where there once was prairie
a few remaining fireflies abstract themselves
over roads and concrete paths
prairie wants to stretch full out again and sigh—
—Camille T. Dungy
#PoemADay
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Connect with your emotions and the experiences of others through poetry at the Westchester Library Health and Wellness Information Center. Share you original works and enjoy the works of others this Friday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. https://t.co/Z5D6Zy0JLg
Congratulations to our own Luz Rossy, library assistant at the Westchester Library Health & Wellness Information Center! Her poem paying homage to her abuela won @omiamifestival’s 2023 [Your poem here] campaign and is now on a billboard in downtown Miami! https://t.co/swK3dAtLxU
April is Poetry Month! Come celebrate on April 26 as Vizcaya hosts the finale of ZipOdes in partnership with @omiamifestival and @wlrn ZipOdes, creating poetry based on your zip code, celebrates the diversity of Miami's neighborhoods. Come hear from talented local poets as the
I know
their dark eyes, they know mine. I know their style,
they know mine. I am all of them, they are all of me;
—Etheridge Knight, born #OTD in 1931
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I was able
to make coffee and think only
of making coffee, a sensation
so sudden and dangerous
in its delight, I had to dilute it
by burning the toast.
—Jared Harél
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When Luz Rossy's abuela came to Miami, it was a very different place, a much more hostile place for Spanish speakers.
But she struggled and she hustled and raised her kids and built a life here.
Now her story is the story of Miami.
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I need you
the way astonishment,
which is really just
the disruption of routine,
requires routine.
Isn’t there
a shock, though—
a thrill—
to having done
what we had to?
—Carl Phillips
@CPhillipsPoet
#PoemADay
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I truly feel so honored to have my poem chosen to be on this absolutely gorgeous billboard!! I will never forget the joy and disbelief I felt when I first saw it. Thank you so much @omiamifestival @WLRN
🧡🧡
The Taste Of Touch
against my skin
I’ll feel it all
the taste of touch
to hold it all
tulle, silk, cotton
pressed against my skin
I’ll feel it all
#poetry