Gratitude Pop-up with Poet Jillian Hanesworth
Join poet Jillian Hanesworth at the AKG’s Town Square for some reflection and writing.
As part of our city-wide In Gratitude initiative, this session invites you to slow down and compose your own reflections in a shared creative space. Participants are encouraged to contribute their writing to our community “In Gratitude” boxes—including the one that will be on-site at the AKG.
Date
- Friday, May 1, 2026
Time
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location
- 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222
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Website
https://buffaloakg.org
Category
Featured Artist
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Jillian HanesworthPoet, Author, Spoken Word Artist & Community OrganizerJillian Hanesworth is inaugural Poet Laureate of Buffalo, NY, a community organizer, author and award winning spoken word artist. She was born and raised on the East side of Buffalo, NY where she discovered and honed in on her passion for art and literature. Jillian began writing at the age of 7, when she would write songs for her mother to sing in church. Currently, Jillian is a teaching artist as well as the founder of Literary Freedom, LLC where she uses spoken word and literacy access to empower communities to create and demand sustainable change.
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