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18 Jun from “I CAN FOCUS IF I TRY” by Michael Flatt

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week

A gold tooth glitters in a cranium left in the sun.
Separated phalanges float above the soil.

Read the full poem excerpt from "I CAN FOCUS IF I TRY" by Michael Flatt.

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11 Jun SILO CITY READING SERIES FEATURING Solmaz Sharif, Tyrone Williams, Plant Water, Brandon Watson

Posted at 12:34h in Silo City Reading Series

On June 10, 2023, Just Buffalo Literary Center kicked off another season of the Silo City Reading Series with poetry from Solmaz Sharif and Tyrone Williams with stunning performance by Plant Water and a remarkable installation of photography from Brandon Watson.

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11 Jun FUGUE | 47: Some Kinda Grail Problem by Joe Hall

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week

Lamp, the flowering column, in the mist, in the axiom, you sit
in your red armor, the loose prism that peels from light
in moon-smashed foil, playing your cards on a
table of mist,

Read the full poem "FUGUE | 47: Some Kinda Grail Problem" by Joe Hall.

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04 Jun The End of Exile by Solmaz Sharif

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week

As the dead, so I come
to the city I am of.
Am without.

Read the full poem "The End of Exile" by Solmaz Sharif.

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31 May Transmissions: Issue 2

Posted at 14:53h in JBWC Youth Ambassador Program, Just Buffalo Writing Center, Young Writers

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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28 May stilettos in a rifle range by Tyrone Williams

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week

She and she
said switch
so swish

Read the full poem "stilettos in a rifle range" by Tyrone Williams.

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21 May Wings of Desire by Jeannine Marie Pitas

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week

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

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 from Prerecorded Weather by Noah Falck & Matt McBride

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week

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

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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