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APRIL 4-13,2025 | GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
It's Your Birthday!
DISCOVER 200
Happy Bicentennial Birthday Alachua County!

FEATURING AMERICAN POET,
Lola Haskins


Lola Haskins has published 15 books of poetry and three of prose. The most recent books of poems are Like Zeros, Like Pearls, (Charlotte Lit 2025), Homelight (Charlotte Lit 2023) --named Poetry Book of the Year by Southern Literary Review, and Asylum (University of Pittsburgh, 2019)-- featured in the NYT Magazine. Past honors include the Iowa Poetry Prize, two Florida Book Awards, narrative poetry prizes from Southern Poetry Review and New England Poetry Review, a Florida's Eden prize for environmental writing, and the Emily Dickinson prize from Poetry Society of America. She has served as Honorary Chancelor for the Florida State Poets Association since 2016.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
From April 4-13, Bard & Broadside Poetry Festival is bringing together the North Central Florida community and artists for collaborative sessions that will help you discover a new way to use your words. In addition to workshops, poetry events, and youth activities, you will learn how American Poet Lola Haskins explores strategies to enrich art.  
All events are
first come, first served and FREE and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Schedule
Friday, April 4
The BIG Read
Text and Image Workshop

  

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Alachua County Library District’s Headquarters 

401 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL

Saturday, April 5
1:00-3:00 pm | WORD SLAY
"Standing On Words"

  Teen Spoken-Word Poetry & Monologue Competition 

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Alachua County Library District’s Headquarters 

401 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL

Sunday, April 6
North Central Florida - Alachua County
Youth Poet Laureate Commencement Ceremony

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Alachua County Library District’s Headquarters 

401 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL

Thursday, April 10
6:00-9:00 pm | Open Mic at Harn Museum Nights

Join our local poetry community on Thurs, April 11th, 6-9 PM for an Open Mic at UF Harn Museum of Art  (3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville), co-hosted by the ARTSPEAKSgnv, the Civic Media Center’s Thursday Night Poetry Jam, Gainesville’s DOPEnmic, & UF’s Living Poets Society

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Free & open to the public. All poets are welcome. Some content may not be appropriate for children.

Friday, April 11
7:00-9:00 pm | Bard and Broadside
Free Fridays Concert

 At Bo Diddley Plaza

111 E. University Ave. Gainesville, FL

Saturday, April 12
6:00 pm | Swamp Berry Jam
North Central Florida Poetry Slam

Gainesville Florida's 2nd Annual Poetry Slam 

Featuring Some of the Nation's Best Slam Poets

Location TBA

Sunday, April 13
6:00 pm | Swamp Berry Jam
North Central Florida Poetry Slam

Gainesville Florida's 2nd Annual Poetry Slam 

Featuring Some of the Nation's Best Slam Poets

The Historic Thomas Center

302 NE 6th Ave, Gainesville, FL

Sunday, April 13
1:00 - 3:00 pm | Free Community Poetry & Creative Writing Workshop
4:00 - 5:00 pm |
 Poetry Reading and Book Signing

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Workshop and book signing facilitated by our Special Guest Poet

Alachua County Library District’s Headquarters 

401 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL

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SUPPORT THIS EVENT!

Your generous contribution will help continue to bring programs like the Bard & Broadside Poetry Festival to our community free of charge.

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This event is brought to you by, ARTSPEAKSgnv Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The organization's primary mission is to support literacy in youth and adults through the art of Poetry, Spoken Word, Storytelling, and Creative Writing. ARTSPEAKS promotes healthy communities by utilizing all forms of creativity and artistic expression through collaboration with educational and public health organizations.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

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Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program) (exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities

For more information, contact bardandbroadside@gmail.com

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ARTSPEAKSgnv Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. All Donations to ARTSPEAKSgnv Inc. are Tax Deductable

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