From these Words Grow Flowers, a project for the 2021 O, Miami Poetry Festival by Ingrid Schindall of IS Projects, puts poems reflecting on growth and the specificities of life in Miami on postcards made of paper with embedded native wildflower seeds. The poems can be read then planted in the ground to create a future flower bed. It’s as easy to plant as burying a note beneath a shallow layer of soil, gifting flowers to yards, vacant lots, grassy medians, flower boxes, or anywhere else with a bit of dirt, sun and water. Printed in English, Spanish and Creole, these multi-lingual cards will be available at limited O, Miami events, mailed to specific neighborhoods to create wild insect corridors and available at pick up spots in Miami Dade County.
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