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Community Canvases Pumpkin Carving & Film October 18th
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WNY Trash Mob Grant St Cleanup Up October 19th
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WRITE ON October 19th 2pm at 1412 Jefferson Ave
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Our partner - Recovery Stories at 5:30pm October 28th Info/Sign-up
WRITE ON - Home - writing in your native language
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“Heavy” Reflections part of the Civil Writes Project
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Ours Is To Let Them Be
The woman walks on West Ferry, asking each driver for a dollar. She may want you to listen. She may be ready to assist. She clearly wants a dollar, or five o...
Kind Fools at Buffalo SOUP
We see each other’s hearts. We see each other’s common humanity. We venture outside our silos to learn and work together.
A Third Write On!
I like this! I still have wounds that have not healed, but in this environment I can get a stitch here and a stitch there.
A Second Write On!
For our second WRITE ON! workshop, 14 persons gathered in the back event space of Hostel Buffalo-Niagara. The Hostel holds a strong sense of community, from ...
A First Write On!
On a chilly February evening, people began entering SolRise Farm and Cultural Arts Center. At one minute before six, all 11 chairs set up around the centerpi...
Written at WRITE ON!
Is WRITE ON! a Safe Space?
I see WRITE ON! as a safe space. WRITE ON! is neither a dialogue nor a conversation.
A Poem Is
A poem is a core of a thought, An idea, stripped of chocolate, just nougat.
I Have A Gemini Mind
The things and elements that intertwine and juxtapose within the frame of my own mindscape
Where Am I
Where am I? Why am I here? The fact I don’t belong is something I fear.
Resistance is a Garden
And remember People Live Here Gentrification Will not steal the soul of a place
The Pack
Grief’s confidence and presence are unquestionable. The only way out is through and Grief will come through with you.
My Heart in Your Expanding Heart
The dance of giving and receiving: Creating more space to lean into. Never a tug-of-war, or battle.
Inside & Outside
A running brook, stones untouched Two sides of a coin, as such I question luck
The Cure
The truth is I am my sisters’ guardian spiritually and legally
I Am A Guest House
My guest house is here to be inhabited.
The Secret of the World
What is the secret of the world? “it is to be silent.”
Vacancy
The guests continue to arrive, at all hours. Sometimes they barge in and bypass the welcome desk.
Freedom Ain’t Free
I am the torch carrier, the standard bearer, the warrior-healer, the peasant-queen.
Homeless Memorial 2023
Not as a sight. Look upon them as a light.
Untitled
Where I’ve met something that is all too familiar. Existing in one breath, only to be gone in the next.
The Shuffle
A disaster to clean A path to clear To trample the fears
Uniquely Human
Where I’ve met something that is all too familiar. Existing in one breath, only to be gone in the next.
The Enlightening Big Shadow
You’re the Sun My Sun The reason Bees pass the secrets of the flowers
My Dearest Within Me
I want my insides to match my outsides
The Unknown
the only thing I can do about fear is be prepared for it and keep a light on in myself
Full Stop
Her wounds made her wiser. I won’t accept lies in the name of love