SEEKING POETS!

Inspired by the splendor of the outdoors, the Park Poets of America are calling for poems to highlight and accompany the natural beauty of City of Jacksonville Parks! Selected poems will be unobtrusively featured for park guests to discover and enjoy. All poets, young and old, are encouraged to enter!

rules for entry:

Up to four lines
On the theme of nature and parks
Inspired by the ocean, marshes, or inland forests

View sample poems

Park Poets of America is anonymous collective brought together through nature & writing, as the great outdoors does not answer to only one name.

Not all submissions will be accepted, copyrighted material belongs to the original holders. By submitting an entry, you acknowledge that your work is original and may be published by Park Poets of America without compensation.

By submitting, you agree to the above conditions.

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Your donation will allow the Park Poets of America to install a beautifully engraved plaque with an original poem in one of Jacksonville's lovely city parks.

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Contributors

We couldn't do it without you! Many thanks to our collaborators, poets, and donors!

Ashlie Hufford
Bonnie L Boucek
Chris Kastle
Don White
Johanna Nordhorn
Eric Deaton
Katherine Cloyd
Kathy Welsh
Kelly Dehlin
KnightKrawler

Kristen Leckband
Lauren Pfanenstiel
Marianne Slevin
Mehmet Gunes
Michael Harrell
Michael Henry Lee
Natalie Otero
Niki Philips
Paula Veloso Babadi
Pat Krause

Ruth Van Alstine
Sally Constain
Sharon Scholl
Shutta Crum
Steffani Fletcher
Taryn Wharwood
Theresa Rykaczewski
Todd Rykaczewski
Zuleika Merced

Bringing together poetry & Nature

This opportunity to bring the art of poetry into the natural spaces of our City of Jacksonville's Parks & Recreation areas is brought to you by collaboration from Hope at Hand, Inc. & Word Revolt Art Gallery, Inc.