A month-long poetry festival with the goal of everyone in Miami encountering a poem. 2019 events follow below.
Sharpen your writing chops and tell the stories that are important to you!
A writing workshop on the form of the lyric essay, taught by Caroline Cabrera.
Miami’s own inaugural poet returns home with his first new book in 7 years
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.
The Old Poets demanded a rematch and the Young Viejos don't remember agreeing.
A major new collection from Miami’s own Campbell McGrath
Writing is much like gardening with words.
Two of America’s brightest young poets with Miami’s own Cherry Pickman and Caroline Cabrera.
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.
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.
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 Workshop led by Miami musician, Alexandre Merbouti and filmmaker Monica Sorelle exploring the history and use of Call and Response in music and poetry.
Kimiko Hahn, Ariel Francisco, & Marci Cancio-Bello read their work at The Betsy Hotel’s B Bar.
A collaborative, interactive performance between Monica Sanchez and Christine Arce, drawing inspiration from Kahlo's The Two Fridas 1939 painting.
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.
Three of the world's most exciting poets together for a memorable night of literature.
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.
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.
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.
In this workshop, participants will explore emotions in a non traditional way by creating cathartic drawings inspired by an emotion of their choice.
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.
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.
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.
Two award-winning poets presenting brand-new books, plus we preview the 2019 O, Miami Poetry Festival
STAY GOLD is the first-ever permanent sculpture created by O,Miami and the largest and most ambitious project Miami-based artist Jessy Nite has ever undertaken.
One of the most dynamic performers in the country leads a group of Miami writers
The Opa-Locka Community Development Center and O, Miami present the Opa-Locka Light District, a project to illuminate unlit sidewalks during the month of April.
A rare opportunity to take a class with one of America’s foremost writers
The poet returns…again. This time in his beloved Key West.
A gallery talk about the first-ever O, Miami retrospective
The first visual retrospective of the O, Miami Poetry Festival
Spend your Friday night with some poets in a mall
Sunday with Billy Collins and Juan Felipe Herrera
Readings by Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, Cherry Pickman, and Michael A. Martin
Book release reading and party for Cabrera’s new book, Saint X
Members of Antibalas, Roger Reeves, Guitars Over Guns, DJ Le SPAM, Young Musicians Unite
A call-and-response poetry party with Miami's Saudade Collective
The folks at Dalé Zine teach you how to make a your poem that flies in the air
Three of Ireland's finest poets together in America for the first time (plus beer!)
Jason Jeffers hosts poets Hanif Abdurraqib and Eloisa Amezcua for a discussion of 90s love
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