Poetry & Spoken Word Meet-up
From the page to the stage, our Poetry & Spoken Word meet-up is for poets (ages 12-18) at all levels. We’ll write, share, tinker, and (rhyme) scheme. Led by Writing Center Coordinator Christina Vega-Westhoff and JBWC Youth Ambassadors.
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!
- The JBWC Creative Writing Programs for Youth are FREE and aimed at young students aged 12–18.
- This youth writing 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, October 15, 2024
Time
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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