An Audio Collection of Florida-Based Poets
From standalone poems to live events to poetry podcasts, Riverrun features a growing stream of poetry recordings curated from the most exciting creators living in Florida, USA. Jump in. The water’s fine.
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Welcome to Riverrun
Explore A Living Archive Dedicated to Preserving and Showcasing Florida Poets
Funded by the Digital Humanities Institute at University of North Florida, Riverrun: a Poetry Stream, is spearheaded by Jessica Q. Stark, Creative Writing Professor at UNF. It is maintained with the help of UNF English students.
Poets Reading Their Work
Florida's poets bringing their poems to life.
Podcasts
Conversations, reflections, and poetry.
Live Events
Recordings of live poetry-reading events.
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Our Poetry Streams
Below, you can filter the stream. Follow a name, a title, a theme, a feeling. You can filter for single authors or events or conversations. Or just press play. Begin anywhere.
Andres Rojas (Jacksonville, FL) reads his poem “October,” originally published first in The Massachusetts Review and in his book Third Winter in Our Second Country (Trio House Press).
Anthony Borruso (Tampa, FL) reads “Watching Jeopardy I Start to Feel Sad,” published first in The Pinch and in his book Splice (Trio House Press).
Asa Drake (Ocala, FL) reads “Wading into the River Beneath the Interstate,” originally published by Only Poems.
Thank you for visiting RiverRun, an expanding archive of Florida-based poets reading their work aloud.
Riverrun is an academic project of the University of North Florida’s English Department, led by Jessica Q. Stark, PhD, Assistant Professor. This is a curated archive, and we do not accept outside submissions.
If you’d like to alert us to an upcoming poetry event or are experiencing technical issues with the website, please visit Professor Stark’s UNF faculty page for more information on getting in touch.