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Selected Poetry Fellows

Each year, Just Buffalo Literary Center invites adult poets of all ages and stages of their career to apply for its Poetry Fellowship, which gives one talented writer a cash stipend to live and write in one of the nation’s most vibrant literary cities, plus an opportunity to read at an event curated by Just Buffalo Literary Center. Here is the selected fellow and finalists.

Ae Hee Lee 2023 Poetry Fellow

2023 Poetry Fellow

AE HEE LEE // aeheeleekim.com

Born in South Korea and raised in Peru, Ae Hee Lee’s debut poetry collection ASTERISM was selected by John Murillo for the 2022 Dorset Prize and is forthcoming from Tupelo Press. She is the author of poetry chapbooks: Bedtime || Riverbed (Compound Press 2017), Dear bear, (Platypus Press 2021), and Connotary (Frost Place Chapbook Competition Winner – Bull City Press 2021).

Ae Hee is a recipient of a James Olney Award by The Southern Review, Adroit Journal Gregory Djanikian Scholar in Poetry, and Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship Finalist. She has also received scholarships and awards from the Academy of American Poets, AWP, Bread Loaf, the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, and Gasher Journal, among others.

2023 POETRY FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS

CHAUN BALLARD // chaunballard.com

SNEHA SUBRAMANIAN KANTA // snehasubramaniankanta.com/

EMILY LEE LUAN // emilyluan.com/

SARA MAE // sara-mae.squarespace.com/

DIOR STEPHENS // nightboat.org/bio/dior-j-stephens/

Ashia Ajani

2022 Poetry Fellow

ASHIA AJANI

AshiaAjani.com

2022 POETRY FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS

ARIANA BENSON // ArianaBenson.wordpress.com

ERIN MARIE LYNCH // ErinMarieLynch.com

MILICA MIJATOVIĆ // MilicaMijatovic.com

HANTA T. SAMSA // twitter.com/hantatalasamsa

BERNARDO WADE // BernardoWade.com

Porsha Olayiwola
photo credit: Carlie Febo

2021 Poetry Fellow

PORSHA OLAYIWOLA

PorshaOlayiwola.com

2021 POETRY FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS

DANIEL GARCIA //  Twitter (@daniellovesyooh)

BENJAMIN GUCCIARDI // BenjaminGucciardi.com

ANGELA PEÑAREDONDO // AngelaPenaredondo.com

Keith Wilson Just Buffalo Poetry Fellowship

2020 Poetry Fellow

KEITH WILSON

KeithSWilson.com

2020 POETRY FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS

MARY-KIM ARNOLD // MKimArnold.com

NOVA CYPRESS BLACK // Instagram (@novacypressblack)

ARMEN DAVOUDIAN // ArmenDavoudian.com

BENJAMIN GARCIA // BenjaminGarciaPoet.com

MICHAEL PRIOR // MichaelPriorWriter.com