Hialeah Haikus
Listen here to Laura Isensee's story about a group of poets writing Haikus that focus on the Miami they know. Haikus typically contain a seasonal reference, and a kireji, or cutting word-- like, for example, fuacata!!
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Jeremy Glazer reads “Souvenir”
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Jeremy Glazer is a writer, a legislative analyst and that rare breed-- a Miami native. He reads his story, Souvenir, about an encounter with two tourists on South Beach.
Jeremy Glazer: Amateur Winner
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Mourners in sunglasses? It's a Miami thing. Read Jeremy Glazer's winning entry to the Write South Florida contest and hear his thoughts on death under the sun. In his essay "Home," Glazer visits the funeral of a New England transplant who drops dead on a tennis court.
Lorelei Ramirez: College Winner
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Read "Flagler Street" and listen to Lorelei Ramirez talk about the real Miami. Ramirez is the winner in the college category of our unpublished writers contest. As she explained at our recent Books & Books event, not everyone in South Florida is sipping mojitos by the beach. She rides the bus...
Lindsay Lonano: Kids Winner
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Lindsay Lonano reads "The Swamp." (Chomp! Gulp! Munch!) This piece won in the Kids category of our Write South Florida contest. Lindsay writes about an unsuspecting little bird, and a lurking predator that looks like a slowly moving log.
My Mom Kissed Fidel
Thursday, June 25, 2009
"Every time I bring a new boyfriend home, she insists he come to Cuba with us on our next trip." That's how Sadie Kurzban describes her mom, Magda Montiel Davis, a Miami immigration attorney infamous for getting caught on camera kissing Fidel Castro. Read here about that kiss and see that infamous picture.
Russell Banks: Miami in a Word
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Listen to Russell Banks describe Miami, which he likens to Montreal--bilingual, diverse and looking to the future. Banks is a best-selling author and Pulitzer finalist, and also heads the U.S. chapter of Cities of Refuge. He hitch-hiked here as a youngster and got a job moving furniture. He's still a frequent visitor.
Under the Sun Receives Humanities Grant Award for Episode 3 (Updated)
Monday, June 1, 2009
Under the Sun's third episode aired Saturday, June 27. It featured all things literary in South Florida. It was made possible by a grant from the Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Last day to enter Write South Florida Contest!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Hey folks, today is your last day for a chance at fame and glory on Under the Sun. All entries for the amateur/unpublished category of the Write South Florida Contest are due today. So run that spell check one last time, nod approvingly to yourself as you re-read your clever metaphors, and send the labor [...]
Vote today for our next “What’s Up with South Florida?”
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Will it be: six-toed cats, a strangely life-like statue or an "Inglish Gratis" sign?
Episode 1: Premiere Episode
Episode 2: End of the Line
Episode 3: Literary South Florida
Episode 4
Episode 5: Haiti
- After The Quake: Patients And Healers
- Full Moon Fish House
- Episode 4: Letter from West Kendall: Growing up with Que Pasa, U.S.A.?
- Episode 4: The Tale of Lot 180
- Sketching out the Truth
- Dating Escapades
- Letter from Key West: Holiday Parade
- What are Your Favorite Moments from Que Pasa, U.S.A.?
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Under the Sun On the Web
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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