How Ghosts Of Legendary Miami Family Fire Poet's Imagination
"This is a work of fiction," cautions the introduction to poet C.M. Clark's latest book, "Charles Deering Forecasts the Weather & Other Poems."Whatever would Charles Deering say? If there's one...
View ArticleFIU Was Literary Launchpad For Obama Poet Pick, Cuban-American Richard Blanco
The announcement that a Miami-raised son of Cuban immigrants has been chosen as the inaugural poet for President Obama's swearing-in ceremony is causing a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThe President's Poet Came From The Paradise Of Poetry: South Florida
Poets are melancholy and morose, right? “I’m so happy,” says a beaming 23-year-old Marci Calabretta of Hallandale Beach. People who write poetry can’t» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCheck It Out: What Happens When An Inaugural Poet And A South Florida...
A painter who lives in Miami and teaches at Florida International University has collaborated with inaugural poet Richard Blanco to create paintings based» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThat's So Miami: Two Languages, Two Generations; One Family
As part of our That's So Miami poetry project running during the month of April, we have been airing select submissions from our community of listeners» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWinners Of Our 'That's So Miami' Poetry Contest
Love or hate Miami, the subject inspired so many beautiful, thoughtful and sometimes even funny verses for our "That's So Miami" project. It was» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThese Are The Day Jobs Of Miami Bards
Beatriz Fernandez signs all of her emails with a quote from Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges, who built his career while moonlighting as a translator...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleBuy And Borrow: Books And Libraries In South Florida
Only a few months ago, several public libraries in Miami-Dade County were targeted for closure. They were spared thanks to some last-minute financial...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleRichard Blanco: The Poem Not Taken
Miami-raised poet Richard Blanco had planned to take his partner to President Barack Obama’s second inauguration to sit on the platform as he read the...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFor $50,000, You Can Buy Your Valentine This Victorian Love Letter
There are many ways to send a Valentine's Day greeting in 2014 -- text, email, social media. But in 1857, there weren't so many. A passionate love...» E-Mail This
View ArticleTeens Can Find Time To Rhyme During National Poetry Month
It was the Everglades that brought out the poet in Coral Gables High School student James Lachterman. And in under 20 lines of rhyme, the then 15-year...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHow Do You Get People to Read Poetry When They Don't Have Time?
The poet Robert Hass headlines the O, Miami Poetry Festival at the New World Center on South Beach tomorrow night (Saturday, April 5). Anyone can watch...» E-Mail This
View ArticleShare A Poem In Braille With O, Miami
Secret Sonnets is an O, Miami poetry festival project that translates poems into braille. The author sends a poem to South Plantation High School...
View ArticleLiberty City Elementary Kids Explore Poetry With A Poet
Elementary students in Liberty City are getting lessons from a professional poet through the O, Miami poetry festival. For four weeks students at...
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