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, February 11, 2025
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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Julio Montalvo ValentínPoetJulio Montalvo Valentín is a Latinx poet and writer with severe bouts of neuropathic wanderlust. Julio (They/His/Julio) is the author of three chapbooks, the latest titled Those Who Pray to Rice (NightBallet Books, 2019). Julio is a member of the Latino/a/x arts collective called Los Artistas del Barrio Buffalo (LAdB), a freelance teaching artist, and holds an M.A. in English Literature from Buffalo State College. They have recently completed a summer project for the “Woke Words” summer enrichment program at P.S. 18, where the students also created a public poetry mural called Freedom, located at Broderick Park, for the City of Buffalo. Julio spends their time pillow fighting their family when they are not writing about the loss that is to come. You can find Julio talking about the politics of rice, knee-deep in assignments at a local college or in a bookstore, or looking for the next story.
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