Daniel Luis Martinez for O, Miami

I participated in the O'Miami Poetry Festival and as a mentor in their Greenhouse program because I believe in the positive impact that this organization is making. I appreciate the way that they weave poems into the fabric of the city- making encounters with poetry fun and accessible, yet still authentic and reflective of Miami's culture. It's obvious that they care about the quality of what they produce and, most importantly, about how the everyday language of South Floridians deserves to be heard as poetry.