Buffalo State English Department

12/10/2020

Buffalo State Writing Center

Come join the fun TONIGHT!! Stop by for drop-in tutoring, games, de-stressing activities, and even (or especially!) to show off your dog or cat!

12/08/2020

Real Talk: On Claudia Rankine’s Painful Conversations with Whiteness

Real Talk: On Claudia Rankine’s Painful Conversations with Whiteness

Three quarters of the way through Just Us: An American Conversation, Claudia Rankine considers three different understandings of the word “conversation.” The first, from a Latinx artist (unnamed) d…

12/06/2020

The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2020

The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2020

The most notable picture, middle grade and young adult books of the year, selected by The Times’s children’s books editor.

12/05/2020

For Reading Addicts

A book a day keeps the stupidity away.

12/04/2020

Happy Holidays from SUNY Buffalo State College

Happy Holidays from SUNY Buffalo State College

Who we cherish.What we hold dear.At this time of year,let's rememberwhat matters most in life.Wishing you all the best this holiday season.

12/04/2020

Episode 5: Starting (and finishing!) your final papers and projects - Just Write: The Buffalo State Writing Center Podcast

Episode 5: Starting (and finishing!) your final papers and projects - Just Write: The Buffalo State Writing Center Podcast

Have you ever pulled an all-nighter to finish a final paper for class? Well, we have too, to be honest, but we don't recommend it! Join us for our final episode of the semester as tutors Ariel, Calogero, and John share practical, stress-reducing strategies for writing your final papers, from start t...

12/04/2020

Miguel Algarín, Force Behind Nuyorican Cafe, Dies at 79

Miguel Algarín, Force Behind Nuyorican Cafe, Dies at 79

His Lower East Side performance space has been an incubator for poets, playwrights and other artists, many of them not initially embraced by the mainstream.

12/02/2020

A Review of Lord Baltimore by Peter Ramos — LIT PUB

Review of Dr. Peter Ramos’s newest collection...congrats Dr. Ramos!

There is little anger or recrimination within these pages, although you feel that at times it might have been justified; instead, what comes across is a benign maturity, a sort of kindness.

12/01/2020

Part of our Virtual Drop Hammer Reading series, poetry by Ifunanya Nwokedi

Check out our dept YouTube page for clips of students reading from their work. Part of our virtual Drop Hammer reading series!

Ifunanya Nwokedi is a senior majoring in business administration who will graduate in May 2021. Her writing is a product of keen observation of the people around her. The content of this video is an excerpt from her book of poems and prose called Songs of Mind.

Ifunanya Nwokedi is a senior majoring in business administration who will graduate in May 2021. Her writing is a product of keen observation of the people ar...

12/01/2020

NPR's Favorite Books Of 2020

NPR's Favorite Books Of 2020

The Book Concierge is back with 380+ great reads, hand-picked by NPR staff and trusted critics.

12/01/2020

Nuyorican Poets Cafe

With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to poet and visionary Miguel Algarín, founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. In his Lower East Side apartment, the Cafe was born as an outspoken and passionate collective of poets, musicians, theater artists and activists. Miguel was a brilliant poet, an influential professor and leader, and a supportive mentor who inspired and guided generations of artists. He edited popular anthologies of poetry and theater, helped launch the Nuyorican Literary movement and championed spoken word, hip hop and theater by Latinx and Black artists. The literary world owes Miguel a debt of gratitude. He will be greatly missed.

11/21/2020

Peter Ramos’ new poetry collection Lord Baltimore

Check out this interview with Dr. Peter Ramos about his forthcoming book of poetry!

Peter Ramos offers courses in nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literatures within a cross-cultural context. His research covers…

11/20/2020

Today at 3:00! The brilliant Dr. John Torrey of the SUNY Buffalo State College philosophy department!

11/19/2020

Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as U.S. poet laureate

Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as U.S. poet laureate

Harjo is the second poet laureate to serve this many terms in a row since the current duties of the position were established 77 years ago.

11/18/2020

Western New York Writing Project

Western New York Writing Project

The eight Booker Prize nominated authors discuss what inspired their work.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/13/on-the-brink-of-a-booker-2020s-shortlisted-authors-on-the-stories-behind-their-novels

11/12/2020

Joey Nicoletti – To Razor Shines

Check out the poetry of the awesome Joey Nicoletti!

To Razor Shines Dear Mr. Shines: Razor, do I have to live a life others want for me, just because they’ve chosen it for themselves? When I look at your baseball card, I see the back yard of the hou…

11/05/2020

Buffalo State Writing Center

Interested in becoming a peer tutor at the Writing Center? First step: register for ENG 307W: The Teaching and Tutoring of Writing, being offered this Spring! Students who successfully complete the course are eligible to be hired as peer tutors the following semester. And even if you just want to learn more about teaching, tutoring, and strengthening your own writing skills, the course is a great elective!

11/04/2020

Miskatonic University Library

11/02/2020

Episode 3: Everything you always wanted to know about the Writing Center but were too afraid to ask... - Just Write: The Buffalo State Writing Center Podcast

Episode 3: Everything you always wanted to know about the Writing Center but were too afraid to ask... - Just Write: The Buffalo State Writing Center Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Herb along with Ariel, Calogero, and John discuss what they wish everyone--from students to faculty--knew about the Buffalo State Writing Center.

10/31/2020

Just Buffalo Literary Center

“I believe that every utterance, every gesture, every action contributes to shaping and re-shaping the world.”
- Dawn Lundy Martin, in an interview with Cave Canem.

Join us this Wednesday for a reading & conversation with poet & essayist Dawn Lundy Martin. Free // everyone welcome // link to register here: crowdcast.io/e/just-buffalo-presents-dawn-lundy-martin

#JBLCvirtual #DawnLundyMartin

10/29/2020

The 50 Greatest Apocalypse Novels

The 50 Greatest Apocalypse Novels

The end of the world is never really the end of the world—at least not in fiction. After all, someone must survive to tell the tale. And what tales they are. Humans have been pondering the end of e…

10/28/2020

Western New York Writing Project

Feeling burned out? Looking for some professional inspiration? We've got you! We are sponsoring a workshop at this fall’s WNYNET Virtual Conference! Join Dr. Katherine Macro and Dr. Maggie Herb for an interactive workshop on giving effective feedback to student writers in an age of distance learning. We hope to see you there! Go here to register for the conference: https://rb.gy/exirpp

10/28/2020

How the new diversity is transforming science fiction’s future

How the new diversity is transforming science fiction’s future

A panel of editors discuss what’s changed and what’s next

10/26/2020

Episode 2: The Writer's Process - Just Write: The Buffalo State Writing Center Podcast

Episode 2: The Writer's Process - Just Write: The Buffalo State Writing Center Podcast

In this episode, tutors Irene, Barrett, and Bathena join Dr. Herb to discuss their own processes and challenges as writers. Links to ideas/concepts mentioned in podcast: How to make a reverse outline: https://bit.ly/3dWZMW7 Lo-fi Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1PKYiQbbX3Fak5c9SiYpFQ?si=...

10/26/2020

The Lucille Clifton House will become a sanctuary for artists in 2021.

The Lucille Clifton House will become a sanctuary for artists in 2021.

On October 16th, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced that it will award a $750,000 grant to the Clifton House, an artist and writers workshop designed to honor the legacy of esteemed poet Luc…

10/22/2020

Nathan W. Pyle

In the comments: what is a narrative you like to recommend to other beings?

10/16/2020

Western New York Writing Project

Western New York Writing Project

The Western New York Writing Project has moved!!!

We are happy to be hosted by Buffalo State College and are excited to be planning for the future so stay tuned for events this fall!

We're back baby!!

10/14/2020

CHP Voter Video.mp4

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SFiKSHqRy87H17zSxpAzE5LNRUvu0Rkd/view

We vote...

10/14/2020

Writing About Writing

10/13/2020

Buffalo State English Department

10/13/2020

Buffalo State English Department's cover photo

10/12/2020

Buffalo State Writing Center

BIG NEWS! Because all our services are remote this semester, we wanted to think of some new and creative ways to connect with our fellow Bengals. The result? The Writing Center has launched "Just Write," a PODCAST for student writers! Listen to your favorite tutors share writing tips, give advice, and talk about their own lessons learned as writers. Check us out on Spotify (or click the link below!) subscribe, and let us know what you think! Ideas for future episode are also welcome! https://open.spotify.com/episode/7D4FC72slsG6ErleLfSmd8?si=XtPeuF1TSVi5W4PxtX4SPQ

10/10/2020

Buffalo State’s first George Floyd scholarship recipient

Buffalo State’s first George Floyd scholarship recipient

“I’m proud to wear the name of George Floyd,” declared Sencere Trust Jones of New York City.

10/08/2020

Louise Glück Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Louise Glück Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The American writer was lauded “for her unmistakable poetic voice.”

10/07/2020

The perfect vampire novel for Halloween, and no, it’s not ‘Twilight!’

Check out this interview with Dr. Jennifer D. Ryan-Bryant on Jewelle Gomez’s The Gilda Stories!

Looking for a Halloween book recommendation, but interested in one with a political twist? I recommend The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez. The Gilda Stories, tells the story of a girl also known as “The Girl,” a runaway slave who comes across Gilda, who she later learns is a blood-sucking vampir...