12 May The Hawk by Donna Grace
When I told you
what I saw
that morning
in the graveyard
Read "The Hawk" by Donna Grace
what I saw
that morning
in the graveyard
11 May Stepping Into Your Light
JBWC is thrilled to present a new, digital publication: Stepping Into Your Light
04 May Four Poems from OVID’S CREEK by Sam Magavern
I was myopic and fat.
My physique — weak.
Hated to run, swim,
throw discus, wrestle.
Read four poems by Sam Magavern
My physique — weak.
Hated to run, swim,
throw discus, wrestle.
28 Apr Excerpt from Monoculture by Travis Sharp
image of farmhouse
future tens fire warning grass unrelenting blue sky
Read an excerpt from Monoculture by Travis Sharp.
26 Apr BABEL with Kiese Laymon
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in BABEL
What a beautiful ending to a great season. Thank you Kiese Laymon for your warmth, your vulnerability, your humor, and your incredible work. Thank you to our audience, both at Kleinhans and at home—the magic of BABEL is because of all of you.
21 Apr Mandible Wishbone Solvent by Asiya Wadud
roped in incremental ghost tens
future tens clairvoyant tens home tens
Read "Mandible Wishbone Solvent" by Asiya Wadud.
16 Apr Announcing the 2024 JBLC Poetry Fellow
We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2024 Poetry Fellowship: Diana Cao of Boston, MA. Cao will visit Buffalo this August for a writing residency and perform at the August 31 Silo City Reading Series event.
14 Apr Emancipation Event by Heather Rae Ackerman
I cannot boil water for an egg.
The dirty corners of the kitchen
are something I don’t know how to fix.
Read "Emancipation Event" by Heather Rae Ackerman
The dirty corners of the kitchen
are something I don’t know how to fix.
12 Apr Meet the Youth Ambassador: Leni
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in Community, JBWC Youth Ambassador Program, Just Buffalo Writing Center, Young Writers
Meet the heartbeat of Just Buffalo's Writing Center: our 2023-2024 Youth Ambassadors. This week, we're celebrating Leni—a senior in high school and a poet.
07 Apr Sing Me Your Unburial by J.B. Stone
Sing me your unburial
Sing your peace into a grove of forest hollows,
Sing your requiem for the eternal riffs of atonement,
Read "Sing Me Your Unburial" by J.B. Stone
Sing your peace into a grove of forest hollows,
Sing your requiem for the eternal riffs of atonement,