Literally Everyone Is Invited: O, Miami Celebrates 10 Years of the ZipOde with a Vibrant South Florida Poetry Anthology
Edited by Gesi Schilling and Sarah Trudgeon, this 256-page anthology features poems and photographs by over 450 South Floridians celebrating the 10th anniversary of the ZipOde — a place-based poetic form created by O, Miami and WLRN. Part art book, part love letter to South Florida. Available January 27, 2026.
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Literally Everyone Is Invited: An Ode to South Florida celebrates the 10th anniversary of the ZipOde — a playful, place-based poetic form created in 2015 by O, Miami in partnership with WLRN. Edited by Gesi Schilling and Sarah Trudgeon and published by O, Miami, this vibrant collection features poems and photographs by over 450 South Floridians. It is part art book, part poetic love letter to South Florida, told by the people who live it.
O, Miami is a literary nonprofit that builds community around the power of poetry through year-round programming, including publishing and education programs and their signature O, Miami Poetry Festival each April.
The book includes an introduction poem by Miami poet Arsimmer McCoy and features essays by co-editors Sarah Trudgeon and Gesi Schilling, Melody Santiago Cummings and Caroline Cabrera (Executive Director and Artistic Director of O, Miami), Alicia Zuckerman (Former Editorial Director at WLRN), Tom Hudson (Senior Economics Editor at WLRN News), and P. Scott Cunningham, founder and former executive director of O, Miami.
Published by O, Miami. 256 pages. ISBN: 9781940806303. Price: $49.99. Available January 27, 2026. Order at omiami.org/shop/literally-everyones-invited-zipodes-book.
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