What we’re about
Calling all poetry people!
North Florida Poetry Hub is hosted by the charity https://www.hopeathand.org/ and is sponsored by the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, the City of Jacksonville, the Community Foundation, the Cummer Family Foundation, the Delores Barr Weaver Fund and the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation.
Hope at Hand offers different ways to explore poetry. Hope at Hand's community mission is to provide poetry lessons for at-risk youth, but our MeetUps are for anyone in North Florida who has a love of words.
For specific information or questions, contact Ruth@NorthFloridaPoetryHub.org.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- North Florida Poetry Hub Monthly Chapter MeetingLink visible for attendees
This is the Monthly On-line Chapter Meeting of North Florida Poetry Hub, local chapter of the Florida State Poets Association. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!
We will have an update on the September 100 Thousand for Change art show and Open Mics as well as other chapter business. A writer's prompt and share as time allows.
RSVP is required to attend this event. Your RSVP name must match your ZOOM ID name to be admitted to the Zoom room. Thank you.
The North Florida Poetry Hub is a chapter of the Florida State Poets Association, created by the local nonprofit Hope at Hand, Inc. Hope at Hand provides poetry therapy to at-risk youth populations.
Check us out at:
https://www.northfloridapoetryhub.org
https://www.hopeathand.orgThe mission of North Florida Poetry Hub is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors:
Hope At Hand
The Florida Division of Arts
Culture Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
City of Jacksonville
THANK YOU! - Open Forum WorkshopLink visible for attendees
This workshop is open to any form of writing: fiction, poetry, diary, essay, play, stand-up comedy, rap, speech, etc. We offer a forum for the writer to be heard and, if desired, receive feedback. It is suggested that writers bring no more than 2 pages so that we can get to everyone’s work. Any genre or style of writing is welcome, from the mainstream to the avant-garde.
The craft does not have to be a solitary pursuit. Come share your words with others and feel yourself a part of a community! Your words matter! Laid-back atmosphere, this is a relaxing evening of sharing and being with like-minded people.
Everyone is welcome! RSVP PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP START TIME is required to attend this event. Your RSVP name has to match Your ZOOM ID name to be admitted to the Zoom room. Thank you.
North Florida Poetry Hub was created by the local nonprofit Hope at Hand, Inc. to support and help the arts flourish for poets, writers and lovers of all things poetic and artistic in the North Florida region.
Hope at Hand provides art and poetry therapy for at-risk youth populations in the Northeast Florida area.
https://www.northfloridapoetryhub.org
https://www.hopeathand.orgThe mission of North Florida Poetry Hub is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors:
Hope At Hand
The Florida Division of Arts
Culture Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
City of Jacksonville
THANK YOU! - 100 Thousand Poets For Change on-line Open MicLink visible for attendees
## SHARE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR WORDS.
September 6, 2025 - on-line (Zoom) Open Mic hosted By North Florida Poetry Hub -
North Florida Poetry Hub & 100,000 Poets (and Artists) for Change, invites you to share the change you want to see in the world through your work. Whether you express hope, frustration, joy, or truth - your art has a place here. Bring your passion, your story, and your creativity - we're ready to listen, to see, and most importantly, to feel.This recorded event will be shared with 100 Thousand Poets for Change and will be posted on our North Florida Poetry Hub Chapter YouTube channel for posterity. 100 Thousand Poets For Change’s materials are archived with Stanford University, which has deemed their cause a historical event worthy of preservation and will be saved in their archives.
RSVP for the open mic and get your name on the reading list by visiting the event page on our website here.This event is in part made possible through the generous support of our sponsors:
Hope At Hand
The Florida Division of Arts
Culture Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
City of Jacksonville
THANK YOU!
