ROBIN LEE JORDAN
Robin Lee Jordan is a teacher, poet, writer , multi interdisciplinary artist, event organizer, zinemaker who values youth empowerment; creating accessible platforms for people to share their work & ideas; activating artists in service of their communities; artistic spontaneity; and creating encouraging spaces.
With two decades of experience, she has taught literature, writing, the arts, pedagogy, and civic engagement to teachers, undergraduates, and students in 3rd through 12th grade at schools/universities, community centers, afterschool programs, youth residential treatment sites, and libraries. For 10 years, she ran a free, creative writing program for teens in Buffalo, NY.
Receiving an MFA in Poetry from Oregon State University, Robin has produced many zines, and published multiple chapbooks of poetry. Along with her teaching artist work at Arts for Learning and WNY Book Arts Center, she is currently a co-organizer of an annual ZineFest, runs civic arts themed programs for youth adults at The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Arts and Burning Books, and runs a zinemaking workshop series for aging artists at Delavan Grider Community Center.