Author: BenBrindise
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Filming, Poetry, and Publishing in July and August
Ben takes over updates Hi! Before we get to notes from summer, I wanted to acknowledge the change to my updates here on the site. I’ll (Ben, it’s me!) be taking over so I have a better chance to connect and talk about upcoming projects. Flash Fiction in Peatsmoke Journal this Fall This Fall you’ll…
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Book Launches & Poetry Slam as Buffalo Blooms in May & June
Buffalo Sends a Team to the 2024 Southern Fried Poetry Slam In June, Buffalo sent a team of five poets (Yamilla Tate, Jheanelle Kerr, Dallas Taylor, Jared Benjamin, and Brandon Williamson) to the 2024 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Pompano Beach, FL. After a week of competition, they finished ranked 22nd in the country, Buffalo’s…
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Ben Helps Launch a Pilot Spoken Word Poetry Program at OPHS
Last week, Ben stopped into Orchard Park High School for a day of workshops-in-class, presenting Speak, Poet: Writing a Spoken Word Poem for AP Seniors in the Creative Writing and English classes. Throughout the day, students discussed the differences in intention between traditional and spoken word poetry, the two things that are needed in order…
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Ackerman launches Little Apartment at the Caffe Aroma Open Mic
About the Launch: Heather Rae Ackerman launched her debut book of poetry, Little Apartment (Fair Isle Publishing, 2024), at Caffe Aroma last Wednesday, May 1st. The crowd at Caffe Aroma gathered to listen as Ackerman shared twenty minutes of work from the book, along with discussion about the book’s creation, and her intention when writing…
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Brindise featuring at Sea of Coffee Open Mic
On Sunday April 28th, Brindise will feature at the Sea of Coffee Open Mic in Geneva, NY along with Carole Mikoda. Brindise will be reading from his 2018 book, Those Who Favor Fire, Those Who Pray to Fire (EMP books), co-written with poet Justin Karcher. He will also be sharing a selection of his recent…
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Caffe Aroma Poetry Night to Feature Author Jennifer Maloney April 17th, 2024
Jennifer Maloney, author of Don’t Let God Know You Are Singing: Poems and Stories (Before Your Quiet Eyes Publishing, 2024) will be featuring at the Caffe Aroma Poetry Open Mic Wednesday April 17th, 2024. Maloney writes poetry, plays and short fiction. Her work can be found in PoetryBay, Neologism Poetry Journal, Litro Magazine among others.…
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Ben stops in for a Spoken Word Workshop at St. Amelia
On Tuesday morning, Ben and Caffe Aroma open mic co-host Justin Karcher stopped into the ELA honor class at St. Amelia. They discussed how to write a spoken word poem, began drafting, and ran a real-to-life open mic for students to share their work. Ben will next be running his Speak, Poet: Writing a Spoken…