/tags/national-poetry-month National Poetry Month en-US WLRN Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:59:30 GMT /education/2024-04-25/fort-lauderdale-fair-our-voices-festival-pulitzer The home-grown Our Voices Festival is in its second year and hopes to give out more than a thousand books to local students. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:59:30 GMT /education/2024-04-25/fort-lauderdale-fair-our-voices-festival-pulitzer Gerard Albert /arts-culture/2024-04-11/poetry-month-summit-palm-beach-county-riviera-beach 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. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-04-11/poetry-month-summit-palm-beach-county-riviera-beach Wilkine Brutus /news/2023-04-14/miami-poetry-zip-odes-2023 We're enjoying National Poetry Month with O, Miami and some of our favorite Zip Odes. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:30:00 GMT /news/2023-04-14/miami-poetry-zip-odes-2023 Katie Lepri Cohen /podcast/sundial/2023-04-25/caridad-moro-gronlie-poetry-tortillera Poet and educator Caridad Moro-Gronlier joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about life and poetry. Moro-Gronlier is the author of the book "Tortillera," which examines how language, culture and place put expectations on sexuality and identity. She is presenting at multiple events for O, Miami's poetry festival this month. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:37:47 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-04-25/caridad-moro-gronlie-poetry-tortillera Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /education/2023-04-07/a-story-worth-writing-about-poet-luz-rossy-on-miami-the-struggle-and-her-abuela “I think too often we see the idea of a poet being a certain type of person. Like you have to be like William Shakespeare to be considered a poet. And honestly, that's not true at all [...] Everyone has their own identity and their own poem in them." Fri, 07 Apr 2023 10:30:00 GMT /education/2023-04-07/a-story-worth-writing-about-poet-luz-rossy-on-miami-the-struggle-and-her-abuela Kate Payne /podcast/sundial/2023-04-04/sundial-from-debbie-deb-to-2-live-crew-how-culture-and-music-mix-in-miamis-florida-rooms Writer Alexandra T. Vazquez joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about her book "The Florida Room" — she uses it as a metaphor, as a place that’s in-between spaces. She discusses how culture and music mix in Florida, and specifically, Miami. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:14:48 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-04-04/sundial-from-debbie-deb-to-2-live-crew-how-culture-and-music-mix-in-miamis-florida-rooms Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /podcast/sundial/2023-03-28/sundial-writer-hanif-abdurraqib-on-the-poetry-of-sneakers-music-and-home-cooking Hanif Abdurraqib is an award-winning poet, essayist and journalist. His writing reflects on music, culture, sneakers, and prayer. He joins Carlos Frías to talk about the daily rituals he revels in and the music that formed him as the youngest of four siblings. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:32:12 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-03-28/sundial-writer-hanif-abdurraqib-on-the-poetry-of-sneakers-music-and-home-cooking Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /podcast/sundial/2023-03-22/guerrilla-poetry-on-billboards-ice-cream-and-parking-tickets-in-miami-this-april It’s almost April. And that means it’s time for poetry to pop up in unexpected places throughout Miami-Dade County — thanks to O, Miami. The poetry foundation floods the county with guerrilla poetry all month where you least expect it. Carlos Frías sits down with founder P. Scott Cunningham to talk about what's coming up this April. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:04:10 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-03-22/guerrilla-poetry-on-billboards-ice-cream-and-parking-tickets-in-miami-this-april Carlos Frías /local-news/2022-04-29/how-the-omiami-poetry-festival-has-become-a-loudspeaker-for-what-locals-love-about-the-city The city of Miami gives off a rhythm and sound all its own. It comes from years of Caribbean and Latin American cultures tumbling into each other. Every April, during National Poetry Month, the O, Miami poetry festival uses poetry as a loudspeaker for what locals love about the city. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-04-29/how-the-omiami-poetry-festival-has-become-a-loudspeaker-for-what-locals-love-about-the-city Alyssa Ramos /news/2021-04-13/inaugural-national-poetry-month-festival-taking-place-at-the-riviera-beach-city-marina The first-ever National Poetry Month Festival at Riviera Beach City Marina aims to help people find solace during the pandemic. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:32:45 GMT /news/2021-04-13/inaugural-national-poetry-month-festival-taking-place-at-the-riviera-beach-city-marina Wilkine Brutus