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SUMMARY:WNY Literature: Williams Distinguished Visiting Writer — U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
DESCRIPTION:Joy Harjo\, 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate and member of the Muscogee Nation\, will visit SUNY Fredonia as its Williams Distinguished Visiting Professor and as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series. This free event is open to the public and will take place on Thursday\, April 2nd in the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall (Mason Hall) at 5 p.m. with a reception to follow in the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery in Rockefeller Arts Center\, where  Harjo’s poem and portrait will be part of the exhibit of BA Van Sise’s Children of Grass: https://events.fredonia.edu/event/children-of-grass-a-portrait-of-american-poetry \nJoy Harjo is first Native American U.S. Poet laureate and is the recipient of numerous awards\, including; Yale’s 2023 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry\, National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award\, the Ruth Lily Prize from the Poetry Foundation\, a Guggenheim Fellowship\, and a Tulsa Artist Fellowship. She has authored eleven poetry books\, several plays\, children’s books\, two memoirs\, and seven music albums. \nFree tickets for the event are available. Reserve yours by stopping at SUNY Fredonia Box Office M\, W\, F from 9:00 am-3:00 pm\, by calling the box office at 716 673-3501\, or using online ticketing at https://www.fredonia.edu/about/ticket-office. \nSponsors of Harjo’s campus visit are the Williams Visiting Professorship Fund and Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series\, both established through the Fredonia College Foundation. The event is part of the university’s Bicentennial series of events. \nFor further information\, visit https://events.fredonia.edu/event/williams-distinguished-visiting-writer-us-poet-laureate-joy-harjo. Questions? Email english@fredonia.edu.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/wny-literature-williams-distinguished-visiting-writer-u-s-poet-laureate-joy-harjo/
LOCATION:SUNY Fredonia\, 280 Central Ave.\, Fredonia\, NY\, 14063\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Reading,Featured Event,Free,Literature
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Literature — POETRY NIGHT
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URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/poetry-night-4/
LOCATION:The Screening Room\, 880 Alberta Dr\, Amherst\, NY 14226
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Literature:  Autotheory and the Poetics of the Self — Storying the Personal
DESCRIPTION:Join Squeaky Wheel and visiting artist resident Arielle Knight for a short form writing workshop! This skill share invites participants to experiment with autobiographical storytelling and the practice of autotheory—the blending of lived experience and critical thought—to create new forms of narrative that collapse the boundaries between personal and intellectual inquiry. Drawing from practices in experimental film\, performance\, and essay-making\, this session will guide participants in transforming fragments of memory\, personal archives\, and embodied experiences into generative creative material. \nParticipants will engage in short writing and reflection exercises that explore how personal narrative can serve as both evidence and theory\, as well as how storytelling becomes a method for survival\, healing\, and critique. Examples of artists and thinkers who employ autotheory to reframe vulnerability as a tool for intervention will be presented\, including excerpts from texts by bell hooks\, Audre Lorde\, and Maggie Nelson. \nThrough group discussion and individual exercises\, participants will learn strategies for translating autobiographical material into multiple media forms—moving image\, sound\, installation\, and text—and discuss the ethics of working with one’s own story and the stories of others. By the end of the workshop\, each participant will have developed a short creative concept or fragment that reflects their own approach to merging self-experience and theory in creative practice. \nThe filmmakers presents this skill-share as an offering; centering on creating a supportive and exploratory environment\, where storytelling becomes a form of research and resistance\, allowing each participant to reimagine how the personal can illuminate the collective and the political. \nAttendees: Notebooks and pens for the workshop will be provided\, though participants are welcome to bring their own. We’ll be ordering a pizza for everyone. Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main center after 7:30 pm.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-literature-autotheory-and-the-poetics-of-the-self-storying-the-personal/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Arts Center\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Film/Cinema,Literature,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Literature: BABEL — Imani Perry
DESCRIPTION:Dive into an evocative journey with Imani Perry\, acclaimed author and National Book Award winner\, as she reveals the hidden stories woven into Black in Blues. This powerful new work traces the color blue through Black history and culture. Join us at BABEL for an evening that explores beauty\, pain\, resilience—and the many shades in between.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-literature-babel-imani-perry/
LOCATION:Kleinhan’s Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Cir\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Reading,Literary Arts,Literature
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SUMMARY:WNY Literature: Write + Inspiration 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a one of a kind writers’ conference and book fair Write + Inspiration 2026. \nWe will begin our day with a series of inspiring conversations and ‘how to’ sessions custom made for your success in literature. You will learn to write query letters\, sales pitches\, set up a book tour\, find an agent\, get your book into stores\, secure online sales\, create sales events\, and learn the secrets to finding a publisher who loves your book! \nThen\, we will present a massive book fair where you can meet dozens of authors and purchase signed books from all genres! \nFor book vendors we will have a large sales area for dozens of authors. If you are looking to get the word out about their novels or poems there will be hundreds of readers hungry for books passing through the mall. \n See you at Write + Inspiration 2026 \n Conference participants $50.00 \, Vendors $75.00 for table \, general public free
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/wny-literature-write-inspiration-2026/
LOCATION:McKinkey Mall\, 3701 McKinley Parkway\, Blasdell\, NY\, 14219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Author Talk:  Jackie Albarella\, "The Hotel Lafayette: Restoring Louise Bethune's Masterpiece"
DESCRIPTION:Local author Jackie Albarella will discuss her book “The Hotel Lafayette: Restoring Louise Bethune’s Masterpiece.”  Free and open to the public.  Call 716-821-0564 to reserve your seat.
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/author-talk-jackie-albarella-the-hotel-lafayette-restoring-louise-bethunes-masterpiece/
LOCATION:Cazenovia Neighborhood Library\, 155 Cazenovia St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Reading,Literature
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SUMMARY:Steward & Specter: Short Story Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars\, folks. We’re back with the (hopefully) warmer weather for a night a short stories\, poems\, rants\, and anything you want to read. Co-Owner Eric will be reading a few short sections of his story “The Redneck Mule of Musser Run” at the close of the evening. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/steward-specter-short-story-showcase/
LOCATION:Steward & Specter\, 2940 Delaware Ave\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature,Workshops
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