FIU grad’s ‘Zip Ode’ poem honored by O, Miami | WLRN [Your Poem Here] campaign

Driving around Miami, especially each April, we all enjoy the inspiring poems that pop up on signs and billboards. This year, poetry project hosts O, Miami and WLRN held a [Your Poem Here] campaign. The winner, Luz Rossy, is a Little Havana resident and Florida International University graduate. Her Zip Ode, a unique poetic form — a five-line poem inspired by writers’ ZIP codes — was chosen to be displayed on a Miami billboard, at the corner of Northeast Eighth Street and Biscayne Boulevard. Showing the ZIP code ‘33125,” the sign displayed these words by Rossy, who was raised in the Dominican Republic: My name came from my abuela and she said we can share it forever.

Luz’s poem was selected from over 1,500 submissions for the way it honors her grandmothers, both also named Luz, and its celebration of home. “You don’t know how much this means to me,” Luz said. She is also a Library Page for the Westchester Regional Library, a branch of Miami-Dade Public Library System. “The best Zip Odes tell a story about home,” said Melissa Gomez, communications director for O, Miami.

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