Join us for our Opening Weekend celebration of poetry & education as writers spanning ages and zip codes share their talents on the big stage.  You’ll hear poetry by participants in O, Miami's year-round education initiative: students in our in-school Sunroom program, creatives from the Greenhouse summer apprenticeship, teaching artists, audiobook contributors, and more! Hosted by Poet Arsimmer McCoy and special performances by the Carol City Marching Chiefs & Band Director Zafere White, Miami-Dade elementary + middle school students, Mikah Amani, Iman Clark, Surayyah Muhammad, Isa Marie Garcia, Ranijun Ruado, Amelia Badri, Bill Kearney, Elizabeth Echemendia, Nija Maxwell, Anthony Miley, and Laurah Merisier. Featuring activations by Dale Mobile Zine truck, Mario Cruz aka Mario the Maker, Kita Huerta, Gabrielle Marie Montenegro, Ingrid Schindell, Maria Claudia Fontes & Adriana Fontes, and Michelle Lisa Polissaint!