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SWWIM
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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 · 13d
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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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 5h
Take a moment to read our folio from the annual "Off Site. On Purpose." reading!
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 4d
Introducing Painted Bride Quarterly’s folio featuring work from the Los Angeles “Off Site. On Purpose.” reading last spring.

In March 2025 in downtown Los Angeles, SWWIM, MER, Whale Road Review, Perugia Press, & Cultivating Voices Live Poetry produced the third annual “Off Site. On Purpose.”
Painted Bride Quarterly Cover, Issues 110 & 111, image of woman floating in pool
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 11h
Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day.

www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2025/10/8/paternity
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 11h
From “Paternity” by Alexis Rhone Fancher

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#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #Paternity #AlexisRhoneFancher #WednesdayPoem
silhouette of a woman with a quote that says "the skills I'd conquered for her pleasure" by Alexis Rhone Fancher
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 1d
Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day.

www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2025/10/7/boxed-but-not-labeled
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 1d
From “Boxed, but Not Labeled” by Jude Marr

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #BoxedbutNotLabeled #JudeMarr #TuesdayPoem #TBT
Wires of a light/art installation with a quote that says, "can you see me, among my tangled wires?" by Jude Marr
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 4d
Introducing Painted Bride Quarterly’s folio featuring work from the Los Angeles “Off Site. On Purpose.” reading last spring.

In March 2025 in downtown Los Angeles, SWWIM, MER, Whale Road Review, Perugia Press, & Cultivating Voices Live Poetry produced the third annual “Off Site. On Purpose.”
Painted Bride Quarterly Cover, Issues 110 & 111, image of woman floating in pool
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 2d
Don't forget to sign up for our "Bruja" Series that starts tomorrow!
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 13d
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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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 2d
Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day.

www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2025/10/6/wind-against-my-face-i-opened-my-eyes-to-see
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 2d
From “wind against my face, i opened my eyes to see” by Yukyung Katie Kim

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #YukyungKatieKim #MondayPoem
Image of elephants including a quote that says "fellow victims, pebbled with their ancestors' wrinkles" by Yukyung Katie Kim
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 4d
We are honored to present some of the work that was read that night. For more, see you in Baltimore!

@merliterary.bsky.social @whaleroadreview.bsky.social @perugiapress.bsky.social

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Issues 110 & 111 - Painted Bride Quarterly
The Sept 2025 double issue packs in a ton of amazing poetry. Issue 110 focuses on recent work to PBQ; Issue 111 is a special issue.
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 4d
The reading featured 30 incredible women writers & was standing-room only by the end. Every writer held the audience rapt. Each poem was as strong as the next. Different voices, forms, & life experiences wove together to create a stunning poetic tapestry.
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 4d
Introducing Painted Bride Quarterly’s folio featuring work from the Los Angeles “Off Site. On Purpose.” reading last spring.

In March 2025 in downtown Los Angeles, SWWIM, MER, Whale Road Review, Perugia Press, & Cultivating Voices Live Poetry produced the third annual “Off Site. On Purpose.”
Painted Bride Quarterly Cover, Issues 110 & 111, image of woman floating in pool
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 5d
Don't forget to sign up for our "Bruja" Series! The first workshop, Tarocchi Appropriati, is on Tuesday evening, October 7th.
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 7d
It's October, time to join us for our virtual writing workshop series! Get in touch with your creative energy, your “bruja,” your inner witch. We’ll explore the wonder, mystery, synchronicity, & 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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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 5d
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 JOURNAL Sonia Greenfield, Jen Karetnick*, Elinor Ann Walker, Ann Weil BELLEVUE LITERARY REVIEW Subhaga Crystal Bacon, Rebekah Denison Hewitt, Jen Karetnick*, Leonora Simonovis, Brett Warren HUMANA OBSCURA D M Gordon LIGHTWOOD PRESS Susannah Winters Simpson ONE ART: A JOURNAL OF POETRY Melissa Fite Johnson, Laura Ann Reed PEDESTAL MAGAZINE Susan Michele Coronel, Susan L. Leary PLANT-HUMAN QUARTERLY Patricia Clark, Sara Eddy, Jeanne Wagner PSALTERY & LYRE Lisa Dordal, Lisa Rhoades TAOS JOURNAL OF POETRY Susana H. Case, Jessica Cuello, Elizabeth Jacobson, Jami Macarty, Erin Murphy, Catherine Strisik 32 POEMS Brandel France de Bravo, Arah Ko, Susan Blackwell Ramsey Book SERVING HOUSE BOOKS Mildred K Barya, Hands in Clay Awards 2025 BEST NEW POETS Anya Kirshbaum, Melissa McKinstry 2025 NYC BIG BOOK AWARDS Kari Gunter-Seymour, Connie Post CUTBANK CHAPBOOK CONTEST Finalists: Simone Muench and Jackie K. White Features & Columns THE POETRY FOUNDATION Jeannine Hall Gailey, Martha Silano THE POETRY SALON Melissa Studdard SECOND COMING Hilary Sideris Reviews LIGHTWOOD PRESS Reviewer: Judy Ireland; Reviewed: Susannah W. Simpson PEDESTAL MAGAZINE Reviewed: Amy Small-McKinney, Reviewer: Elisabeth Adwin Edwards POETRY NORTHWEST Reviewed: Patrycja Humienik Interviews BLUR MOUNTAIN REVIEW Denise Duhamel HUMANA OBSCURA Laura Ann Reed Podcasts & Radio Spots THE SLOWDOWN Susan Aizenberg *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 5d
Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day.

www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2025/10/3/to-mark-the-contradictions-of-a-daily-love

#ToMarktheContradictionsofaDailyLove
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 5d
From “To Mark the Contradictions of a Daily Love” by Maria Surricchio

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#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #MariaSurricchio #FridayPoem
Two birds in flight with a quote "my mother in perpetual motion, her small, darting body" by Maria Surricchio.
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 7d
It's October, time to join us for our virtual writing workshop series! Get in touch with your creative energy, your “bruja,” your inner witch. We’ll explore the wonder, mystery, synchronicity, & 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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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 6d
Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day.

www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2025/10/2/a-pause-to-bless-the-grasses
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 6d
From “A Pause to Bless the Grasses” by Patricia Clark

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#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #APausetoBlesstheGrasses #PatriciaClark #ThursdayPoem
A picture of long grasses with seeds and a quote that says "they go before us, swaying, creaking, whispering" by Patricia Clark.
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 7d
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Time: 7:00–9:00 PM (EST)
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 7d
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10/7/25: Tarocchi Appropriati: The Art of Writing Tarot Poems with Caridad Moro-Gronlier: buy.stripe.com/eVq6oHf3I2EE...

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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 7d
It's October, time to join us for our virtual writing workshop series! Get in touch with your creative energy, your “bruja,” your inner witch. We’ll explore the wonder, mystery, synchronicity, & 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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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 7d
Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day.

www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2025/10/1/i-tell-my-mother-i-want-another-name

#ITellMyMotherIWantAnotherName
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 7d
From “I Tell My Mother I Want Another Name” by Allison Zhang.

#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #AllisonZhang #WednesdayPoem
Image of a river with rocks and trees and a quote that says "I want a name thick with salt and hard consonants" by Allison Zhang.
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SWWIM @swwim.bsky.social · 8d
Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day.

www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2025/9/30/the-wisdom-of-the-cave
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