POETRY EVENTS
Since 2012, ARTSPEAKS has been organizing and producing poetry events to encourage creativity and bring communities together.
PAST EVENTS
10th Anniversary ARTSPEAKS
"Bringing Poetry & People Together"
Courageous Young Voices (2020)
​ARTSPEAKS PRODUCES ANNUAL POETRY EVENTS
BRINGING POETRY & PEOPLE TOGETHER
Adult Poetry Event
This annual poetry event invites community members from Alachua County and North Central Florida to come together and share their love and appreciation of the human voice through expressions of poetry, spoken-word, storytelling and other forms of creativity.
An Appreciation Of Human Expression Through The Vibration Of Voice And Word.​
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This Annual Event is co-sponsored by the city of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, a CAPRA-accredited agency.
COURAGEOUS YOUNG VOICES
Teen Poetry Showcase
This annual teen poetry event invites Alachua County and North Central Florida students to share their uncensored voice in a welcoming and safe space specifically created for their creative expression. Community members are invited to bear witness to the powerful voices of young adults as they pour out their unbridled truths through poetry, spoken-word, storytelling, song, dance and other forms of creativity.
We Are Courageous, We Are Young, And Our Voices Will Be Heard. ​​
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This Annual Event is co-sponsored by the city of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, a CAPRA-accredited agency.
YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM
For North Central Florida/Alachua County
ARTSPEAKS has formed a partnership with Alachua County, Urban Word, and The National Youth Poet Laureate Program to foster the creative spirits and intelligent minds of our youth.
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CALLING ALL
Poets, Spoken-Word Artists, Writers, Rappers, & Emcees
Literary organizations work together to support powerful voices.​​​
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The North Central Florida Youth Poet Laureate Program is open to teens in the following North Central Florida counties: ​
Alachua, Putnam, Clay, Baker, Columbia, Union, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Dixie, Lafayette, Suwannee, Hamilton, Madison, & Taylor