Chameleon Chimera: An Anthology of Florida Poets is a unique collection of Florida poetry curated by Lenny DellaRocca. Each poet was invited to contribute and then nominated another poet. This collection traces a geographic line through Florida neighborhoods from Miami to Hollywood, to Surfside, to Saint Petersburg, to Jacksonville, to Tampa, to Palm Beach, to Apalachicola and beyond. The collection features poems about urban Miami, the Florida Keys, rural Florida, rural poetry, natural Florida, and beyond.  The collection includes some of the best American poets of our generation.

Chameleon Chimera: an Anthology of Florida Poets
DellaRocca, Lenny and Aldana, Yael Valencia and Whatley, Madison

Featured Poets

Gabrielle Aboki . Elisa Albo . Yael Aldana . Blaise Allen . David Axelrod.  Clayre Benzadón . Richard Blanco . Mary Block . Chris Bodor . Steve Bradbury . Dustin Brookshire . Greg Byrd . Collin Callahan . Rick Campbell . Sarah Carleton . Sarah Carey . C.M. Clark . David Colodney . Dorsey Craft . Letisia Cruz . P. Scott Cunningham . Silvia Curbelo . Howard Debs . Anjanette Delgado . Lenny DellaRocca . Deborah Denicola . Regina Dilgen . Alexa Doran . Pat Draper . Denise Duhamel . Sara Ries Dziekonski . Abel Folgar . Oscar/The Biscayne Poet Fuentes . Tyler Gillespie . Terry Godbey . Landis Grenville . Andrew Rader Hanson . Peter Hargitai . Lola Haskins . Michael Hettich . Michael R. Howard . Holly Iglesias . Judy Ireland . Yuki Jackson. Elizabeth Jacobson . Jen Karetnick . James Kimbrell . Stacie M. Kiner . David Kirby . Steve Kronen . Laurie Kuntz . Max Lasky . Zuleyha Ozturk Lasky . Danny Lawless . Amanda Leal . Lúcia Leão . Susan L Leary . Mia Leonin . Susan Lilley . Jennifer Litt . Rita Maria Martinez . Laura McDermott Matheric . William May . Maureen McDole . Campbell McGrath . Becka Mckay . Llewellyn McKernan . MB McLatchey . Peter Meinke . Jesse Millner . Caridad Moro-Gronlier . Donald Morrill . Sally Naylor . Rhonda J. Nelson . Hayden Nielander . Barbra Nightingale . Diana Noble . Cara Nusinov . Michael Mackin’ O’Mara . Sharlyn Page . Zoraida “Ziggy” Pastor . Yaddyra Peralta . Geoffrey Philp . Catherine Esposito Prescott . Liz Robbins . Chloe Rodriguez . Jonathan Rose . Laura Sobbott Ross . Gianna Russo . Richard Ryal . Mary Jane Ryals . Brook Sadler . Ismael Santos . Jeff Santosuosso . Peter Schmitt . Maureen/ deceased Seaton . Sean Sexton . Gregg Shapiro . Susannah W. Simpson . Jessica Q. Stark . Jim Steele . Meryl Stratford . Nicole Tallman . Romana Tarlamis . Kris Thurston . Lauren Tivey . Michael Trammell . Julie Marie Wade . Sidney Wade . Helen Wallace . Brendan Walsh . Susan R. Williamson . David Eileen