Dear Miami, by Diana M. Bunge

Poetry, prose, chapbook, 36 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

Dear Miami, is a first-person meditation on Miami’s evolving culture and politics, blending sharp critique with heartfelt homage and wit. Inspired by Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red, the work fuses humor and lyricism, moving fluidly between verse and prose.

Written in both Spanish and English, Dear Miami, speaks directly to the City and its locale. Through a hybrid of fictional and nonfictional encounters, the book memorializes a landscape defined by transformation—one that is both familiar and perpetually in flux.

Diana M. Bunge is an environmental advocate, writer, and policy strategist. Born and raised in Miami, Diana graduated from Boston College in 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and subsequently received an MPA from Columbia University in Environmental Science and Policy. She currently resides in New York.