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Yay! Cool!
Give Miami Day is here! SWWIM is dedicated to publishing, promoting, and uplifting women's voices at a time when they really need to be heard. Please the link below to give!
www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
Itβs on! Give Miami Day starts tomorrowβbut 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...
A list of milestones achieved by the organization known as SWWIM, Supporting Women Writers in Miami, since its inception a dozen years ago and including number of publications & acknowledgements, the number of readings held, partnerships, & diversity among contributors.
No donation is too small & all are greatly appreciated. For those of you who appreciate good data (!) Check out these milestones illustrating the reach & vision of this incredible group. @swwim.bsky.social @kavetchnik.bsky.social
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What a joy to see poetry come full circle π« Last year I passed the Poet Laureate baton to Caridad Moro-Gronlier β now sheβs leading Generation 305! Join us Nov 22 at #MiamiBookFair to celebrate intergenerational poetry + community πΊ
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@miamibookfair.bsky.social
Join us for a drink π₯, a generative workshop, and a supportive communityβall free! shop.booksandbooks.com/event/2025-1...
Please register and join us!
#poetry
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
Join us for a virtual writing workshop series with SWWIM this fall! Get in touch with your creative energy, your βbruja,β your inner witch. Weβll explore the wonder, mystery, synchronicity, and enchantment of the creative process in our writing. Sign up for one or for all three. Broom optional.
Issue #5 of @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social is out now!
These poets were anonymously assigned a packet of poems by other contributors--and then agreed to write a five-paragraph essay in response. The results are delightful!
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/current-issue
Flyer saying "Congratulations Brenda CΓ‘rdenas! 2025 Best of the Net for "Mercy" First Published in SWWIM Every Day!" with a photo of a smiling woman with brown hair.
Congratulations to Brenda CΓ‘rdenas! Her poem βMercyβ originally published in SWWIM Every Day was selected for the 2025 Best of the Net Anthology!
bestofthenetanthology.com/2025-2/2025-...
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Thank you!
Not a bad way to begin the morning! Top 60 out of 2000 entriesβand π€π» to go further. Thank you #alpinefellowship!
Flyer advertising SWWIM Residency with a photo of the Betsy Hotel in South Beach. 6/1 Applications Open. Applications open from June 1 to August 1. Nonrefundable $40 application fee. Enjoy a four-day, three night stay at The Betsy-South Beach. Participate in poetry readings and meet the artist events with local Miami artists. Receive a per diem to be used at any The Betsy restaurants and/or room service.
Apply for the 2025-26 SWWIM Residency at The Betsy-South Beach. Open through 8/1!
We canβt wait to read your applications!
XO
SWWIM Team
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Thank you!
Thank you Sarah!
Thank you! ππΌ
Delighted to have this beautiful outlaw, forthcoming in Domiciliary (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, 2026) in @thedodgemag.bsky.social! Thank you to the editors. π¦β‘οΈ
A special surprise weekend with my two! Love them so much.
πΈ Check out our amazing contributors in Issue 21! @kavetchnik.bsky.social @kpetruccelli-poet.bsky.social @slokev.bsky.social @jerreat.bsky.social @pamelamanasco.bsky.social @sfmontgomery.bsky.social
@mgarrigan.bsky.social @lukejohnson6.bsky.social
Come to hear about mushrooms and mangoes and whales and octopus and other poetic obsessions!
Yay! See you tomorrow!
Asheville friends, please do join us!
And I get to be issue-mates with @kavetchnik.bsky.social which is delightful!
www.thedodgemag.com/jenkaretnick2
An honor to be with your beautiful poems!
Please register at thepoetrysalonstack.substack.com and join us tonight at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST!
Thank you to the editors at @thedodgemag.bsky.social for including my poem π
Thank you, Mary!
Thank you @sundresspub.bsky.social and guest editor @poetjohncompton.bsky.social for featuring five poems from my book Inheritance with a High Error Rate on The Wardrobeβs Best Dressed this week. You can read them all here: sundressblog.com/category/war... or (most of them) in the attachments. ππ₯π¦π
Save the date! I canβt wait to read with Elizabeth Jacobson at Books & Books and support her beautiful new collection of poetry. Come hear her lovely, lyrical new work! Plus some of my favorite poems about mango farming and a few tidbits from my forthcoming two books. πͺΈπ πππ₯