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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23 Apr What We Have by Angelica Whitehorne

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week

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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16 Apr Remember By Joy Harjo

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week

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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09 Apr First Show Hotline by Bernadette Mayer

Posted at 09:00h in Poem of the Week

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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07 Jun Announcing the 2022 JBLC Poetry Fellow

Posted at 15:45h in Poetry Fellowships

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2022 Poetry Fellowship: Ashia Ajani of Denver, CO. Ajani will visit Buffalo this August for a writing residency and perform at the Aug. 27 Silo City Reading Series event.

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23 Jun Announcing the 2021 JBLC Poetry Fellow

Posted at 09:29h in Poetry Fellowships

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2021 Poetry Fellowship: Porsha Olayiwola of Boston, MA. Olayiwola will visit Buffalo this August for a writing residency and perform at the Aug. 28 Silo City Reading Series event.

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19 Mar Eat This Poem: Q&A with teaching artist Albert Albonado

Posted at 09:56h in Adult Writing Workshops, Teaching Artists

Teaching artist Albert Abonado sets the table for an exploration of food as rich material for poems in Eat This Poem on March 20. Albert took the time to chat with us ahead of the workshop about the uses of food in favorite poems & movies; the themes of his poetry collection, JAW; and sustaining a sense of community in Zoom world.

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08 Mar Youth Ambassador Emma reads at Women’s History Month kickoff event

Posted at 13:34h in Young Writers

JBWC Youth Ambassador Emma DeRose was invited to share her poem "a letter to sensitive girls" at Erie County's Women's History Month kickoff celebration on March 3, hosted by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.

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02 Apr STUDIO in the news

Posted at 11:08h in Lit City, STUDIO Author Series

Thursday's STUDIO reading with Eric Gansworth & Layli Long Soldier has been getting some press hits & we're excited to share them! From Buffalo Spree: Native Poets Featured at Just Buffalo From The Public: Dual Citizenship—Eric Gansworth & Layli Long Soldier

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