The Florida Center for the Literary Arts’ Write Out Loud Café (formerly Spoken Word Café) is the gathering place for South Florida’s hottest talent.  The Café showcases poets and writers of fiction, nonfiction, and plays, plus performance artists, monologuists and everyone in between.

Mon., Nov. 10, 2008
7:00- 8:30 p.m.
Miami Writers Association presents an evening of poems, songs and short stories in English, Spanish and Spanglish.

Tues., Nov. 11, 2008
7:00- 8:00 p.m.
Miami-based publisher Editorial Ultramar presents poet Rodrigo de la Luz reading from Poesía Viva. (IN SPANISH)
 
8:00- 9:00 p.m.
Words and Music from Cuba. Odette Alonso and Carlos Cenzano read from their latest works, accompanied by music. (IN SPANISH)

Wed., Nov. 12, 2008
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
poptv’s Time Capsule Project celebrates the golden age of music and culture in America.

Thurs., Nov. 13, 2008
7:00- 8:30 p.m.
Happy 25th, Book Fair!
Celebrate the Fair’s silver anniversary with readings and music. Readers include KC Culver, Scott Cunningham, Tim Curtis, Claudia Forestieri, Ana Margarita Jones, Nicole Swift and Roderick Walters. With music by Secret P.E. Club, Mr. Entertainment and surprise guests.

Fri., Nov. 14, 2008
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Heeb Magazine presents Heeb storytelling — comedians, writers, artists and musicians who capture the wide spectrum of modern Jewishness.

Sat., Nov. 15, 2008
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Student Literary Readings with
winners of the Fred Snow Poetry Contest and the League for Innovation Literary Competion.

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Blues and Americana music by Graham Wood Drout.

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Miami Poets present Tere Starr, Jnita Wright, Barbara Weston, Gonny van den Broek, Cara Nusinov, Connie Goodman-Milone and Shaloma Shawmut-Lessner.

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
The best of Brazilian music by Maguinha

4:30-5:30 p.m.
Lip Service All-Stars! The best of the hottest literary event in South Florida. 8 stories — 8 minutes each — all true. Co-produced by Andrea Askowitz and Esther Martinez. Readers include Jaquira Diaz, Andrea Askowitz, Joe Clifford, Esther Martinez, Nick Garnett, Judy Valdez, Rachael Aranoff and Manuel Martinez.

Sun., Nov. 16, 2008
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Selections from Tigertail, A South Florida Poetry Annual, Brazil Issue, edited by Horacio Costa and Charles Perrone. As read by Richard Blanco and Michael Hettich.

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Music by virtuosic and passionate
guitar player, Peter Betan.

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Readings by Prime-Time Poets Marva McClean, Lucille Gang Shulklapper, Joyce Sweeney, Gretchen Fletcher and Kathy Macdonald.

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Gulfstream literary magazine presents readings by Elisa Albo, Vicki Hendricks and David Norman.

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Music by write out pop! — songs of substance