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Sonnet Boom: Love Poems for Miami
A Call to Write Miami’s Love Letter to Itself
O, Miami, in collaboration with Elevate Cities and SWWIM (Support Women Writers in Miami), invites anyone with a meaningful connection to Miami to submit an original poem up to 14 lines. Sonnets are traditional love poems, and we want to know why folks love Miami–the sunrises over South Beach, the fresh mangoes every summer, memories with friends and family, visiting the Everglades… Describe your love for Miami in 14 lines. Use rhyme or no rhyme. Use a poetic meter or your own rhythm. The only requirements are 14 lines… and love.
Poems will be judged in two categories: youth and adult. Winners will receive cash awards, publication, and performance opportunities across the city.
Entry is free. Submission deadline is February 14, 2026. Finalists will be announced March 2026.
Zip Odes
The Zip Ode, an original form invented by O, Miami, and WLRN, is designed to transform your zip code into an occasion for a place-based, lyrical celebration.
Write the numbers of your zip code down the left-hand side of the page. Each number determines the number of words in that line. You can now submit your five-line poem about your zip code year-round.
O, Miami acquires first serial rights and non-exclusive reprint rights.
In addition to being considered for the primary submission purpose, all submissions to O, Miami are collected in the O, Miami archive and considered for future use in publications, public art, merchandise and other printed materials.