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21 May “Wings of Desire” by Jeannine Marie Pitas

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

An angel whispers to readers in the library.
He's tired of everyone wanting something different.
A trapeze artist dressed as an angel
doesn't know that real angels are wingless.

Read the full poem "Wings of Desire" by Jeannine Marie Pitas.

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14 May Four Short Poems by Lucille Clifton

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

each of these weeds is a day
i climbed the stair
at 254 purdy street
and looked into a mirror
to see if i was really there.
i was there. i am there
in the thousand days.
the weeds. and these weeds

Read the rest of the poems by Lucille Clifton.

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07 May Excerpt from “Prerecorded Weather” by Noah Falck & Matt McBride

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

we are looking for a language
that does not remember
how to compare the song
to the heart sewn closed
with want

Read excerpts from "Prerecorded Weather" (SurVision Press, 2022) by Noah Falck and Matt McBride.

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30 Apr “Hoyt Lake” by Joe Todaro

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

We dream each other into being:
a universe as master for the mindless
and solace for the present,
and a self of contradictions
on a respite afternoon.

Read the full poem by Joe Todaro.

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23 Apr “What We Have” by Angelica Whitehorne

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

We have a dog in that fight
We have a cock in that ring
We have a cop in those streets

Read the full poem by Angelica Whitehorne, first published in Whitehorne's chapbook collection "The World Is Ending, Say Something That Will Last" (Bottle Cap Press, 2022).

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19 Apr The Ground Beneath Our Feet

Posted at 13:27h in Just Buffalo Writing Center, Other Youth Publications, Young Writers, Youth Publications

Welcome to The Ground Beneath Our Feet—a digital collection of poems on climate justice by young writers involved with Just Buffalo's Writing Center. This collection was made in collaboration with Ujima Company's Dunbar Youth Theatre Arts Program as part of the Water in the Desert Project.

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16 Apr “Remember” by Joy Harjo

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

Remember the sky that you were born under,
know each of the star’s stories.
Remember the moon, know who she is.

Read the full poem by Joy Harjo, first published in Harjo's 1983 collection "She Had Some Horses" (Thunder's Mouth Press), which was republished by W.W. Norton in 2008.

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12 Apr Transmissions: Issue 1

Posted at 09:00h in JBWC Youth Ambassador Program, Just Buffalo Writing Center, Transmissions Digital Mag, Young Writers, Youth Publications

At the Writing Center, we have the honor to be privy to the work of the next generation of artists and thinkers. Every month, JBWC Youth Ambassadors will be selecting three creations by writers involved with the Writing Center. Enjoy!

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09 Apr “First Show Hotline” by Bernadette Mayer

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

Out the somber window that shows
Hibernation trees, the water pump, the road
Nothing falling from the gray sky yet

Read the full poem by Bernadette Mayer (1945-2022), the author of more than two dozen volumes of poetry.

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01 Apr BABEL featuring Anthony Doerr

Posted at 11:13h in BABEL

On March 30, 2023, Anthony Doerr wowed the BABEL audience with his humor, expansive knowledge & inspiring perspective. His kindness & radiating warmth touched us all from the students at the JBWC to the very last fan in the book signing line. Thank you to everyone who came out to Kleinhans & our at-home viewers, too. The BABEL magic is because of all of you.

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