Florida Book Release & Reading for Self Portrait as the 'i' in Florida by P. Scott Cunningham

O, Miami founder P. Scott Cunningham returns to his home state for a reading and release of his new book of poetry, Self Portrait as the 'i' in Florida.

Published by Autumn House Press and to be officially released on April 7, the collection is the winner of the 2025 Donald Justice Poetry Prize.

The evening will also feature Darius Daughtry, the founder and artistic director of Art Prevails Project.

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P. Scott Cunningham is a poet and essayist from Boca Raton. He is the author of Self-Portrait as the “i” in Florida, selected as Major Jackson as the winner of the 2025 Donald Justice Poetry Prize, and Ya Te Veo (University of Arkansas, 2018), selected by Billy Collins for the Miller Williams Poetry Series. His poems, essays, and translations have appeared in The Nation, American Poetry Review, Harvard Review, and others. He is the editor of Eight Miami Poets (Jai Alai, 2014), a mini-anthology of Miami poets, and Ballerz 2K20 (O, Miami, 2021), a zine of basketball poems, as well as the creator and series editor of The Miami Trilogy, three anthologies of Miami writers that address issues critical to their communities. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the founder of O, Miami, a nonprofit dedicated to amplifying the poetry of Miamians. He lives with his children and his wife, the writer Christina Frigo, in Illinois.

Darius Daughtry is a poet, social critic, and educator working to bring art to all communities. With over a decade worth of experience in South Florida and beyond, Darius has committed himself to using the arts as a vehicle for change. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Art Prevails Project, a performing arts organization dedicated to expanding cultural conversation through theatrical performance, arts education, and community engagement. And the Walls Came Tumbling, Darius’ debut poetry collection published by Omiokun Books, is available for purchase here, and you can catch his TEDx talk all over the internet.