Directed by Aaron Glickman, Poetry City offers an intimate and sweeping exploration of Miami-Dade County’s vibrant literary landscape. The film debuts Sat., April 18 at 5:30pm at Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3 St., Miami.

Poetry City is the name of the film and the title of the newest collection of Oscar Fuentes, aka the Biscayne Poet. For 30 years, Fuentes and his manual typewriter have been seen all over town writing poems that capture Miami in words and rhythm. 

The film captures intimate interviews, readings and performances by Miami’s poets: Caridad Moro-Gronlier, 2024-25 Miami-Dade County Poet Laureate; Richard Blanco, Miami-Dade County first Poet Laureate and Presidential Inaugural Poet; Mitchell Kaplan, owner, Books & Books and co-founder with Dr. Eduardo Padrón of Miami Book Fair; Nicole Tallman, Miami-Dade County Poetry Ambassador; Campbell McGrath, Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellow; performance and spoken word artists Arsimmer McCoy and Darius Daughtry, among many others. 

“Miami is a city famously defined by its surface – neon lights, high-rise silhouettes, and a relentless pursuit of the fashionable,” says Glickman. “But as a filmmaker rooted here, I’ve always been fascinated by what survives beneath that glitz. Poetry City is my attempt to capture a metropolis that is still finding its voice.”

Poetry City’s executive producer is Lisa B. Palley and producers are Meme Ferré and Alec Jerome Kreisberg.

For tickets and information visit Miami Film Festival.