Featured 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.
BARD & BROADSIDE NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA POETRY FESTIVAL
North Central Florida's Premier Poetry Festival is the only festival in North Central Florida dedicated to the art of poetry in all its many diverse forms. Held in the beautiful city of Gainesville, Florida.
All Festival Activities are Free and Public!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
From April 5 - 26, 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 serve and FREE and open to the public.
SUPPORT THIS EVENT!
Your generous contribution will help continue to bring programs like the Bard & Broadside Poetry Festival to our community free of charge.
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.
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