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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 first workshop will feature author Lynda Schneekloth. Join us on Friday, September 7, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in Delaware Park’s Rose Garden.

Schneekloth has been a professor in UB’s School of Architecture and Planning since 1982 and continues to serve as the director of landscape at the Urban Design Project. Schneekloth’s scholarly research is focused on the idea of placemaking, that is, how people transform the world, including natural processes and built form, from spaces in which they live into places they can love and care for. She has authored, coauthored, or edited five books—Olmsted in Buffalo and Niagara (2011); Reconsidering Concrete Atlantis: Buffalo Grain Elevators, editor (2007); The Power Trail: History of Hydroelectricity at Niagara (2006); Placemaking: The Art and Practice of Building Communities (1995) with R. Shibley; and Ordering Space: Types in Architecture and Design (1994) with K. Franck—as well as many articles and chapters.

R.S.V.P. to forresla@buffalostate.edu.