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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
From “Everything Else Was Heavier” by Genevieve DeGuzman @gendeguzman.bsky.social Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/24/everything-else-was-heavier *This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley. #SWWIMEveryDay
From “The Diversity Hire Must Always Be Grateful” by Christine Kitano Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/23/the-diversity-hire-must-always-be-grateful *This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley.
TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY! Tuesday, 10/6/26, 7-9PM ET, Zoom Poems That Speak to Other Poems with Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social Learn more here: www.swwim.org/readings-eve... Registration & payment link: buy.stripe.com/00wcN54p40ww... Price: $80/each OR all 3 for $220
From “Cape Disappointment” by Shelley Wong @shelleywong.bsky.social Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/22/cape-disappointment *This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley. #SWWIMEveryDay #ShelleyWong
Please welcome SWWIM Every Day's new readers! Sandra Crouch @sandracrouch.bsky.social Nia Doyley We're thrilled to have these two on our team! Read their bios on our website: www.swwim.org/about XO SWWIM Team
From “Who Let the Dogs Out” by Susan Nguyen @susanpoet.bsky.social Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/21/who-let-the-dogs-out *This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley. #SWWIMEveryDay #SusanNguyen
Get caught up on the SWWIM series this past week curated by @saudsley.bsky.social. The poem a day feature goes through next week! ❤️🔥 #SWWIMEveryDay
SWWIM@swwim.bsky.social · 2w agoFrom “Quickening” by Ashley Sojin Kim Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryda... This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley. . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenPoets #Inclusive #AshleySojinKim
Thursday, 12/3/26, 7-9PM ET, Zoom How to Get a Running Start: A Submission Clinic with S. Erin Batiste Learn more here: www.swwim.org/readings-eve... Registration & payment link: buy.stripe.com/4gMaEXg7M1AA... Price: $80/each OR all 3 for $220
This is going to be brilliant
SWWIM@swwim.bsky.social · 6d agoTuesday, 10/6/26, 7-9PM ET, Zoom Poems That Speak to Other Poems with Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social Learn more here: www.swwim.org/readings-eve... Registration & payment link: buy.stripe.com/00wcN54p40ww... Price: $80/each OR all 3 for $220
Thursday, 11/5/26, 7-9PM ET, Zoom Writing Beyond the Frame: An Ekphrastic Workshop with Tara Ballard Learn more here: www.swwim.org/readings-eve... Registration & payment link: buy.stripe.com/00w6oHdZEcfe... Price: $80/each OR all 3 for $220
Tuesday, 10/6/26, 7-9PM ET, Zoom Poems That Speak to Other Poems with Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social Learn more here: www.swwim.org/readings-eve... Registration & payment link: buy.stripe.com/00wcN54p40ww... Price: $80/each OR all 3 for $220
Join us for a virtual writing workshop series with SWWIM this fall! Generate new poems and learn how to send them out for publication. Sign up for one or for all three. Price: $80/each OR all 3 for $220 Time: 7:00-9:00 PM (ET) Where: Zoom Registration links in bio
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
From “White Savior” by Ansley Moon Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryda... This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley. . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #WomenPoets #Inclusive #AnsleyMoon
Happy National Translation Month! SWWIM Every Day is seeking translations! Please see our Submittable for guidelines. . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #Inclusive #Translations #WorldPoetry #TranslationMonth
From “A Small Selfishness” by Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryda... This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley. #SWWIMEveryDay #WomenPoets #Inclusive #MarciCalabrettaCancioBello
From “Sad Girls Wearing Paper Hats” by Mary-Kim Arnold Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryda... This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley. . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #WomenPoets #Inclusive #MaryKimArnold
Join us for a virtual writing workshop series with SWWIM this fall! Generate new poems & learn how to send them out for publication. Sign up for one or for all three. 10/6/26: Poems That Speak to Other Poems w/ Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social #SWWIMEveryDay #PoetryWorkshops
From “Dog Days” by Rosanna Young Oh Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryda... This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley. . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #WomenPoets Inclusive #DogDays #RosannaYoungOh #TBT
From “Quickening” by Ashley Sojin Kim Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryda... This week’s poems were curated by Writer-in-Residence Sarah Audsley. . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenPoets #Inclusive #AshleySojinKim
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
From “Venus in Aries pt 2” by Cloud Delfina Cardona Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/11/venus-in-aries-pt-2 . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #Poetry #WomenPoets #Inclusive #CloudDelfinaCardona
Grateful to @swwim.bsky.social for giving this poem a home! These lines came to me in pieces as I was trying to name what it is to parent two tweens and be in the Before times of so much change to come 💜 (also happy I managed to sneak in our favorite awkward puberty joke that the kids hate:)
SWWIM@swwim.bsky.social · 2w agoFrom “The Great Before” by Emily Mohn-Slate @mohnslate.bsky.social Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/10/the-great-before . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #Poetry #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #EmilyMohnSlate
Also obsessed with the Great Pink Sea Snail? @ the Betsy Writers Room, thanks to @swwim.bsky.social , I re-watched the first Dr Dolittle so I could write this final section of my long poem “Ternary Systems.” Thanks to @pinchjournal.bsky.social for giving it a shiny home! 🐌
From “The Great Before” by Emily Mohn-Slate @mohnslate.bsky.social Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/10/the-great-before . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #Poetry #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #EmilyMohnSlate
From “Love Stung” by Paula R. Hilton Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/9/love-stung . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Inclusive #PaulaRHilton
Palm the darkened / heart of the fallen / walnut
SWWIM@swwim.bsky.social · 2w agoFrom “Watching My Son Play Alone” by Sayuri Matsuura Ayers Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/8/watching-my-son-play-alone . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #WomenPoets #Inclusive #SayuriMatsuuraAyers
From September 14-25, in honor of her residency at The Betsy Hotel & our 10th anniversary season, SWWIM Every Day will be featuring a selection of poems curated by Sarah Audsley @saudsley.bsky.social
From “Watching My Son Play Alone” by Sayuri Matsuura Ayers Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/8/watching-my-son-play-alone . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #WomenPoets #Inclusive #SayuriMatsuuraAyers
From “Ode to Manna” by Sharon Dolin Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/9/7/ode-to-manna . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Inclusive #SharonDolin
