Haircut for a Poem

Haircut for a Poem

Created by Sonya Clark

When you memorize a poem, the poet’s art becomes a part of you. When you speak it aloud, it resonates through your body and connects to others. It seems a fair exchange then: the art of a poet for the art of a barber, and you, Miami, the vessel for them both. For one day, April 15, Miamians can recite Calvin Hernton’s The Distant Drum at select area salons and receive a free haircut in exchange. Participants are also asked, if and when someone asks about their haircut, to recite the poem again, as well as to post their haircut on social media with the text of the poem and the hashtag, #poemforahaircut.

Participating barbershops

Bless the Lord Barbershop, Little Haiti
Just Right Barbershop, Overtown