What's it like to live in Miami? These residents wrote poems about it

For some Miamians, living here means melting in the humidity, rejecting our city's materialism or somehow finding yourself in Broward County.

State of play: As part of the O, Miami Poetry Festival, local residents have submitted personal poems inspired by their ZIP codes.

• The original poetry style, called a Zip Ode, is a five-line poem made with a person's ZIP code, where each number determines how many words per line the poet can use.
• The style was invented by O, Miami and WLRN, who partner each year to recognize their favorite submissions.

The latest: Here is a selection of Zip Odes that O, Miami shared with us. (Residents are encouraged to write their own and submit it to WLRN for a chance to be featured on a billboard!)

Monica S. (33013):

I know where

you are from

just

by

your pet chicken

Matt J. (33155):

An unknown city

between two giants:

West.

Donde escuchas susurros españoles y

el calor ralentiza el tiempo...

Leslie O. (33025):

I'm new here.

Three oh five

till I…

got married

to a Broward guy. Fin.

Hazel S. (33040):

Desperately, money vies

to redefine us.

But we define wealth.