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Luke Daly - Teaching Artist - Just Buffalo Writing Center

01 Mar The Yearning To Hold a Living Thing Too Close by Luke Daly

Posted at 09:00h in In Gratitude, Poem of the Week, Publications

Sparrow is the shape of my palate—
I put her in my mouth. I form my lips
into a holy-oak bivouac, field observatory

Read "The Yearning To Hold a Living Thing Too Close" by Luke Daly

22 Feb Pantoum In Which It’s Already Too Late by Carol Mikoda

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week, Publications

You try to prepare for when the lake simmers, no wind or waves.
While a rhythmic pounding lurks at the edge of earshot,
the stillness drags you down into lost cities of vinegar and bone,
so you escape in your car and drive past green lakes of fallow fields.

Read "Pantoum In Which It’s Already Too Late" by Carol Mikoda

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - cover - Ross Gay - In Gratitude - Just Buffalo Literary Center

18 Feb Reading, Discussion, and Gratitude

Posted at 10:33h in Community, In Gratitude

At Just Buffalo Literary Center, we believe reading is a transformative act. By engaging with the voices of poets like Ross Gay, we learn to look with new eyes, discovering that the habit of reading can sharpen our empathy and spark joy.

15 Feb Civics Test by Kevin Thurston

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week, Publications

When you think of an American, whom do you see?
How old are they?
How long have they been here?

Read "Civics Test" by Kevin Thurston

In Gratitude Box cubist design by Ariel Aberg-Riger

12 Feb First Look — “In Gratitude” Boxes

Posted at 23:02h in Community, In Gratitude

The first round of the "In Gratitude" boxes have officially been delivered to locations across the city of Buffalo. These boxes are physical invitations to pause, notice, and record the everyday joys, the small wonders that make up our daily lives.

Jessica Lowell Mason - Teaching Artist - Just Buffalo Writing Center

08 Feb And Now I Live for the Flowers by Jessica Lowell Mason

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week, Publications

And now I live for the flowers,
the petals that wither, the petals
that quiver, the petals that wait

Read "And Now I Live for the Flowers" by Jessica Lowell Mason

Ross Gay - photo credit Natasha Komoda - In Gratitude - Just Buffalo Literary Center

01 Feb “Sorrow Is Not My Name” by Ross Gay

Posted at 09:00h in In Gratitude, Poem of the Week, Publications

No matter the pull toward brink. No
matter the florid, deep sleep awaits.
There is a time for everything.

Read "Sorrow Is Not My Name" by Ross Gay

In Gratitude - Blog - Launch Announcement - Just Buffalo Literary Center - floral background designed by Ariel Aberg-Riger

27 Jan Announcing “In Gratitude”: A City-Wide Practice of Hope

Posted at 09:00h in Community, In Gratitude, Just Buffalo Writing Center, Literary Events, Silo City Reading Series

We are thrilled to announce "In Gratitude," a city-wide reading and writing initiative designed to bring our community together. This project invites us all to practice "unabashed gratitude"—a concept inspired by the renowned poet and essayist Ross Gay.