I am so super delighted to be Swamp Ape Review’s South Florida featured poet for Spring 2021. South Florida is, of course, my home and my obsession, so this designation means a whole lot. The South Florida poetry community is expanding and thriving in ways I never could have imagined as an awkward kid wandering around Sunset Place in the ‘90s. It still feels unbelievable, in some ways, to have a literary community to be a part of in the place that I love and I’m grateful to everyone who gives their time, treasure, and passion to make it a reality. Which is a long-winded way to say Thank you, Swamp Ape Review, for highlighting South Florida poets and poetry.

This is a poem about hurricanes, Milton, Miami’s drug wars, and love.