Literary Café: Marvin, Wojciechowski, and LaClair
February's Literary Café will feature the writings of John Marvin, Blue Wojciechowski, and Rick LaClair – Starting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The Just Buffalo Literary Café —held the first Wednesday of each month at the Center for Inquiry—features amateur and professional authors and poets. Sometimes established wordsmiths are showcased, and sometimes the evening is reserved for open readers who wish to present their works. As always, there will be time for socializing and refreshments. Free cookies, coffee, and hot tea will be available. This February poetry/fiction reading will host a trio of established writers:
During John Marvin's years in the SUNY at Buffalo's poetics program, he learned from poets such as Charles Bernstein, Robert Creeley, Carl Dennis, Raymond Federman and Irving Feldman. Marvin has published more than 100 poems in a variety of journals. Nationally his work appeared in journals from east ( Abby; Columbia, MD), to west ( Indefinite Space ; Pasadena, CA), as well as north ( PERMAfrost; Fairbanks, AK). He also has four books in manuscript and one on the drawing boards. His book Nietzsche and Transmodernism: Art and Science in Stevens, Joyce, Pynchon, and Kubrick is in the hands of agents.
Blue Wojciechowski is a fiction writer and humorist, best known for her "rambles" about the weirdness in the world. Her fiction is mostly about musicians or inpired by music, about which she is very passionate. Wojciechowski has recently published a piece about a guitarist called "A Wizard's Hands," which appears in Nickel City Nights . She can be heard reading her work at various venues throughout Western New York. She is also an artist and a drummer.
Richard LaClair teaches composition and literature at Erie Community College North. He has published poetry in Insight and Elf magazines and has written articles for Teaching English in the Two-year College . His poetry reflects his passion for nature and the outdoors. LaClair has contributed many hours to environmental activities in Western New York and has taught classes at the University of Buffalo in nature in literature.
The Center for Inquiry is located
at 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, N.Y.
Across the street from University at Buffalo North Campus.
For more information contact Henry Huber at (716) 636-4869 ext. 219
or at
mailto:hhuber@centerforinquiry.net
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