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Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture, was brought to Buffalo in 1868 with a vision to design “a city within a park.” His legacy includes the expansive green necklace of parks and parkways running through the city of Buffalo—a place Olmsted would call the best-planned city in America.

In celebration of Buffalo State’s “Year of the City” initiative, the Rooftop Poetry Club invites you to learn more about the genius of Olmsted and the poetic nature of public spaces. Join us for poetry in the park.

Guest speakers will introduce us to the rich history behind the parks, followed by guided workshop activities led by poets Irene Sipos and Lisa Forrest.

Our second workshop in the series will take place at Bidwell Parkway on Friday, September 28, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Meet at Bidwell Parkway’s Colonial Circle (next to the statue of Daniel Davidson Bidwell astride a horse). The workshop will feature author Carey Anne Miller and poet Andrew Rippeon.

Native Buffalonian Carey Miller has researched the Queen City’s history since childhood; however, upon moving back to Buffalo in 2001, her scope has narrowed to her own street, one of Fredrick Law Olmsted’s beautiful parkway approaches: Richmond Avenue. Miller also uses her knowledge of local history and writing to teach young women as a member of the English department at Buffalo Seminary (also located on an Olmsted parkway). As an early member of the Richmond Avenue History Project, Miller coauthored brochures on researching your home’s history, as well as a walking tour of Richmond Avenue. She is currently working on a forthcoming book on the history of Richmond Avenue.

Andrew Rippeon is a poet and critic exploring the intersections between poetry and technologies of sound. He lives in Buffalo.

To attend this free workshop, R.S.V.P. to Lisa Forrest.