poetry

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.

Moro-Gronlier, whose writings on self-discovery and community have touched readers in South Florida and beyond, was named Miami-Dade County’s new poet laureate at the start of National Poetry Month.

Luis Alberto Urrea is a Mexican-American poet, novelist and essayist. He’ll be at the Miami Book Fair on Sunday on a panel about powerful historical fiction–– presenting his latest book 'Good Night, Irene.'

Nicole Tallman is an author and the poetry ambassador for Miami-Dade County. She joins WLRN Sundial to talk about how living in South Florida helped her find her voice as the poet.

Richard Blanco's new poetry explores new muses, especially new notions of home. It moves from rediscovering oneself in Miami to rediscovering oneself beyond Miami.

El trabajo de Amaury Pacheco en la escena artística independiente cubana le puso en el punto de mira del gobierno comunista. Ahora, está construyendo una nueva vida en Miami gracias al histórico programa de proceso probatorio de la administración de Biden.