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Michael McGriff - Featured Artist - Just Buffalo Literary Center

21 Jul An Offering by Michael McGriff

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

If I were the type to look for a sign,
I might turn to the wet Coleman sleeping bag
in the bed of my truck, which is now
a motor lodge for worms and centipedes,

Read "An Offering" by Michael McGriff

Cindy Juyoung Ok - Featured Artist - Just Buffalo Literary Center

14 Jul Orientation by Cindy Juyoung Ok

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

The stars are less bright
than the pictures, I report
to a friend who, after nine

years in prison, is still

Read "Orientation" by Cindy Juyoung Ok

07 Jul Prescience of Love Through Horror by Peter Siedlecki

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

Only when the lifeless bodies of children
Float to shore
Do we see what
Love might have done for them.

Read "Prescience of Love Through Horror" by Peter Siedlecki

30 Jun Dead Nerves by Brigid Hannon

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

I quit smoking but this poetess
needs her hit, her puff, her drag.

Read "Dead Nerves" by Brigid Hannon

23 Jun Dehiscence all over yourself by Deborah Meadows

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

Each one and parts that belong are here.
A kid's thing to slam handles from table edge
to winked flight.

Read "Dehiscence all over yourself" by Deborah Meadows

Fred Moten + Brandon Lopez from behind 06152024 photo credit Pat Cray

16 Jun Silo City Reading Series featuring Fred Moten + Brandon Lopez, Christina Vega-Westhoff, Bree Gilliam

Posted at 09:28h in JB History, Literary Events, Silo City Reading Series

The Silo City Reading Series returned on June 15, 2024 for it's 12th season. There was a memorable reading and performance given by poet & cultural theorist Fred Moten and double bassist Brandon Lopez. Poet Christina Vega-Westhoff started off the evening with a moving reading of her work. Artist Bree Gilliam showcased her work on the concrete walls of the silos. Thanks to everyone who made it down to the silos.

16 Jun Excerpt from The Island by Oscar d’Artois

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

A lot of my friends
are saying they just want to
write things for their friends

Read an excerpt from The Island by Oscar d' Artois

Fred Moten - Featured Artist - Just Buffalo Literary Center - Photo Credit Kari Orvik

09 Jun from Perennial Fashion Presence Falling by Fred Moten

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

we're walking
an open diary.
inconsistency,
which seems
like exercise
in parting,

Read excerpts from Perennial Fashion Presence Falling by Fred Moten

Abuk - JBWC Youth Ambassador - Just Buffalo Literary Center

06 Jun Meet the Youth Ambassador: Abuk

Posted at 09:00h 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 Abuk—a poet and recent finalist for NY Youth Poet Laureate!

02 Jun Tide by Christina Vega-Westhoff

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

of less necessity than in other places
abandoned, the canon ship
the sound some soft repetition
it was high tide and then low tide
and then in between tide, when

Read "TIDE" an excerpt from Suelo Tide Cement by Christina Vega-Westhoff

21 Jul An Offering by Michael McGriff

14 Jul Orientation by Cindy Juyoung Ok

07 Jul Prescience of Love Through Horror by Peter Siedlecki

30 Jun Dead Nerves by Brigid Hannon

23 Jun Dehiscence all over yourself by Deborah Meadows

16 Jun Silo City Reading Series featuring Fred Moten + Brandon Lopez, Christina Vega-Westhoff, Bree Gilliam

16 Jun Excerpt from The Island by Oscar d’Artois

09 Jun from Perennial Fashion Presence Falling by Fred Moten

06 Jun Meet the Youth Ambassador: Abuk

02 Jun Tide by Christina Vega-Westhoff

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