An Audio Collection of Florida-Based Poets
Welcome to a stream of poets reading out loud.
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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
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Asa Drake (Ocala, FL) reads “Wading into the River Beneath the Interstate,” originally published by Only Poems.
Dreamboat Reading Series live performance at Myrtle Avenue Brewing, Jacksonville, Florida. Features poetry readings by Reign Supreme, Avni Vyas, and Dorothy Chan. Hosted by Dorsey Craft and Jessica Q. Stark.
Michelle Lizet Flores reads her poem “Florida Gothic #7: After the Hurricane” from her book Invasive Species (Finishing Line Press, 2024).
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.
