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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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"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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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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November 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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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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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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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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From “Black Hole” by Rickey Laurentiis

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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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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
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Welcome to SWWIM Every Day’s preview coverage of Miami Book Fair (MBF) 2025! @miamibookfair.bsky.social

From “Anthem of Tenderness” by Ruth Dickey @ruthdickey.bsky.social

#SWWIMEveryDay #Poem #WomenPoets #Inclusive #AnthemofTenderness #RuthDickey #TuesdayPoem #MiamiBookFair2025 #MiamiReads
Image of doors opening to rays of sunlight with the quote "Walk through these doors of light" by Ruth Dickey.
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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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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SWWIM Team

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November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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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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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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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

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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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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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From “Giant” by Suzanne Cleary

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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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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

Bones, Stones & Relics: Tapping into the Magic of Objects with Mary Block.
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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