The Poem Depot
During Poem Depot events, local poets write about the subject of your choice for a couple of bucks. Here is a video of The Poem Depot at Under the Sun's Write South Florida event in Hollywood.
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Follow the Canoe Project journey on our map and look for photos and videos from the canals on our timeline.
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Listen to Campbell McGrath Read from Florida Poems
Friday, June 26, 2009
Campbell McGrath is an award-winning poet and a professor at Florida International University. Listen to McGrath read about an unexpected orange, the hapless manatee, and Shorty's BBQ in Kendall.
Read the Runners-Up (Kids)
Friday, June 26, 2009
... and see their self-portraits! We invited unpublished writers to submit their work as part of our Write South Florida contest. Among the runners-up in the Kids catagory: a baseball and coloring contest champ, an actress and a boy who likes anything red.
The Writing on the Wall
Thursday, June 25, 2009
They write their name, just for fame. This audio-slideshow takes a look at the elaborate grafitti in South Florida, and includes interviews with two "writers." They talk about why they do it, where they do it and who got caught.
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.
Read the Runners-Up (College)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
... and see their bios. We invited unpublished writers to submit their work as part of our Write South Florida contest. In the College catagory, runner-up entries included an essay on growing up with a commie, and the poems "Sunset" and "Maggot Brain."
Animation of “South Florida” by Natalie Garcia
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Natalie Garcia was a runner-up the children's category of our Write South Florida contest for unpublished writers. Kenny Malone produced an animated version of Natalie's story, narrated by the author. You can view it here.
Read the Runners-Up (Amateur)
Monday, June 22, 2009
We invited unpublished writers to submit their work as part of our Write South Florida contest. In the Amateur catagory, our runners-up include a lawyer working on a humorous memoir about her pre-marital dating escapades and a corporate consultant working on a novel of international intrigue, based in the Amazon basin.
Scenes from An Evening Under the Sun
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Much radio love to all who attended the "Evening Under the Sun" event in June. We previewed stories and interviewed guests from Episode 3: Literary South Florida. Winners of our unpublished writers contest read from their works and Poem Depot set up shop.
Manatees in the Mix
Friday, June 19, 2009
Hear what South Florida authors really think about this gentle sea creature... We put together a mix of jokes and jabs by Dave Barry, Campbell McGrath and others. At the end of the day, though, they mostly support and sympathize with these sweet marine mammals.
Journey through Miami-Dade's Canals
WLRN contributor Terence Cantarella begins his journey through Miami-Dade's canal system by canoe on Monday, April 16.
Follow his journey on Twitter and Facebook, and tune in to WLRN 91.3 FM every morning and afternoon to hear about his travels.
Look for daily blog posts and updates and follow along on our map, Storify feed and photo gallery.
Map 
Storify 
Photos
- What’s the Canoe Project?
- What South Florida Cyclists and Drivers Have to Say to Each Other
- Miami Outlaw
- “Her Own Little Paris in Miami”
- Bringing Clarity to Miami’s Murky Canals
- A snowbird’s letter from Carlan Mobile Home Park in Davie
- Canoe Project Meetup!
- There’s Fish in Them There Canals
- Curses, Criminals and Canals
- All in a Day's Work: A man and his mangoes
- Aaron John Curtis: Indians don't leave curses; we're all about love, ...
- Maria: This is so beautiful, Terence. And as beautifully ...
- soflanewbie: What a great story! My hat's off to Terrance....
- Yeraldine: What an amazing story of adventure happening in ou...
- Rick: What's with the wood canoe building video?...
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