The Biscayne Poet

Oscar Fuentes, known as The Biscayne Poet, is a Miami-based multidisciplinary artist, curator, and author of 11 poetry and prose collections, who in 2023 received the inaugural Miami-Dade Mayoral Poetry Commendation. Born in New York City to Honduran immigrant parents, his work explores themes of family, memory, and legacy. His typewriter poetry was recently featured on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Miami, and he currently serves as poet-in-residence at 1 Hotel South Beach. He’s currently promoting Poetry City: Ciudad Poesía, a new collection inspired by Miami. He is recognized for his distinctive persona, driving a 1974 Dodge Dart with a trunk full of vintage typewriters and wearing typewriter ribbon for a mustache.