#FreeUpstatePoetry

What we stand for:

Vision

Artistic Expression

Mission

Free Upstate Poetry embraces artistic expression, inclusion, freedom, the authenticity of self, healing, the performing arts, and love for our community.

Mission

Artistic Expression

Mission

Our mission is to give our community a space to be free and to express themselves regardless of social status, religion, culture, sexual orientation, or level of artistic ability.

Artistic Expression

We have the word poetry in our name but it does not mean we have limited our reach to only poets. Poetry is the medium of expression that we have chosen, but that is just the beginning! We respect, honor, and welcome all genres of artistic expression.

Our Creation Story

Free Upstate Poetry

Working together for over ten years, Free Upstate Poetry was birthed by a tribe that wanted to support the community and eliminate the monopoly of talent, exclusion of diversity within the poetry community and to provide a space where all participants can feel a level of safety and accountability. The focus of #FUP is to provide a space for artists of all mediums, to come and share no matter what their lifestyle looks like, level of artists' expression, or amount of experience they have (or don't have). Free Upstate Poetry welcomes both novices and professionals and does not discriminate based on a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. #FUP goal is to help those who want to build their craft do so.