Poetry & Spoken Word Meet-Up with Christina Vega-Westhoff
From the page to the stage, our poetry & spoken word meet-up is for poets at all levels.
We’ll write, share, tinker, and (rhyme) scheme. Led by Writing Center Coordinator Christina Vega-Westhoff and JBWC Youth Ambassadors.
NOTE: The June 4th date has been cancelled to make room for another exciting event—the 2023 Youth Fellow Workshop with Jonah Ruddock!.
If you attend in person, JBWC doors open at 3:30pm. Feel free to drop in early to relax with a book, work on your writing, try a prompt, or catch up with your creative peers!
- Youth Writing Workshops at the JBWC are FREE and aimed at young students aged 12–18.
- This workshop is hybrid—you can attend in-person or from home!
- ACCESSIBILITY NOTE: If you have any questions/issues accessing any of these opportunities, please let us know and we will work with you to make sure you can participate.
Date
- Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Expired!
Time
JBWC doors open at 3:30 p.m.- 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
- 468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
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Featured Artist
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Christina (Nina) Vega-WesthoffPoet, TranslatorCHRISTINA VEGA-WESTHOFF is a poet, translator, aerialist, and teaching artist. She is the author of Suelo Tide Cement, which won the 2017 Nightboat Prize for Poetry. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Best American Experimental Writing, Emergency Index, Jacket2, and Words Without Borders. She holds an MFA in poetry from the University of Arizona and a BA in English and Latin American Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She choreographs and performs interdisciplinary works independently and for festivals and theatre, dance, and circus companies.
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