A month-long poetry festival with the goal of everyone in Miami encountering a poem. 2019 events follow below.
Stroll through the Koubek Center for an interactive reading with Miami-Dade College Faculty and students.
Join us for an evening of poetry as our eight poets read the work they created, and take the collection away with you in print.
The Jellyfish Jam is a space to connect through movement and words, led by choreographer, journalist, and yoga teacher Allegra Preuss.
Welcome to the world of French poetry and prose in tandem with the art of zine-making.
Ye landlubbers come and join Bookleggers Library and O, Miami for a pirate themed literary evening.
Art Prevails Project will activate the beautiful, spacious grounds of Historic Virginia Beach Key with their brand of poetry performance with an event titled Poetry in Paradise Renewed.
A Creative Writing Workshop and Crochet Social Circle Led by Fabienne Josaphat and Jan Becker.
A visual art and poetry showcase inspired by local grassroots community organizing.
Join hosts and local songwriters Nick County and Oly for an evening of Songs for Poets.
O, Miami, WLRN, and Vizcaya Museum & Gardens present an evening to celebrate poetry in South Florida and the completion of the Ode to Your Zip Code contest.
Join us for the City of Miami Beach’s monthly Wednesday Cultural Crawl. Celebrate O, Miami and National Poetry Month with Projections on The Betsy Orb, and a poetry chapbook 'to go', edited by Betsy Ross - the Hotel's Canine Executive Officer - and more.
In this workshop, participants will explore emotions in a non traditional way by creating cathartic drawings inspired by an emotion of their choice.
What happens when you cross the games of 'Telephone' and 'Exquisite Corpse', and add a poetic twist?
O, Miami in partnership with The Betsy - South Beach, Culture Ireland, and Poetry Ireland presents a poetry reading featuring three of Ireland's best contemporary poets.
Annam, in collaboration with poet Ishion Hutchinson, will present a performative five course, plant-based dinner that is inspired by narrative research and poetic exchange.
The coast is an area of conflict and struggle, which O, Miami will transform into a poetic space and reflection about the way in which the "other" is excluded and stigmatized in our societies.
Three of the world's most exciting poets together for a memorable night of literature.
We’re providing a space for Miami’s Murderinos to gather, chat, commiserate, share tips on how to Stay Sexy Don't Get Murdered, and write some poetry together.
A collaborative, interactive performance between Monica Sanchez and Christine Arce, drawing inspiration from Kahlo's The Two Fridas 1939 painting.
Kimiko Hahn, Ariel Francisco, & Marci Cancio-Bello read their work at The Betsy Hotel’s B Bar.
A Workshop led by Miami musician, Alexandre Merbouti and filmmaker Monica Sorelle exploring the history and use of Call and Response in music and poetry.
A month long tattoo event highlighting the works of queer poets. The first 10 tattoos booked on April 13th are free of cost!
Ask the poets a question and receive a multitude of answers, buffet-style, from a variety of thinkers at the Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Family Day on April 13th.
A writing workshop led by Kimikio Hahn on senryu. The little known Japanese form senryu is the comic cousin of the haiku: 17 syllables but instead of a focus on nature, an observation on human nature.
Create a personalized and up-cycled hardbound case journal that represents your style and serves as a safe space to write thoughts, draw, manifest ideas and collect printed matter.
Two of America’s brightest young poets with Miami’s own Cherry Pickman and Caroline Cabrera.
Writing is much like gardening with words.
A major new collection from Miami’s own Campbell McGrath
The Old Poets demanded a rematch and the Young Viejos don't remember agreeing.
The Miami Zine Fair prides itself in representing the wide variety of makers and shakers who embrace the art of self-publishing in our city.
Miami’s own inaugural poet returns home with his first new book in 7 years
We put a giant poem in South Dade. The least you can do is come see it.
The Betsy partners with Miami Beach PRIDE, lighting The Poetry Rail and Betsy Orb, featuring poetry read at the rail by Mia S. Willis to remember those lost in the PULSE Massacre.
A writing workshop on the form of the lyric essay, taught by Caroline Cabrera.
