In merely 20 words, Beatriz Fernandez romanticized her West Kendall neighborhood in a poem. To the west of her Lakes of the Meadows community are “palatial prairies”— the Everglades. To the east, a ...

TKH Renee recites her Zip Ode during O, Miami and WLRN's Zip Ode Finale at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens on April 26, 2023. Zip code: 33168. Riding a bike / to open mic / night / close to every place I ...

Every April during National Poetry Month, O, Miami and WLRN celebrate South Florida with Zip Odes the city with interactive events to help people encounter a poem. This year marks the 9th year of WLRN ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. There are times when the best way to talk about a city is in ...

Inspired by the cleansing water of spiritual baths, aja monet's new poetry collection "Florida Water" is an ode to the ways a poem can rinse, unravel and reveal hard truths. Aja Monet is a surrealist ...

Poet Pattanam Palanichaami thrusts some print-outs of his poems into my hands. “I'm a retired government school teacher,” he says. “I also write. I've brought out four poetry compilations.” He ...