Welcome to Plastic Poetry
Plastic Poetry is a series of online workshops that mashes up recycling plastics, plastic pollution, beach cleanups, public art, and of course, poetry!
Plastic Poetry is the latest project from Free Plastic & the O, Miami. Plastic Poetry combines a virtual workshop about recycling plastic with a poetry workshop from O, Miami, as well as a beach cleanup where the collected plastic pollution will be recycled in to 5 inch tall letters to create plastic poems to be installed on the facades of the Miami-Dade County buildings.
View our recent Plastic Poetry installations:
- Plastic Poetry 001 | Miami Norland Senior High School
- Plastic Poetry 002 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center
- Plastic Poetry 003 | Brucie Ball Educational Center
- Plastic Poetry 004 | Lotus House Thrift Chic Boutique
- Plastic Poetry 005.1 & 005.2 | Ferguson Senior High School
- Plastic Poetry 006 | Poinciana Park Elementary
- Plastic Poetry 007 | Theodore R. and Thelma A. Gibson Charter School
- Plastic Poetry 008 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center
- Plastic Poetry 009 | Belafonte TACOLCY Center
- Plastic Poetry 010 | St. Mary’s Cathedral School
- Plastic Poetry 011.1 & 011.2 | Charles R. Hadley Elementary School
- Plastic Poetry 012 | Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center
- Plastic Poetry 013 | Miami Beach Senior High
- Plastic Poetry 014 | Treasure Island Elementary
- Plastic Poetry 015.1 & 015.2 | Nautilus Middle School
- Plastic Poetry 016 | Morningside K-8 Elementary
- Plastic Poetry 017 | Dr. William A. Chapman Elementary
- Plastic Poetry 018 | Orchard Villa Elementary School
- Plastic Poetry 019 | School for Advanced Studies
- Plastic Poetry 020 | Miami Beach Bandshell
- Ode to Boca 001 | Downtown Library
- Ode to Boca 002 | Spanish River Library
- Plastic Poetry 021 | O, Miami
- Plastic Poetry 022 | Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
2020-2025
Plastic Poetry Statistics
Installed Poems: 35
Poetry Workshops: 12
Participants: 4,852
Community Cleanups: 44
Pollution Collected: 13,925+ lbs
Plastic Reclaimed: 604+ lbs
Plastic Recycled: 168.99 lbs
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Free Plastic
Free Plastic is a nonprofit organization that farms plastic pollution from our local environment and upcycles it into usable objects and works of art. Plastic and plastic pollution are all around us, and Free Plastic harvests this powerful manufacturing material directly from the environment, then converts it into usable objects to cherish through the ages.
O, Miami
O, Miami builds community through literature.
We produce a poetry festival, a publishing imprint, an educational program, a podcast, and other initiatives that expand access to literature in Miami and re-think the role of the literary arts in society. Learn more at www.omiami.org
Plastic Poetry 022 | Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
In June 2025, Free Plastic and O, Miami installed their 24th exhibition in a series of public art works entitled Plastic Poetry. Plastic Poetry is a series of community activations that blends recycling plastic, plastic pollution, beach cleanups, public art, … Read More
Plastic Poetry 021 | O, Miami
In June 2025, Free Plastic and O, Miami installed their 23rd poem in a series of public art works entitled Plastic Poetry. Plastic Poetry is a series of community activations that blends recycling plastic, plastic pollution, beach cleanups, public art, … Read More
Plastic Poetry 020 | Miami Beach Bandshell
In April 2025, Free Plastic and O, Miami installed their 22nd poem in a series of public art works entitled Plastic Poetry. Plastic Poetry is a series of community activations that blends recycling plastic, plastic pollution, beach cleanups, public art, … Read More
Plastic Poetry 019 | School for Advanced Studies
In September 2024, Free Plastic and O, Miami installed their 22nd poem in a series of public art works entitled Plastic Poetry. Plastic Poetry is a series of community activations that blends recycling plastics, plastic pollution, beach cleanups, public art, … Read More
Plastic Poetry 018 | Orchard Villa Elementary
In September 2024, Free Plastic and O, Miami installed their 21st poem in a series of public art works entitled Plastic Poetry. Plastic Poetry is a series of community activations that blends recycling plastics, plastic pollution, beach cleanups, public art, … Read More
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