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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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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · Sep 25
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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Please join us in congratulating the 2026-27 SWWIM Residency at The Betsy Hotel awardees!

Writers in Residence 2026-27
Erika Meitner
Bleah Patterson
Dorsía Smith Silva
Patricia Smith

@rika99.bsky.social @littlemissbleah.bsky.social @poetpatriciasmith.bsky.social
Flyer that says Congratulations! SWWIM Writers in Residence 2026-2027, with images of Erika Meitner, Bleah Patterson, Dorsía Smith Silver, and Patricia Smith
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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From “Plaintiff's Lawyer Explains Gravity to the Men of the Jury Hearing a Sacrocolpoperineopexy Malpractice Case” by Cecille Marcato

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poem #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #CecilleMarcato
Image of earth with the quote "On Earth, she tells them, everything falls" by Cecille Marcato
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 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
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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From “Search Engine Results” by Dani Janae @danijanae.bsky.social

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #SearchEngineResults #DaniJanae #FridayPoem
Image of statue of a woman with cracks with a quote that says "I have learned to subsist on love that was not whole" by Dani Janae
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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"I'm a pediatric nurse & it's a job I love, but it's never been easy for me to toggle between caring for patients & caring for my poetry. Time to read & write & dream in residency in the Writer's Room at the Betsy-South Beach helped me recalibrate the balance between the two callings of my life."
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Today's the day! Over the years, @swwim.bsky.social has helped me immeasurably, offering reading opportunities at AWP & at the Betsy Hotel in Miami, nominating 1 of my poems for the Orison Award, & publishing me several times. Their efforts are personal to me. Please consider a gift! bit.ly/4p4RZso
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Proud to support SWWIM on #GiveMiamiDay. Join me in helping them uplift woman-identifying and gender-expansive poets in Miami and beyond. www.givemiamiday.org/story/Richar...

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November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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"“Poetry, I feel like in this time, in this political climate, I think we need each other. We need community. I think that’s what’s going to keep us together. I think it’s what SWWIM does so well, & how lucky we are to have you all with the curation & the vast selection of poems that you do from
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Inspired by retirement, instructor @kavetchnik.bsky.social & of course, Jericho Brown, I wrote this duplex, today's poem online in @swwim.bsky.social.
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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From “Anorexia Mirabilis” by Joanne Dominique Dwyer

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #AnorexiaMirabilis #JoanneDominiqueDwyer #ThursdayPoem
Image of computer code with the quote "A woman's cry not worth decoding" by Joanne Dominique Dwyer
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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It’s on! Give Miami Day starts tomorrow—but early giving is already open. Please consider donating to @swwim.bsky.social to help us continue our programming for supporting women and raising their voices in Miami and the world beyond it. www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
Support SWWIM on Give Miami Day
SWWIM PUBLISHES, CELEBRATES, AND PROMOTES WOMEN-IDENTIFYING WRITERS, EXPANDING THE CANON TO INCLUDE VOICES TOO-OFTEN OVERLOOKED WHILE HELPING TO ESTABLISH MIAMI AS AN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY HUB. TO AC...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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"SWWIM offered a restorative space for breath and introspection. While I appreciated prioritizing writing and revision that I often put off in this busy world as a working artist, I had the opportunity to reassemble myself and revisit my goals. This, too, is necessary work."
Image of Krysten Hill with the quote "I made my own schedule for the day. I read and wrote on the beach. I fell asleep with drafts of new poems." Krysten Hill, SWWIM Resident and Presenting Reader Image of Krysten Hill greeting the crowd at the reading. Image of Krysten Hill reading. "SWWIM offered a restorative space for breath and introspection. While I appreciated prioritizing writing and revision that I often put off in this busy world as a working artist, I had the opportunity to reassemble myself and revisit my goals. This, too, is necessary work." -Krysten Hill / Support SWWIM on Give Miami Day! Link to donate in bio.
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Proud to support SWWIM on #GiveMiamiDay. Join me in helping them uplift woman-identifying and gender-expansive poets in Miami and beyond. #GiveToday: www.givemiamiday.org/story/Richar...

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November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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From “A Duplex for the Day After Retirement” by Sarah Carey

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poem #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #ADuplexfortheDayAfterRetirement #SarahCarey #WednesdayPoem
Image of magenta velvet fabric with the quote "Leaving is trading one skin for another" by Sarah Carey
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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“So grateful for the SWWIM residency & The Betsy Hotel's amazing hospitality! What a magical, condensed choose-your-own adventure of creativity, rest & culture. I feel lucky for the time spent there & appreciative for the robust literary community that the SWWIM team has created."
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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From “Want. My MTV.” by Kimberly Reyes

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#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #Want.My.MTV. #KimberlyReyes #TuesdayPoem #TBT
Image of stacked televisions with the quote "Everything I know I learned from TV" by Kimberley Reyes
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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"Thank you so much to everybody at SWWIM and to the Betsy. It’s such a pleasure to be here and take a little break from the rest of my life, and be able to spend this time just thinking and writing... It’s been extremely productive for me and just kind of healing.”
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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From “Early May, St. Peter, Minnesota” by Athena Kildegaard

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#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #EarlyMayStPeterMinnesota #AthenaKildegaard #MondayPoem
Image of lilacs in rain with the quote "The air was damp with the smell of lilacs" by Athena Kildegaard
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🚨 Early giving for #GiveMiamiDay starts TODAY (Nov. 15–19)!
I’m fundraising for SWWIM, which has supported me by publishing my work & by inviting me to read in Miami and twice at AWP. SWWIM supports women-identifying writers everywhere. Please consider donating! Give now: 👉 bit.ly/4p4RZso
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November 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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“I truly couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunities SWWIM has afforded me, and I will continue to tell everyone about this wonderful organization that makes Miami that much more beautiful.” - Carolene Kurien, SWWIM Contributor & Presenting Reader.

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November 15, 2025 at 3:01 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 Adroit Journal Heidi Seaborn AGNI Denise Duhamel, Leila Farjami, Majda Gama, Jenny Molberg Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose Denise Duhamel, Candice M. Kelsey, Hilary Sideris, Nicole Tallman, Simone Muench & Jackie K. White Braided Way Magazine Laurie Kuntz, Paula J. Lambert Colorado Review Jenny Molberg Lit Hub Heidi Seaborn Lunch Ticket Mistee St. Clair ONE ART: a journal of poetry Gloria Heffernan, Franziska Roesner Plume Cynthia Atkins, Jennifer Franklin POETRY January Gill O'Neil, Chloe Martinez Strange Hymnal Anna Lena Phillips Bell, Amy Thatcher Sweet Lit Frances Klein, Susan Rich Books Cornerstone Press Catherine Broadwall, Water Spell: A Memoir Glass Lyre Press Allison Joseph, Blue Streak Moonstone Arts Press Laurie Kuntz, Balance Sheila-Na-Gig Editions Emily Patterson, The Birth of Undoing Awards 2025 Iron Horse Literary Review Chapbook Competition Winner: Katie Kemple; Runner-Up: Clara Bush Vadala; Semi-Finalists: B. Fulton Jennes, Janice Northerns Helen Schaible International Sonnet Contest Third Place: Maria S. Picone; Honorable Mention: Maria S. Picone, Rebekah Wolman Features & Columns MER Poem of the Month Brenda Cárdenas Philly Chapbook Review Rebekah Wolman Second Coming Jeanne Wagner Reviews Plume Reviewer: Jennifer A. Sutherland; Reviewed: Erin C. Murphy Interviews Plume Sally Bliumis-Dunn Podcasts & Radio Spots The Hive Geraldine Connolly Of Poetry Podcast Donna Vorreyer The Slowdown Jenny Molberg, Martha Silano WLRN/NPR Ada Limón
November 14, 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 “Cold Thief Place” by Esther Lin @stherwslin.bsky.social

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#SWWIMEveryDay #Poem #WomenPoets #Inclusive #ColdThiefPlace #EstherLin #FridayPoem #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
Image of flame with the quote "What did I fear more, a fire clawing along my rug" by Esther Lin
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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TONIGHT!

Join us 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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#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #SWWIMReadingSeries
A Poetry Reading & Conversation, SWWIM, images of two women, Taylor Byas and Rosa Sophia Godshall, TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT, November 13th 7:00 PM The B Bar
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Welcome to SWWIM Every Day’s preview coverage of Miami Book Fair (MBF) 2025! @miamibookfair.bsky.social

From “Black Hole” by Rickey Laurentiis

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poem #WomenPoets #Inclusive #BlackHole #RickeyLaurentiis #ThursdayPoem #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
image of star trail in outer space with the quote "the heart in all totality, of our galaxy" by Rickey Laurentiis
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Welcome to SWWIM Every Day’s preview coverage of Miami Book Fair 2025! @miamibookfair.bsky.social

From “November 4th” by Yoo Heekyung, translated by Stine An @stine.bsky.social

#SWWIMEveryDay #Poem #November4th #StineAn #WednesdayPoem #YooHeekyung #Translation #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
Image of streetlamps with the quote "A hometown I have never been to before" by Yo Heekyung translated by Stine An
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM