with new eyes, discovering that the habit of reading can sharpen our empathy and spark joy.
The first round of the "In Gratitude" boxes have officially been delivered to locations across the city of Buffalo. These boxes are physical invitations to pause, notice, and record the everyday joys, the small wonders that make up our daily lives.
We are thrilled to announce "In Gratitude," a city-wide reading and writing initiative designed to bring our community together. This project invites us all to practice "unabashed gratitude"—a concept inspired by the renowned poet and essayist Ross Gay.
Just Buffalo Literary Center joins the poetry world in honoring the life & fierce legacy of Alice Notley who sadly transitioned this week.