07 Apr Bring “In Gratitude” Creative Writing to Your School
Just Buffalo invites educators across the city of Buffalo to apply for the opportunity to transform their classrooms into spaces of discovery and gratitude.
02 Apr Grown Up Book Club reads The Book of Delights
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Grown Ups get together and talk about a book - in a children's bookstore. What could be better than that?! In June we are collaborating with Just Buffalo's In Gratitude project! In Gratitude is a city-wide reading and writing initiative designed to bring our community together. This project invites us all to practice “unabashed gratitude”—a concept inspired by the renowned poet and essayist Ross Gay.
31 Mar Gratitude Pop-up
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Join JBLC at the 2026 Youth Voices Conference at Buffalo State for some reflection and writing.
31 Mar Gratitude Pop-up with Poet Noah Falck
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Join poet and JBLC literary director Noah Falck at the AKG's Town Square for some reflection and writing
22 Mar Serious Noticing: A Guide to Filling the In Gratitude Boxes
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Have you seen any of the In Gratitude boxes around Buffalo? Perhaps you’ve stood before one, pencil in hand, and suddenly felt stuck. What counts as "gratitude?" What do I write on this little gratitude card? Does it have to be profound? Does it have to be poetic?
01 Mar The Yearning To Hold a Living Thing Too Close by Luke Daly
Sparrow is the shape of my palate—
I put her in my mouth. I form my lips
into a holy-oak bivouac, field observatory
Read "The Yearning To Hold a Living Thing Too Close" by Luke Daly
I put her in my mouth. I form my lips
into a holy-oak bivouac, field observatory
28 Feb SALON: RECORD — “Dilate Your Heart” by Ross Gay
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Join us for the April 1st installment of SALON at Fitz Books, an ongoing series of immersive performances and curated presentations. This session focuses on "Dilate Your Heart," the 2021 Jagjaguwar vinyl release by poet and essayist Ross Gay.
18 Feb Gratitude Pop-up with Poet Luke Daly
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Join poet Luke Daly for an afternoon of reflection and collective writing.
18 Feb Reading, Discussion, and Gratitude
At Just Buffalo Literary Center, we believe reading is a transformative act. By engaging with the voices of poets like Ross Gay, we learn to look with new eyes, discovering that the habit of reading can sharpen our empathy and spark joy.
16 Feb Eco-Gratitude at Silo City: A Walking Workshop with Christina Vega-Westhoff
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How does our gratitude shift when we ground it in the earth? Join poet, translator, and aerialist Christina Vega-Westhoff for a morning of "Eco-Gratitude" amidst the post-industrial, natural landscape of Silo City.
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