Sun, traffic, cortaditos. That's South Florida in three words to Argentine journalist Hernan Iglesias, author of an upcoming book about Latin Miami. Iglesias predicts the hegemony of Cuban Americans in the city is coming to an end.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Poet Campbell McGrath, novelist Edwidge Danticat and humorist Dave Barry headline a show that navigates our literary scene, including zany thrillers, emerging writers and young poets trying to make a living.
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.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Listen to an exiled writer describe his journey from Haitian intellectual to struggling immigrant. With Miami poised to become a city of refuge for exiled writers, this report explores what it's like to lose your home because of something you wrote.
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 Ramirez is the winner in the college category of our unpublished writers contest.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...
Saturday, June 27, 2009
I'll take a career in poetry, with a side order of part-time jobs. So, how exactly do you make a living as a poet? Listen to the full story here to find out.
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.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Think unabashedly corrupt politicians, bales of cocaine falling from the sky, and dead bodies in unusual locations. Under the Sun co-hosts Dan Grech and Alicia Zuckerman interview Jeff Lindsay, Joanne Sinchuk and Elaine Viets about how South Florida provides daily inspiration for the "zany thriller" novel.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
"If you can't find a humor column in this city, then you are legally dead." Dave Barry recounts moving to crazy Miami in the 80's and the real-life experiences that inspired his writing. Listen to Dave Barry's conversation with Under the Sun co-host Dan Grech here.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Poet Campbell McGrath combines the sensibilities of an economist, a documentary film-maker, and a historian. Dan Grech interviewed McGrath about his work and life in South Florida. Listen to that interview here.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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