Elle Hope is a Las Vegas based poet who writes about her culture, her body, and the many trials and tribulations of being a woman. 

She has been seen performing spoken word and featuring around the Las Vegas area at various venues including, House of Blues, The Space, and Brooklyn Bowl. Hope is a two time Beyond the Neon finalist and 2019 nominated Poet of the Year for The Jam Awards. Her work has been featured by Nevada Humanities, The Beyond the Neon Anthology, Shout-out LA, the Unpopular Passion Podcast, and many more exhibitions. Hope is mostly known for her continuous activism to honor her local poetic community. She is the creator and host of the poetry exclusive open mic, Spotlight Poetry (@spotlightpoetrylv). Along with cultivating spaces for poets, Hope can also be found hosting various writing and performance workshops as an official teaching artist partnered with Poetry Promise, Inc. 

Hope’s most recent publication was her debut self-published anthology “Young, Gifted, & Black: A Poetic Anthology” featuring over 20+ African-American poets from all across the Las Vegas Valley. For more information and updates follow her on Instagram @ellehopew, TikTok @ellehopethepoet, and visit www.ellehopethepoet.com