For the 11th consecutive year, the Jason Taylor Foundation is giving the South Florida community the chance to witness the top youth poets in the state compete during a cutting-edge event – the Louder Than a Bomb Florida Poetry Festival presented by UKG and UPS. This highly anticipated event will commence with preliminary “bouts” on Tuesday, April 1 at Amerant Bank Arena. The entire festival will run through Friday, May 2.
Dubbed the “Super Bowl of poetry,” Louder Than a Bomb Florida (LTABFLA), a Jason Taylor Foundation arts and education project as part of it’s Omari Hardwick bluapple Poetry Network, features a friendly spoken-word competition between school-based poetry teams from across the state. This Tuesday, students from 22 high schools representing Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties will share their original poetry on multiple stages at Amerant Bank Arena thanks to a partnership with the Florida Panthers. Funding from UKG, UPS, and a host of other community partners has assisted the Jason Taylor Foundation support the schools’ efforts.
Louder Than a Bomb Florida is a festival featuring poetry bouts, workshops, exhibits, and ultimately the crowning of Florida’s top youth poetry team. The most critical component, however, is the year-round, meaningful instruction inside the classroom and after-school clubs, with teachers and teaching artists who create and facilitate a safe space for individual and collective expression. To learn more about LTABFLA, contact the Jason Taylor Foundation office at (954) 424-0799.
Media Information
What: Louder Than a Bomb Florida Poetry Festival Preliminary Bouts
Where: Amerant Bank Arena, 1 Panther Pkwy, Sunrise 33323
When: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
First bouts: 9 – 11 AM
Second bouts: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Media wishing to cover this event should RSVP to: Chrissy Parente by emailing parentec@floridapanthers.com
About the Jason Taylor Foundation
In July 2004, Miami Dolphins legendary Defensive End, Jason Taylor, established the Jason Taylor Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) organization. The Foundation’s mission is to support and create programs that facilitate the personal growth and empowerment of South Florida’s children in need by focusing on improved health care, education and quality of life.
Since opening its doors, the Jason Taylor Foundation has impacted tens of thousands of children through innovative programming including The Jason Taylor Reading Room, Cool Gear for the School Year, the Jason Taylor Children’s Learning Center, Jason Taylor Scholars, the Omari Hardwick bluapple Poetry Network, and the Jason Taylor Careers in Sports Network, among others. For more information on the Jason Taylor Foundation, please visit www.JasonTaylorFoundation.org or follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jasontaylorfoundation or Twitter and Instagram: @jtfoundation99 or @bluapplepoetry #LTABFLA.
