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Monday, April 20, 2020 The Prose Poem: Q&A with teaching artist Cheryl Quimba

Posted at 07:48h in Teaching Artists

Teaching artist Cheryl Quimba, author of the poetry collection Nobody Dancing and the chapbook Scattered Trees Grow in Some Tundra, leads writers into the liminal spaces of prose poetry (and Zoom!) in her upcoming workshop The Prose Poem on May 2. Cheryl took the time to chat with us about the workshop, what it means to be exploring the prose poem at this moment, and more.

Friday, February 14, 2020 How to start your novel: Q&A with teaching artist Janet McNally

Posted at 07:37h in Adult Writing Workshops, Teaching Artists

Author and teaching artist Janet McNally is the author of two novels, The Looking Glass and Girls In The Moon, and a book of poems, Some Girls. She’s twice been a New York Foundation for the Arts fellow in fiction, and she teaches creative writing at Canisius College. On Monday (Feb. 17), Janet’s three-session How to Start Your Novel workshop begins—an opportunity to dive into the novel project you’ve been dreaming up and find community, inspiration, and the push to keep going. Learn more about Janet and her workshop (spots still available!) in this quick Q&A.

Gabriel Bump Everywhere You Don't Belong

Monday, February 3, 2020 “Leading a laboratory filled with mad scientists”: Q&A with teaching artist Gabriel Bump

Posted at 08:30h in Adult Writing Workshops, Teaching Artists

Teaching artist Gabriel Bump has a busy 2020 ahead: his debut novel, Everywhere You Don’t Belong, hits bookshelves on February 4, he’s traveling the country on a book tour, and he’s teaching at the University at Buffalo and—lucky us!—Just Buffalo. Gabe took the time to chat with us about his upcoming Just Buffalo workshop for writers of all ages, and what’s inspiring him these days.

Monday, January 27, 2020 “Building a sense of communal adventure”: Q&A with teaching artist Sherry Robbins

Posted at 08:28h in Adult Writing Workshops, Teaching Artists

herry Robbins is a poet, teaching artist, and long-time yoga instructor. Her publications include the full-length collections Or, the Whale (BlazeVOX Books) and Under World, and the chapbook Snapshots of Paradise. She’s a familiar face at Just Buffalo—she’s been teaching workshops for youth and adults with us for nearly forty years. This spring, Sherry teaches two all-ages writing workshops at Just Buffalo: Tarot Writing and Falling Down, Rising Up. Learn more about Sherry and her workshops in this quick Q&A.

Friday, January 17, 2020 Unnecessarily Beautiful Spaces for Young Minds on Fire

Posted at 08:03h in Just Buffalo Writing Center

We were excited to learn that the Just Buffalo Writing Center is featured in Unnecessarily Beautiful Spaces for Young Minds on Fire, a new book published by McSweeney’s which highlights 34 writing centers around the world, from Milan, Italy to the lovely Buffalo, New York.

Sunday, January 12, 2020 5 Questions with poet & artist Sage Enderton

Posted at 17:09h in Young Writers

Sage Enderton began attending the Just Buffalo Writing Center (JBWC) in 2014, right when the center opened. As a matter of fact, Sage was one of the very first youth participants.

Monday, April 29, 2019 The Park School’s Fiona S. (’20) Reflects on Introducing Min Jin Lee

Posted at 09:01h in BABEL, Youth Writing Workshops

photo: Nancy J. Parisi You know BABEL is a world-class series that takes place right here in Buffalo, but did you know one of the most magical aspects of BABEL is the student event that takes place in the afternoon? Click here to read the reflection of Fiona S. (Park, '20) who introduced Min Jin Lee in March.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Metamorphoses

Posted at 13:49h in Youth Writing Workshops

Meet Writing Center Youth Ambassador Sage Enderton. The first picture is from 2014, when she first started coming to the center. And here's Sage this past week, leading a poetry and collage workshop as a Teaching Artist! She's the first young writer to become a Teaching Artist and we couldn't be more proud of her. Watching her change from being too shy to share her work to realizing that "I have a voice and it's loud and it's powerful and I have a lot to say" has been an honor and a privilege. For the workshop, Sage explored the idea of collage in poetry and visual art. Participants wrote centos* and then created collages inspired by their poems. *From the Latin word for “patchwork," the cento (or collage poem) is a poetic form made up of lines from poems by other poets.Thank you for supporting the Just Buffalo Writing Center; this transformation wouldn't have been possible without you.

Saturday, January 19, 2019 JBLC in NYC

Posted at 09:52h in Just Buffalo Writing Center, Teacher Workshops

Education Director Noah Falck was able to sneak back into town before the storm. He spent a few days at the NYSCA offices for a conversation on professional development opportunities for arts educators. It is always a great occasion to meet our colleagues at other organizations; we're all stronger together! back row:Elizabeth Bennett of Staten Island ArtsEd Friedman & Maura O'Malley of Lifetime Arts, Inc.Helaya de Barros of Association of Teaching ArtistsStephen Butler of CNY ArtsBryant 'Drew' Andrews of Center for Creative EducationAlex Sarian of Lincoln Center EducationRosemary Williams of Western New York Book Arts CenterNoah Falck of Just Buffalo Literary CenterAnnette Ramos of The Rochester Latino Theatre Company- RLTCNelle Stockes of Magic Box Productions front row (kneeling / sitting)Katie Rainey of Community-Word ProjectSusan Perlstein of Elders Share the ArtsChristine Leahy & Kavie Barnes of NYSCA

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Halloween@JBWC

Posted at 07:40h in Adult Writing Workshops, Just Buffalo Writing Center, Youth Writing Workshops

A Recipe For Horror STEP ONE: Everyone writes the title of horror movie that doesn’t exist. You’ll Need Your Rubber Gloves In 1922, on a lonely hike to a waterfall, William Kobialski encountered a carefully woven basket.