Literary Arts
Where Is Your Family From?
A Passover Story.
By Necee Regis I’m a sucker for ritual. So Passover is naturally one of my favorite holidays. I love going to a Seder, reading the 3,000-year-old prayers, and eating the same prescribed foods at the same predetermined times during the meal. This would be perfectly normal, even expected, if I were Jewish. But I’m not; I’m Catholic. Well, ex-Catholic to be precise, though one can never really escape their heritage. I’m steeped in doctrine and pickled in a culture I wear like skin. My upbringing, with its layers of...
read moreCelebrating National Poetry Month 2023
In celebration of WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2023, we have curated a group of video interviews from the ArtSpeak archives with prominent women in the arts, who are connected to the Miami and South Florida areas.
read moreCelebrating Women’s History Month 2023
In celebration of WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2023, we have curated a group of video interviews from the ArtSpeak archives with prominent women in the arts, who are connected to the Miami and South Florida areas.
read morePOLITICO’s Elana Schor
ELANA SCHOR is Congress editor at POLITICO. She first joined POLITICO as an energy reporter before covering Congress during the first two years of the Trump administration, later covering the 2020 Democratic presidential primary as well as religion and politics for The Associated Press.
read moreMichael Stein: A Writer Who Can Save Your Life
MICHAEL STEIN, MD, is a physician, health policy researcher, and thought leader in the field of public health. He currently serves as the Chair and Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. He is also the author of twelve books of fiction and non-fiction and the Executive Editor of Public Health Post.
read moreAnnette Insdorf: A Passion for Cinema
ANNETTE INSDORF is an internationally renowned educator, and author of several cinema-related books, including “Francois Truffaut, Indelible Shadows: Film and Holocaust,” “Philip Kaufman,” “Intimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has,” and “Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes.” She is a Professor in the Graduate Film Program of Columbia’s School of the Arts and served as Director of Undergraduate Film Studies for 27 years.
read moreDenise Duhamel: Poet, Educator
DENISE DUHAMEL is a poet and educator. Her most recent books of poetry are Second Story; Scald; and Blowout, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her other titles include Ka-Ching!; Two and Two; Queen for a Day: Selected and New Poems; The Star-Spangled Banner; and Kinky. She is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
read moreSusan Westfall: Playwright + Founder of City Theatre
Miami native SUSAN WESTFALL is a playwright and co-founder of City Theatre in Miami, Florida (which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022), home of Summer Shorts — a festival of 10 short (i.e. 10 minute) theatrical productions.
read moreDr. Jose L. Dotres: Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
DR. JOSE L. DOTRES is the Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), the fourth-largest school district in the nation with over 40,000 employees and 330,000 students.
read moreCelebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
In celebration of HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, 2022, we have curated a group of video interviews from the ArtSpeak archives with impactful Hispanics in the arts, who are connected to the Miami and South Florida areas.
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