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SWWIM publishes, promotes, & celebrates poets who are cis/trans women, female-identifying, non-binary, intersex, & belonging to other gender expansive communities. Co-founded by Catherine Esposito Prescott & @kavetchnik.bsky.social. linktr.ee/swwimmiami
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Join us for a virtual writing workshop series with SWWIM this fall! Get in touch with your creative energy, your “bruja,” your inner witch. We’ll explore the wonder, mystery, synchronicity, and enchantment of the creative process in our writing. Sign up for one or for all three. Broom optional.
Image of crystal ball reflecting trees, The Bruja Series, SWWIM logo, 10/17/25 10/7/25: Tarocchi Appropriati: The Art of Writing Tarot Poems with Caridad Moro-Gronlier 11/4/25: Bones, Stones, and Relics: Tapping into the Magic of Objects with Mary Block 12/9/25: Mystics, Medicine, and Magic: A Yogic Journey to Poetry with Catherine Esposito Prescott Flyer with image of smiling woman with brown hair and the text Tarocchi Appropriati: The Art of Writing Tarot Poems with Caridad Moro-Gronlier, Where poetry meets the mystery & symbolism of tarot, October 7, 2025 7-9PM ZOOM, The Bruja Series Flyer with image of smiling woman with curly hair in the sun, text that reads Bones, Stones, and Relics: Tapping into the Magic of Objects with Mary Block, A pathway into mystery & memory, insight & connection, November 4, 2025 7-PM EST ZOOM, The Bruja Series Flyer with image of smiling woman with glasses and long hair, text that reads Mystics, Medicine, and Magic: A Yogic Journey to Poetry with Catherine Esposito Prescott, Connect with mystic poetry & dive into the subconscious, December 9, 2025, 7-9pm EST, Zoom, The Bruja Series
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Welcome to the last week of SWWIM Every Day’s preview coverage of Miami Book Fair 2025!

We’ve been partnering with @miamibookfair.bsky.social since 2020 to bring you stimulating, inspiring work.

From “Nice Guys Finish Last” by Simone Zapata

#SWWIMEveryDay #Poem #WomenPoets #NiceGuysFinishLast
Image of star-like reflections of sunlight on water with the quote "I wake up opened, doubled, infinite" by Simone Zapata.
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Happy Weekend! Join us in celebrating this week's SWWIM #Shoutouts!

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #WeeklySpotlight #ShoutOuts
Literary Magazines American Poetry Review Traci Brimhall, Jennifer Franklin, Donna Spruijt-Metz The Atlantic Carolina Hotchandani Beloit Poetry Journal Sandy Longhorn, Jennifer Martelli, Amy Miller, Ruby Hansen Murray, Alafia Nicole Sessions, Kate Sweeney Boudin Jill Kitchen** The Common Lauren Camp, Annie Schumacher Image Journal Jessica de Koninck New Letters Simone Muench, Heidi Seaborn, Jackie K. White ONE ART: a journal of poetry Katie Kemple, Jill Michelle, Robbie Nester South Florida Poetry Journal Jennifer Hyde Dracos-Tice, Mary Beth Hines, Ruth Hoberman, Sarah Kersey Books Poetry, Prose & Song Anthology: Women Speak Vol. 11 Editor: Kari Gunter-Seymour; Contributors: Jennifer Schomburg Kanke, Marjorie Maddox, Jessica Manack, Erin Murphy, Tina Parker, Bonnie Proudfoot, Elinor Ann Walker The University of Chicago Press Maria Nazos, Pulse Wolfson Press Julia B. Levine, Lullaby for the Sixth Extinction Awards Tupelo Press Summer Open Reading Period Winners: Valerie Martinez, Sati Mookherjee; Finalist: Emma Trelles* Features & Columns Poetry Daily Heidi Seaborn, Amie Wittemore Second Coming Janna Schledorn Podcasts & Radio Spots The Slowdown Julia Kolchinsky Reviews South Florida Poetry Journal Reviewed: Taylor Byas *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Welcome to SWWIM Every Day’s preview coverage of Miami Book Fair (MBF) 2025! @miamibookfair.bsky.social

From “Ode to My Burning” by Barbara Hamby

#SWWIMEveryDay #Poem #ItsLit #WomenPoets #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #OdetoMyBurning #BarbaraHamby #FridayPoem #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
Image of campfire with the quote "Oh sister, what fire rages in your furnace" by Barbara Hamby
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Join us Thursday, November 13 at 7pm (EST) for a reading and conversation with Taylor Byas and Rosa Sophia Godshall at The Betsy Hotel’s B Bar. This event will be live-streamed from The Betsy on SWWIM’s Instagram and Facebook pages.

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Flyer saying SWWIM "A Poetry Reading & Conversation" with images of two women, Taylor Byas and Rosa Sophia Godshall, November 13 / 7:00 PM / The B Bar / Livestream on IG/FB / The Betsy Southbeach
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Welcome to SWWIM Every Day’s preview coverage of Miami Book Fair (MBF) 2025! @miamibookfair.bsky.social

From “No Explosions” by Naomi Shihab Nye

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poem #WomenPoets #Inclusive #NoExplosions #NaomiShihabNye #ThursdayPoem #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
Image of fireworks with the quote "you would have to have lived a different kind of life" by Naomi Shihab Nye.
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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We’ve been partnering with Miami Book Fair @miamibookfair.bsky.social since 2020 to bring you stimulating, inspiring work.

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Welcome to SWWIM Every Day’s preview coverage of Miami Book Fair (MBF) 2025! @miamibookfair.bsky.social

From “Spacewalk” by Natalie Shapero

#SWWIMEveryDay #Poetry #Poem #WomenPoets #Inclusive #Spacewalk #NatalieShapero #WednesdayPoem #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
Image of outer space with the quote "All my circulating garbage and nowhere for it to go" by Natalie Shapero
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Welcome to SWWIM Every Day’s preview coverage of Miami Book Fair (MBF) 2025!

From “The Men” by Jo-Ann Mort @jo-ann.bsky.social

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#SWWIMEveryDay #Poem #WomenPoets #Inclusive #TheMen #JoAnnMort #TuesdayPoem #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
Image of tunnel opening into sky with the quote "My circle, my hearth, my home" by Jo-Ann Mort
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Tomorrow night!
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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

Bones, Stones & Relics: Tapping into the Magic of Objects with Mary Block.
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Flyer with image of smiling woman with brown curly hair, text that reads "Bones, Stones & Relics: Tapping into the Magic of Objects with Mary Block. A pathway into mystery & memory, insight & connection. November 4, 2025 7PM-9PM EST, Zoom." The Bruja Series, SWWIM.
November 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Welcome to SWWIM Every Day’s preview coverage of Miami Book Fair 2025! We’ve been partnering with MBF since 2020 to bring you stimulating, inspiring work.

From “Grounding Exercise” by Ae Hee Lee

#SWWIMEveryDay #GroundingExercise #AeHeeLee #MondayPoem #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
Image of knotted roots and a quote that says "I see what makes the weed persist, a grave of broken roots" by Ae Hee Lee
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Thanks, @swwim.bsky.social!
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Happy Weekend! Join us in celebrating this week's SWWIM #Shoutouts!

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #WeeklySpotlight #ShoutOuts
Literary Magazines The Baltimore Review Veronica Kornberg, Allison Zhang Diode M. Cynthia Cheung, Theresa Senato Edwards, Sonia Greenfield, Arah Ko, Jami Macarty, Kathleen Winter Ekphrastic Review Cindy Veach I-70 Review Patricia Clark, Geraldine Connolly, Barbara Crooker, Andrea England, Susanna Lang, Sandra Marchetti, Dana Henry Martin, Jill Michelle, Connie Post, Sonya Schneider, Maria Surrichio, Laura Sweeney ONE ART: a journal of poetry Laura Ann Reed Painted Pebble Lit Mag Jennifer Hyde Dracos-Tice, Susanna Lang, Kindra McDonald, Elinor Ann Walker, Wendy Wisner The Soliloquist Magazine M.B. McLatchey Books Seven Kitchens Press Allison Blevins, Keeping Up Awards 2025 Bridport Prize Highly Commended: Melissa Studdard 2025 GAP Recipients Ruby Hansen Murray, Heidi Seaborn Features & Columns Alta Ada Limón Every Day Poems Erin Murphy Poetry Daily Carlie Hoffman Second Coming Laura Ann Reed Reviews Alta Ada Limón Diode Reviewer: Susan L. Leary, Reviewed: Marjorie Maddox Mother Jones Reviewed: Ashley M. Jones Interviews Authortunities Judy Kronenfeld *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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From “Streetcorner Coda” by Karen Elizabeth Sharpe @kaylizpoet.bsky.social

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #StreetcornerCoda #KarenElizabethSharpe #FridayPoem
Image of crosswalk light and pedestrian sign and the quote "to learn the value of my body, its intonations" by Karen Elizabeth Sharpe
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I love poems that reference cinema and I love prose poems, and today I get both thanks to ‪‪Suzanne Cleary and
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Giant
By Suzanne Cleary
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October 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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From “Giant” by Suzanne Cleary

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#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #Giant #SuzanneCleary #ThursdayPoem
Image of rope coiled into circle with the quote "a masterclass in presence" by Suzanne Cleary
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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From “Broken Songs That Remain 1 and 2” by Hélène Sanguinetti tr. by Ann Cefola

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #HélèneSanguinetti #AnnCefola #Translation #WednesdayPoem
Image of a horse with the quote "What's thrown, bounces, shakes everything?" by Hélèlene Sanguinetti tr. by Ann Cefola
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Another fantastic poem at
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Cher Said Some Women Are Just Born With It
By Rebecca Brock
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October 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

Bones, Stones & Relics: Tapping into the Magic of Objects with Mary Block.
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#SWWIMEveryDay
Flyer with image of smiling woman with brown curly hair, text that reads "Bones, Stones & Relics: Tapping into the Magic of Objects with Mary Block. A pathway into mystery & memory, insight & connection. November 4, 2025 7PM-9PM EST, Zoom." The Bruja Series, SWWIM.
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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From “Cher Said Some Women Are Just Born With It” by Rebecca Brock @wordsbyrb.bsky.social

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenPoets #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #CherSaidSomeWomenAreJustBornWithIt #RebeccaBrock #TuesdayPoem #TBT
Silhouettes of women with the quote "the women we would be - the not born with it" by Rebecca Brock
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Thanks to @swwim.bsky.social for publishing this poem, written when we first moved into our apartment in Uzès! Today we have already left that home, will return to our Chicago home in a couple of days. In a between place, happy to be reminded of that beginning.
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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From “Starting Over” by Susanna Lang

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#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #StartingOver #SusannaLang #MondayPoem
Silhouette of a bird with the quote "We want her to stay, want to feel her brooding presence" by Susanna Lang
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Happy Weekend! Join us in celebrating this week's SWWIM #Shoutouts!

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #WeeklySpotlight #ShoutOuts
Literary Magazines AGNI Denise Duhamel American Literary Review Nancy Huggett The Arts Fuse Jennifer Martelli, January Gill O'Neil Asterales: A Journal of Arts and Letters Allison Blevins, Jill Kitchen** BlazeVOX Summer Hardinge, Jennifer Mills Kerr, Jami Macarty Consequence Forum Diane K. Martin FERAL: A Journal of Poetry and Art Nancy Huggett, Milla van der Have The Kenyon Review Farnaz Fatemi Midway Journal Jen Karetnick*, Allison Zhang The Nation Jane Zwart ONE ART: a journal of poetry Gloria Heffernan Only Poems Kelly Grace Thomas, Kelli Russell Agodon Sixth Finch Melissa McKinstry South 85 Journal Juliana Gray, Jen Karetnick*, Hilary King, Maureen Thorson Books Shanti Arts Robbi Nester, About to Disappear Terrapin Books Geraldine Connolly, Instruction as Sunset Awards 2025 Coniston Prize Finalist: Callista Buchen; Noteworthy Poem: Carol Young 2025 Maya Angelou Book Award Longlist Ashley M. Jones CNY Book Awards Winner: Suzanne Frischkorn James Laughlin Award Diamond Forde* Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize Third prize: Melissa McKinstry TS Eliot Prize Shortlisted: Catherine-Esther Cowie Features & Columns MER Marjorie Maddox, Terese Svoboda Poets & Writers Yael Valencia Valdana Reviews MER Reviewed: Susan Michele Coronel Podcasts & Radio Spots The Slowdown Cynthia Marie Hoffman *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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From “Landscape with Convalescence” by Elina Katrin

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#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #LandscapewithConvalescence #ElinaKatrin #FridayPoem
Image of a woman bent over against her knees with her skirt fanning out with a quote that says "a body still bent into oblation" by Elina Katrin
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Poetry Pops was a sparkling success! Thank you to everyone who joined us last night at @booksandbooks.bsky.social in Coconut Grove. We raised a glass of Poema Cava to creativity, community, and joy. More events to come! Here’s to you and the magic we make together🥂

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October 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Bundle and save - join us for our two remaining virtual writing workshops this fall for only $144!

11/4/25: Bones, Stones, and Relics: Tapping into the Magic of Objects with Mary Block

12/9/25: Mystics, Medicine, and Magic: A Yogic Journey to Poetry with Catherine Esposito Prescott
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM