![]() It turned out to be such a blast that I asked the property owner, Rick Smith, if we could keep it going, and we haven’t stopped putting poets in silos since. I suggested he have it at the silos, and I helped put it all together. Whose idea was it to start Silo City Reading Series, and how has it changed from its inception to now?įalck: The idea to create a series was born out of helping my friend and poet Joe Hall back in May of 2013 organize a release party for his book, The Devotional Poems. Each event also includes a featured artist, often installations though we’ve included photography, live chalk art, live sculpture, dance, film, among others. We take a short break after the musician act and the evening closes with a reading from the visiting poet. A local poet kicks off the evening, and then we go into a musical set from a band or musician. The reading begins with some welcome remarks and a slew of thank yous, because so many people make the series possible. Another mesmerizing large-scale installation hangs from the adjoining silo ceiling titled “Warp” by artist Gareth Lichty. It resembles the internal mechanisms of a clock. Hanging from the ceiling of the main silo is a huge installation titled “Fallow Fortune” by artist Daniel Seiders. There’s usually minimal lighting, unless the featured artist is a light sculptor, which we had at our most recent reading, where Carlie Rickus created ‘light poems’ based on the delivery movements of the poets.Once seated, people’s eyes tend to climb up the walls of the 130-foot silo to the ceiling. You will likely find a friendly face to greet you and wave you down the gravel road, over the railroad track and into a grassy field to park your bike or car.Upon entering the space-Marine A grain silo-you will descend down a staircase that leads into the belly of the silo where there are about 80 wooden folding chairs set up in front of a stage made of old flour pallets. For first timers, it might take longer to find the exact silo the reading is in-there are six grain silos snaking along the Buffalo River that make up Silo City. ![]() ![]() Noah Falck: Expect the unexpected when attending a Silo City Reading, as they are anything but average. Give me a quick preview of what I'd see if I walked into a Silo City reading. After talking to him about all that goes into one of these events, I am even more hype to attend one. It turns out, Silo City Reading Series is hosted by Noah Falck, education director at Just Buffalo Literary Center, and it isn't only a place for poets. Lit reading in a grain silo? I had to know more. I first came across Silo City Reading Series on Twitter, when I saw Hanif Abdurraqib post, "If you're in Buffalo tonight I'm reading in a grain elevator and I am hype." I was not in Buffalo, but I was still hype. ![]()
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