/tags/o-miami O Miami en-US WLRN Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-08-12/a-new-phase-of-growth-meet-the-dynamic-duo-hired-to-lead-miamis-poetry-nonprofit O, Miami, which organizes poetry programming and hosts an annual poetry festival in April, announced Melody Santiago Cummings and Caroline Cabrera will lead the organization as executive director and artistic director, respectively. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-08-12/a-new-phase-of-growth-meet-the-dynamic-duo-hired-to-lead-miamis-poetry-nonprofit Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald /arts-culture/2024-03-22/o-miami-scott-cunningham-stepping-down P. Scott Cunningham has announced he'll be stepping down as the executive director of O, Miami. In an exit interview with WLRN, he talked about his work uplifting the stories of "real Miami" and why it's worth fighting for. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-03-22/o-miami-scott-cunningham-stepping-down Kate Payne /podcast/sundial/2023-10-25/wynwood-zak-the-baker-bread-poem-omiami-artisanal Zak Stern is the actual baker behind Zak the Baker in Wynwood. He's credited with starting the artisanal bread movement in Miami. He tells us why he prompted us to write poems answering: "What is Miami food?" Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:23:30 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-10-25/wynwood-zak-the-baker-bread-poem-omiami-artisanal Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena, Julia Cooper /podcast/sundial/2023-08-21/yaddyra-peralta-south-florida-poetry Yaddyra Peralta is a Honduran-American poet and essayist in Miami. Her poetry doesn't just take us places. It bravely stands up for the places that are important to South Floridians. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:11:18 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-08-21/yaddyra-peralta-south-florida-poetry Carlos Frías, Elisa Baena, Helen Acevedo, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /podcast/sundial/2023-07-13/poet-laureate-juan-felipe-herrera-miami Herrera, the first Latino U.S. poet laureate, is in town for a summer institute hosted by O, Miami and the Poetry Foundation. He's helping teachers from around the country build lesson plans for their classrooms. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:57:04 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-07-13/poet-laureate-juan-felipe-herrera-miami Carlos Frías, Elisa Baena, Helen Acevedo /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/2023-04-26/arsimmer-mccoy-miami-poetry-everglades WLRN's Carlos Frías is joined by poet and interdisciplinary artist Arsimmer McCoy. She tells us about her solitary month in the Everglades as the park's artist in residence, fishing with her dad and the music and scents of Friday night football in Richmond Heights. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:18:55 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-04-26/arsimmer-mccoy-miami-poetry-everglades Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /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 /podcast/sundial/2023-04-24/alberto-ibarguen-knight-foundation Alberto Ibargüen, the CEO and President of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is retiring from his position after 18 years. He steered millions of dollars into art projects in South Florida that brought art into he hands of residents. He joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about Miami’s ever-changing art scene — and what he hopes to see next. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 19:39:12 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-04-24/alberto-ibarguen-knight-foundation 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