Like the unrepentantly skeezy, unexpectedly political monthly porno mag he founded, edited, and expanded into a worldwide publishing empire, Larry Flynt has been “hardcore since ’74.” That’s the official tagline at least. But really, Flynt’s wild and seedy misadventures actually stretch all the way back to the day — November…
Even after O, Miami brought to town O, about a ton of poems and poetry related goings-on last month, there’s still a mini onslaught of lyricism yet to come. We’ve got one more especially aggressively wordy event that will make the sometimes bitter pill of poetry go down sO, smoothly…
Once upon a time, a curious mommy with golden locks encountered three piles of books. One pile included classic bedtime staples like Goodnight Moon and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which bored her so much that she figured they would put her to sleep before any of her pain in the…
In 1981, Adam Chester had just graduated from Miami Beach High, and was living in Los Angeles for college. He was over 3,000-miles away from his mom, Joan, but even though an entire country separated the two, Chester could not escape mom’s unsolicited words of advice. After over 30 years…
Finally, there’s a coffee shop in Wynwood. Lester’s opened its doors on Friday at 9 a.m. with a clean aesthetic, Wi-Fi, beer, and wine. It’s the perfect place for cool kids to get jacked up on espressos, do homework (or freelance work), and then come down again with a few…
Sloane Crosley wrote the cover story for the worst-selling issue of Maxim in its history. And anyone who fails at that lad rag scores with us. A former book publicist, the essayist and humorist has been called a modern-day Dorothy Parker by writer Jonathan Ames for quips such as “Life…
Last night, the New World Center was packed, more girls than boys, a younger vibe than older, not a lot of color, but a great mix of couture. This was a big night. Everyone needed to look dapper. Put on your best threads, those new shoes, that pretty party dress,…
Last night’s Literary Death Match was probably the first and last time an audience at Purdy Lounge will hear beautiful, funny, thoughtful poems read from the dance floor. Wait, that’s not true. Tonight O, Miami, the month-long poetry festival funded is also hosting Broken Social Spam there, mixing poetry and…
Graffiti: The art of marking a surface to convey a message. Poetry: The echoes of the sound of your synapse relays crackling.Combine the two and you’ve got poetry bombing, the method Agustina Woodgate is using to realize her project for the O, Miami poetry festival.For the past month, the artist…
Opium Magazine’s Literary Death Match evokes images of bloody pencils, torn up books, and trashed typewriters. But LDM is less like a poetry MMA battle, and more like an interactive reading involving judges and dart guns (maybe).The LDM has made its way around the globe, from London to San Francisco,…
On April 29, O, Miami presents Broken Social Spam, an experimental night of poetry and music with Broken Social Scene’s Andrew Whiteman, and Andrew “DJ Le Spam” Yeomanson of Spam Allstars, at Purdy Lounge. It promises to be the greatest Canadian-American fusion since Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. We recently…
Everyone’s life is so rich with tales, some boring, others outrageous. But sometimes we feel like we don’t have the tools tell them, and so our memories become jumbled. And our hands won’t write. Frustration prevails.Maybe you’ve given up all hope on writing your story, or maybe you have a…
A few weeks ago, we spoke sternly and admonished Miamians for their refusal to read poetry aloud. The Toronto-based video bloggers How Pedestrian were in town for O, Miami, asking people on the street to read verse on camera. And it freaked us out a little when the Canadians reported…
Without your help, O, Miami cannot shout poetry out of a Ferrari come April 27. It takes several greenbacks to rent the damn car and procure one of them fancy megaphones. With only two days left, the Poetry Ferrari’s Kickstarter page needs just $220 to reach its goal. (Psst: the…
Miami has been in serious need of a poetry revival ever since Vanilla Ice went rolling in his 5.0, with his rag-top down so his hair could blow. And if 2 Fast, 2 Furious has taught us anything, it’s that there’s no quicker way to Miamians’ hearts and minds than…
The University of Wynwood has an epic plan: everyone in Miami is to encounter a poem at least once during the month of April. Their O, Miami poetry festival, devoted to this cause, has a lot to cover. But they believe they are up to the challenge with an extensive…
If someone approached you on the street and asked if they could film you reading poetry, would you say yes? Answer honestly. In fact, don’t bother answering. We already know the truth. Because when Toronto-based How Pedestrian tried to get Miamians to read poetry on film this weekend, about 90%…
O, Miami continues its guerrilla-style tactics, making sure every Dade resident encounters a poem during April. This time, the festival has paired with Miami artist Agustina Woodgate. The Argentina-born creative is revered for her teddy bear rugs — furry tapestries constructed from the pelts of plush toys — as well…
Mommar Gadhafi is way out of line these days. Know who could set his ass straight? The Daleks. You know, those alien fascist space tanks with shrill British accents from Doctor Who? At least Ben Thompson thinks so. And he should know: Thompson literally writes the books on badasses. Part…
O, Miami is bringing poetry to the streets in oh so many ways this April. This week, they’re hosting Abe’s Penny Live, an interactive event that will inspire you to use your literary mind in a public space. The point is to get inspired by Miami artists’ photos at a…
P. Scott Cunningham is the founder of the University of Wynwood and, with a little help from his friends, is launching the first-annual O, Miami poetry festival this month. O, Miami’s goal is simple: to poetry bomb the entirety of Miami-Dade county’s roughly 2.5 million inhabitants every day for the…
Our options for affordable books are disappearing faster than publishers’ willingness to print them. It’s hard enough to find bookstore in some parts of the county, but now Borders is bankrupt and who knows how much longer Barnes and Noble can stay out of the red? The options for cheap…
