Si amas la poesía este es el mes para estar en Miami, O, Miami Festival inicia hoy con un mes de actividades poéticas que no puedes perderte.

Programa de eventos O, Miami 2014 • Abril 1 al 30

• Miércoles 2 de abril
8:00 PM
“Under the Influence”

A night of poetic influences with Cathy Bowman, Campbell McGrath, Mia Leonin & Jaswinder Bolina

• 8:00pm – 10:00pm
B Bar at The Betsy Hotel
Opening: “Living With Poetry”

Jueves 3
• 6:00 PM
Opening: “Living With Poetry”

Opening of O, Miami’s exhibition with Guatemalan collective BIP

• 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Dead Poem Society

Viernes 4 
• 7:30 PM
Dead Poem Society

An open mic night for the dead / Poems by living poets shall not be read

• 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Dinner with Robert Hass & Nikky FinneyApril 5
• 4:30 PM
Dinner with Robert Hass & Nikky Finney

Benefit dinner for O, Miami w/ two world-renown poets. Purchase tickets here.

Sábado 5
• 4:30pm – 7:00pm
The Betsy-South Beach
• Poetry in the ParkApril 5
5:00 PM
Poetry in the Park

Robert Hass & Nikky Finney live-projected into Soundscape Park. Free! Bring your blanket!

• 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Soundscape Park
Domingo 6

• 1:00 PM
Poetry Pool Party

A pool party, with a reading of “Postcards from Miami” poems. Lifeguarding by Jim Drain.

• 1:00pm – 7:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Stephanie Strickland: Poetry and New TechnologiesApril 7
• 7:00 PM
Stephanie Strickland: Poetry and New Technologies

Stephanie Strickland, Denise Duhamel, Julie Marie Wade

Lunes 7
• 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Martes 8

• 6:00 PM
José Kozer: Taller de Poesía

Cuban-American poet José Kozer leads a Spanish-language poetry workshop. RSVP only. $20.

• 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club 
José Kozer & Reina María Rodríguez

Miércoles 9
• 7:00 PM
José Kozer & Reina María Rodríguez

Cuban-American poet José Kozer (Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Prize, 2013) and Cuban poet Reina María Rodríguez (National Poetry Prize, Havana Book Fair, 2014)

• 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Free Yoga & KIND Breakfast

Jueves 10
• 9:00 AM

Free yoga class and KIND Bar breakfast

• 9:00am – 10:00am
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Found In TranslationApril 10
• 3:00 PM
Found In Translation

A bilingual reading and ice cream social, presented with the University of Miami Intensive English Program

• 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Univeristy of Miami (map)
Poetry and RaceApril 10
• 6:00 PM
Poetry and Race

A Reading and Discussion with Jaswinder Bolina, Mia Leonin, Geoffrey Philp, and Donna Weir-Soley.

• 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
Michael HettichApril 11
• 8:00 PM
Michael Hettich

Miami’s own Michael Hettich reads from his newest collection at our favorite bookstore, Books & Books.

Viernes 11
• 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Books & Books
Omni-ZonaFranca @PAMM

Sábado 12
• 1:00 PM
Omni-ZonaFranca @PAMM

Cuban collective Omni-ZonaFranca at PAMM’s Family Day

• 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Poetry at the Garden
• 2:00 PM
Poetry at the Garden

Open mic and poem-sharing at a community garden in Buena Vista

• 2:00pm – 7:00pm
R.Y.P.E. Buena Vista Community Garden
Yoga, Wine, & PoetryApril 12
• 7:00 PM
Yoga, Wine, & Poetry

Free outdoor yoga class followed by a wine tasting

• 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Poetry Karaoke
• 9:00 PM
Poetry Karaoke

Pretty much what it sounds like

• 9:00pm – 11:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club

Domingo 13

•5:00 PM
Pin Up Pop Up Poetry

Year Two of the crowd-favorite reading

• 5:00pm – 7:00pm
ArtCenter/South Florida – Richard Shack Gallery
Wall YogaApril 14
• 6:30 PM
Wall Yoga

Instructor Claire Zovko teaches a free wall yoga class

Lunes 14
• 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Augmented Reality Poetry DemoApril 15
• 7:00 PM
Augmented Reality Poetry Demo

Learn how to make “augmented reality poems” on your smartphone with poet Terri Witek artist Matt Roberts

Martes 15
• 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club

Miércoles 16
• 7:00 PM
Elena Medel

O, Miami and Centro Cultural Español present award-winning Spanish poet Elena Medel

• 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Centro Cultural Español
SPEAKtacular: A Jason Taylor Foundation Experience

Jueves 17
• 7:00 PM
SPEAKtacular: A Jason Taylor Foundation Experience

Youth poets from the Jason Taylor Foundation present an evening of poetry, dance, & music
• 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Young Arts
The State of Poetry in SpainApril 17
• 8:30 PM
The State of Poetry in Spain

Lowe International Prize-winner Elena Medel explains the current state of poetry in Spain.

• 8:30pm – 9:30pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Student Editing Workshop with Don Share

Viernes 18
• 6:30 PM
Student Editing Workshop with Don Share

Free workshop for student lit mag editors with Don Share, Editor of Poetry magazine in Chicago

• 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Young Arts, 7th Floor
Pages & Spreads Miami Zine FairApril 19
• 1:00 PM
Pages & Spreads Miami Zine Fair

A comprehensive showcase of Miami’s DIY publishing scene

Sábado 19
• 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Sittin’ by the Don on the BayApril 19
• 6:00 PM
Sittin’ by the Don on the Bay

Poetry magazine Editor Don Share reads on Biscayne Bay at sunset

• 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Paraiso Bay Sales Center (map)
The Resurrection Basketball Tournament and Short Poetry Film Screening

Domingo 20
• 1:00 PM
The Resurrection Basketball Tournament and Short Poetry Film Screening

A casual, co-ed Easter basketball tournament hosted by O, Miami and Borscht Corp.

• 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Phone HomeApril 21
• 7:00 PM
Phone Home

An open mic for translated works – bring your own translation or someone else’s

Lunes 21
• 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Miércoles23
• 7:00 PM
Generation Zero: A New Century of Cuban Poetry

Cuban poet Legna Rodríguez Iglesias in her first United States appearance

• 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Miami Light Project
Lunch Poems & Creative Happy HourApril 24
• 5:00 PM
Lunch Poems & Creative Happy Hour

A reading + happy hour inspired by Frank O’Hara’s lunch poems and produced by the Arts & Business Council. Purchase tickets here.

Jueves 24
• 5:00pm – 7:00pm
The Stage
Jai-Alai Issue #6 Release ReadingApril 24
• 7:00 PM
Jai-Alai Issue #6 Release Reading

A reading to celebrate the newest (oldest) issue of the Miami-centric literary mag

• 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Viernes 25
• 6:00 PM
LitCrawl Miami

A pub crawl through South Beach, with literature.

• 6:00pm – 11:00pm
The Betsy

Sábado 26

• 1:00 PM

Small Press Afternoon

A reading of poets published by small independent presses

• 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Joshua Mehigan: New WorkApril 26
• 7:30 PM
Joshua Mehigan: New Work

Poet Joshua Mehigan joins young composers for New World Symphony’s New Work 2014

• 7:30pm – 9:30pm
New World Symphony
Domingo 27
• 5:00 PM
Jimmy Santiago Baca

He arrived at Arizona State Prison as an illiterate 20-year old. He emerged as a poet.

• 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Books & Books
Rat Bastard’s Poets That Rock!

Abril 27  y 28
Rat Bastard’s Poets That Rock!

Miami legend Rat Bastard’s open mic night from another planet is back at O, Miami.

Domingo 27 y lunes 28
• 9:00pm
Churchill’s Pub

Lunes 28
• 8:00 PM
Poetry Film Night

Zata Kitowski, founder of PoetryFilm, curates a night of short poetry films at the Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club.

• 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Edgewater Poetry & Athletics Club
Forager Fête: An evening of words, plants, and edible discoveries

Martes 29
• 7:00 PM
Forager Fête: An evening of words, plants, and edible discoveries

A culinary/literary party at The Kampong with Edible South Florida. RSVP here.

• 7:00pm – 9:30pm
The Kampong
O, Miami 2014 Closing Party

Miércoles 30 y Jueves 1 de mayo
O, Miami 2014 Closing Party

9:00pm

We close out O, Miami with a Dirty Limerick competition at Gramps Bar in Wynwood.

Gramp’s Bar