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Buffalo's Poet Laureate Presses for Change
May 17, 2022
Watch now: Poet Jillian Hanesworth at March For Our Lives
June 20, 2022
Click here to watch Jillian Hanesworth speak at the 2022 March For Our Lives!
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We made the cover!
July 8, 2021
Grab your FREE copy of The Challenger News or visit their website to check out this week's edition that introduces me as the first poet laureate of Buffalo! I am so honored in so many ways to be featured and I hop you get a chance to tune in. A huge THANK YOU to everyone that made this happen.
It's not a crown, it's a service!
November 5, 2023
Before and After Again
January 12, 2024
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With ‘fire in the bones,’ Buffalo’s first poet laureate lights the way
April 25, 2021
"Jillian Hanesworth has a rare gift for words. But even now, she says she can’t fully express how it felt on Jan. 20, when 22-year-old Amanda Gorman walked onto the podium at President Biden’s inauguration and began reading her poetry in front of the world." Click to read more
Reflecting on role as Buffalo's first Poet Laureate
January 2, 2024
Turning pain into beauty
December 7, 2023
Check out this article as I reflect on the challenges that came with representing as the poet laureate during the aftermath of May 14th
Lessons from Before and After Again
March 21, 2024
Check out this insightful conversation about what I've learned while working on Before and After Again
Hear Poet Jillian Hanesworth Honor The Tops Shooting Victims
July 15, 2022
Tune in to WBFO to hear Jillian Hanesworth speak on the reopening of Tops on Jefferson as well as her poem honoring the lives stolen.
Art News: Before and After Again
March 11, 2024
Check out this beautiful article in Art News about Before and After Again