poetry

The movie by local filmmaker Aaron Glickman screens this week at the Miami Film Festival. It invites the viewer to look beyond Miami's reputation as a capital of glitz, glamour, sand and surf — and delve straight into the city's literary soul.

Nathalie Saladrigas didn't think her 'silly' poem about roaches and salsa music was anything special, but the five-line ZipOde strikes at a familiar and relatable experience.

The citywide initiative invited residents to distill their connection to South Florida into the traditional 14-line sonnet format, resulting in a massive wave of civic participation.

In his latest poetry book, O, Miami founder P. Scott Cunningham details his experiences in South Florida, showing readers what it looks like through the eyes of a former resident.

Five years of Monet’s life in South Florida culminated in her latest poetry collection, Florida Water, which touches on experiences of heartbreak, her social activism and her spiritual connection to the land in Florida.

Our Voices: Festival of Words is a three-day event with a simple mission, to make reading accessible — and cool. The festival combines performances, panel discussions, author readings, and hands-on activities to help bridge the literacy gap.

Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion “Piano Slam.”

The event on Sunday, April 6, will feature poetry readings by students from 15 Miami-Dade high schools and will be attended by renowned poets, including Richard Blanco, the fifth inaugural poet of the United States and Miami-Dade's inaugural poet laureate. He will be the featured guest poet.

Beatriz Fernandez was the first person to submit a ZipOde in 2015, about her neighborhood. This year marks the tenth anniversary of WLRN and O, Miami's ZipOdes initiative. "I think the challenges of living here and the diversity of our population and the different cultures coming together are really something that inspires you," she said.

For the first time, Lagrimas y Flores by Feliciano Castro is being translated into English, offering a glimpse into a rich literary archive of the early 20th century Cuban émigré community in Florida.

South Floridians share their Zip Odes — five line poems that transform zip code into occasions for place-based, lyrical celebration. Some of the poets will have their work highlighted at the Zip Odes Finale on April 24 at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens.

Nonprofits in Riviera Beach are using competitive poetry events to draw more students into the arts. The Poetry Month Youth Summit, will feature educational workshops and performances as part of an effort to also promote literacy and mental health.