". . . formally various and deliciously propulsive." -Kaveh AkbarA love letter to Miami and a meditation on fatherhood, Self-Portrait as the "i" in Florida paints a vivid picture of contemporary South Florida in all its contradictions and beauty.�Selected by Major Jackson as the winner of the Donald Justice Poetry Prize, Cunningham's second collection weaves together ecological and familial landscapes, capturing both the spectacle-burning sugarcane fields, snake farms, chaotic highways-and the daily rituals that bind a family: school drop-offs, sick days, and small kindnesses. Blending formalist and free verse, the book becomes both an inquiry into belonging and a celebration of the essential everyday moments that define a life.�At once panoramic and deeply personal, Cunningham writes with a documentarian's eye and a father's heart.
