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14 Apr Emancipation Event by Heather Rae Ackerman

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

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

Leni - Youth Ambassador - Writing Center - Just Buffalo Literary Center

12 Apr Meet the Youth Ambassador: Leni

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 Leni—a senior in high school and a poet.

07 Apr Sing Me Your Unburial by J.B. Stone

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

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

Robin Jordan, Janice Lee, Brenda Iijima by Pat Cray April 2, 2024

03 Apr Just Buffalo Presents Brenda Iijima, Janice Lee, and Robin Jordan

Posted at 09:00h in JB History, Literary Events

Last night we hosted a beautiful evening of readings in collaboration with UB Poetics. Thank you so much to Brenda Iijima, Janice Lee, & Robin Lee Jordan for sharing your work with us, thank you to Fitz Books and thank you to all who attended.

31 Mar Two poems by Robin Lee Jordan

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

crunch of what breath
what trite death

Read two poems by Robin Lee Jordan

Pride David - Youth Ambassador - Writing Center - Just Buffalo Literary Center

27 Mar Meet the Youth Ambassador: Pride

Posted at 11:06h 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 Pride—a senior in high school and a romance writer.

24 Mar Three Poems by CAConrad

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

We stopped
studying the
night sky

Read three poems from "Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return" by CAConrad

John Irving reading at BABEL photo credit: Pat Cray

22 Mar BABEL with John Irving

Posted at 11:00h in BABEL

On March 21, 2024, Just Buffalo Literary Center welcomed best-selling author John Irving to BABEL. Mr. Irving shared multiple excerpts from his forthcoming novel tentatively titled, Queen Esther. He shared more about the book than we think he wanted to. Thank you to everyone who joined us which created the atmosphere for a remarkable evening.