Betsy visiting Poet Mia Word headlines the 10th Anniversary Cave Canem/O, Miami/Betsy partnership event.
Featuring Poetry Paella at 6:30 PM; Reading at 8 PM.
Poetry Book Release Party and Reading
6:30 PM to 10 PM
Betsy visiting Poet Mia Word headlines the 10th Anniversary Cave Canem/O, Miami/Betsy partnership event.
Featuring Poetry Paella at 6:30 PM; Reading at 8 PM.
Presented in partnership with Cave Canem Poetry Foundation and O, Miami. RSVP required, limit 100 guests.
Event location: The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Mia Word is from the Mississippi Delta. Her poetry is often influenced by her Southern upbringing and heritage, rooted in Blues, ancestry and storytelling. She is a recent graduate of Harvard University, where she received the Edward Eager Memorial Prize for Creative Writing and the David McCord Prize for Depth of Talent in the Literary Arts. She won the 2025 Derricotte/Eady Prize.
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