Poetry Collection News

A critic among the poets, Maynard named curator of Poetry Collection
11/7/16
After 15 years of working with and around poets in Buffalo, Maynard has finally earned his dream job, becoming the seventh curator of UB’s Poetry Collection.
Cid Corman: In Collaboration on Exhibit Nov. 9, 2016 – January 18, 2017
11/4/16
This exhibition features works of art that were made in collaboration with the internationally acclaimed poet, editor, and publisher Cid Corman.
A Celebration of Michael Basinski: Poet-Artist-Curator
10/24/16
Celebrate Curator Michael Basinski’s distinguished 32-year career in the Poetry Collection and his remarkable accomplishments as a poet, sound performer, and visual artist.
“Wedding” of the Folios
10/12/16
The University Libraries and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL) commemorated the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death with a Wedding of the Folios on October 4, 2016.
A Poetry Reading & Book Launch for Ansie Baird
9/9/16
Please join us for a celebration of Ansie Baird’s new book of poems The Solace of Islands published by BlazeVOX [books].
The Third Victor E. Reichert Robert Frost Event
4/6/16
Featuring a lecture by Donald Sheehy, Professor of English at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and co-editor of The Letters of Robert Frost.
Robert Bertholf, 1940-2016
2/25/16
The Poetry Collection mourns the loss of its longtime curator Robert J. Bertholf, who died February 19 at his home in Austin, Texas.
Sight meets sound in new exhibit featuring renowned artist Susan Weil, works of author James Joyce
2/3/16
Time, motion and language will intersect in “Susan Weil’s James Joyce: Shut Your Eyes and See.”
Poetic History: Archivist documents 50 years of poetic history
12/1/15
Last year, the Poetry Collection received a $150,600 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to catalog and create online finding aids for the editorial and business records of eleven poetry magazine archives.
Library Artifact: Milton Hebald’s miniature bronze sculpture of James Joyce
10/29/15
The James Joyce Collection features a 1966 bronze maquette of James Joyce.

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