{"id":220276,"date":"2026-04-06T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220276\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:36:09","slug":"film-about-miami-poetry-to-premiere-at-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220276\/","title":{"rendered":"Film about Miami poetry to premiere at festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The movie Poetry City premieres Apr. 18, during Poetry Month, at the Koubek Center, 2705 SW Third St., as part of the Miami Film Festival.<\/p>\n

The film centers around Oscar Fuentes and is an ode to Miami\u2019s poetry scene and history.<\/p>\n

He has a manual typewriter that he takes to presentations and writes poetry on the spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was baptized the Biscayne Poet. I lived off Biscayne Boulevard for 30 years.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Directed by Aaron Glickman, a native Miamian and lover of all things Miami, the film takes us past the glitz and glamour of the city to show us the vibrant poetry community.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiami is considered a poetry city. It\u2019s a city of poets. It has had many poets, and it continues to sprout poetry groups,\u201d Fuentes said. \u201cWith social media, poetry is more accessible today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film was shot last year and culminates at the Miami Book Fair during a presentation about Fuente\u2019s book Poetry City.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe covered the history of poetry in this community, going back a long way,\u201d Glickman said.<\/p>\n

He said the movie also is character driven, concentrating on Fuentes and Miami.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we tell a really positive story about Miami, our hometown,\u201d he said.
One of the scenes in the movie is his interaction with children from the Shake-a-Leg program.<\/p>\n

\u201cOscar did a poetry workshop on a sandbar. It was a remarkable event. With the kids all surrounding Oscar, with words that the kids would shout out,\u201d Glickman said. \u201cKids were touching a typewriter for the first time. They would touch it lightly as if they would break it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glickman said it was a unique scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dynamic way Oscar deals with the kids,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

There are many poets included in the film, but the Glickman said Fuentes is the throughline.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe show him in life; Oscar is the everyman,\u201d Glickman said.<\/p>\n

The Miami-Dade Library System also is featured. Fuentes curates the library system\u2019s vast art collection that is on display with pieces in every county library branch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was beautiful we were able to incorporate the permanent art collection. It\u2019s a visual narrative of Miami\u2019s history,\u201d he said. \u201cTo show a glimpse of that in the film was super important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade County even has a Poetry Ambassador in the Mayor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

The film was sparked by the friendship between Glickman and Fuentes. Glickman would see Fuentes perform and was amazed that people would keep the poem that Fuentes wrote on the fly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brought out who they are as humans. People keep them, the take pictures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He began covering Fuentes as the typewriter poet and his unique interactions with people.<\/p>\n

\u201cOscar is a cool guy, and we have known each other for so long. It evolved. It took on a life of its own,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Fuentes started writing poetry as a kid.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably some poet came to my middle school and I picked up a pen writing for myself. I worked through my insecurities as a kid,\u201d he said. \u201cPoetry has been a rite of passage for me. My mother used to read poetry to me. I still read the same poets my mother used to read to me. Poetry spilled onto my family as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glickman said he wants people to entertain \u2014 and tell a compelling story about poetry.
Fuentes said his ultimate take away is that people are going to walk away with that Miami is a poetry city.<\/p>\n

For more information go to: https:\/\/miamifilmfestival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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