April 2014
Various locations around Miami-Dade County
The Department of Poetry Works was a project created by artist Randy Burman. The project created eight original highway signs that displayed short poems written by Miamians. The poems were collected through an open call.
Burman created an outfit in honor of Miami-Dade County public works employees and installed signs throughout the county in places that would not form unsafe conditions for drivers.
Over 100 signs were installed. Almost all of them are gone. Books & Books in Coral Gables adopted theirs, and it's still in their courtyard.
"Poetic Injustice" is a fictional short film by Giancarlo Loffredo that documents the project.