O, Miami’s month of poetry is upon our community with a vengeance. The Knight-sponsored project seeks to impact all 2.5 million Miamians with a poem in the month of April. Here’s a great start – one of Miami’s best restaurants, Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink, has kicked off the festivities with a poem by MacArthur Genius Campbell McGrath. The big, bold work adorns a wall in the restaurant’s main dining for all to see, as reported by the restaurant’s blog. By the looks of the crowds at Michael’s on Saturday night, we might have half of Miami see this poem alone by the end of the month.

O, Miami runs through April 30, 2011. Click here for information & events. See more images of Ode to the Mother Tongue courtesy of the Michael’s Genuine Flickr photostream.