Image of crowd of people staring at raised phones screens beneath an overcast sky with a quote in pale blue "Why is everyone staring at their phones while sightseeing?" by Tina Kelley.

From “The Human Race: My Yelp Review” by Tina Kelley @tinakelley.bsky.social

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Image of a dark-brown rib cage with moon-shaped lights and a quote in bright blue "There's a hot moon chafing at your ribcage" by Sally Rosen Kindred.

From “Morning in Midlife” by Sally Rosen Kindred

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Image of a rusted bicycle against a field of gold and dry grass with the quote "I am the partially rusted crank of a bicycle that barely rattles" by Lara Payne.

From “Seedheads, golden” by Lara Payne

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Image of deep, dark red raspberries in a container with a quote in bright blue, "I rinse the raspberries I brought, eat the crushed overripe, leave you the plump red mouths" by Susanna Rich

From “Wanting Not to Want You, Too Young” by Susanna Rich

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Image of budding cherry tree blossoms and leaves and branches against a deep blue sky with a quote in pale blue "All that extra heat a city generates, something the green buds mistake for sun." by Ashley Varela

From “Forecast” by Ashley Varela

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Image of watercolor tray in bright colors with a wide brush and a quote in bright blue "on Tuesday we were painting with watercolors making fish faces" by Doritt Carroll

From “Freud with his family at home” by Doritt Carroll

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Image of pale green, black and metal dashboard with steering wheel with a quote in pale blue, "oh god, what soft light fills this space made of tin and fabric" by Louise Robertson

From “Driving My 22 Year-Old’s Car” by Louise Robertson

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An image of a crate of peaches in the sunlight with a quote above in bright blue "How slowly I am learning to love" by Emily Patterson

From “Of Peaches and Patience” by Emily Patterson

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Image of red haired doll with big eyes in plaid dress with a quote in bright yellow "her I love you rings and rings" by Mary Beth Hines

From “Desire” by Mary Beth Hines

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Image of oak tree with bare branches against blue sky on a green hill with a shadow and a quote in bright yellow "The oak's long shadow with its tips of jagged branches" by Sally Bliumis-Dunn

From “The Self Slipping Free” by Sally Bliumis-Dunn

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Image of a jar of coins with a quote in bright blue "Light spills through morning like a jar of pennies" by Ruiyan Zhu

From “Gateway to Lomonosov” by Ruiyan Zhu

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Image of bees flying above grass with a quote in light blue "A thousand bees flew out & tiny teeth welted my body" by Kara Dorris.

From “A Thousand Bee Stings” by Kara Dorris

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Image of bare branches with nexts and a quote in pale blue "I welcome winter's stripped branches, last year's nests clinging to the sky" by Wendy Taylor Carlisle

From “January” by Wendy Taylor Carlisle

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Image of red-purple violet and blue hydrangeas and a quote in light blue "Was it faith or some other ache in us" by Liz Ahl

From “Faith” by Liz Ahl @surlyacres.bsky.social

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Image of blue water on asphalt with a reflection of an electric tower and pine trees and a quote that reads "That's me at the window watching blue light on wet asphalt." by Barbara Daniels

From “Blue Asphalt” by Barbara Daniels

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Image of open arched doorway with the quote "I am learning the architecture of absence" by Dana Wall

From “Migration Patterns” by Dana Wall

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Image of lilacs in rain with the quote "The air was damp with the smell of lilacs" by Athena Kildegaard

From “Early May, St. Peter, Minnesota” by Athena Kildegaard

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Miami Book Fair Online November 14 – 21, 2021

For more information about these and other authors, please visit miamibookfaironline.com.

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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

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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Silhouette of a bird with the quote "We want her to stay, want to feel her brooding presence" by Susanna Lang

From “Starting Over” by Susanna Lang

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Image of a well with the quote "I've become the sort of woman who kneels in the wishing well" by Cydni Thompson

From “Well” by Cydni Thompson @cydnipoet.bsky.social

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Image of a woman's sandaled foot and shadow and a quote that says "Never have I feared losing my shadow" by Sonya Rose Hartfield.

From “Sacred Treasures” by Sonya Rose Hartfield

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Image of elephants including a quote that says "fellow victims, pebbled with their ancestors' wrinkles" by Yukyung Katie Kim

From “wind against my face, i opened my eyes to see” by Yukyung Katie Kim

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Image of movie theater seats and a quote that says "You can tell yourself anything" by Linda Laderman.

From “You can tell yourself anything” by Linda Laderman.

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Birds on a wire with quote "Our mother is eight musical notes" by Buffy Shutt

From “Our Mother is a Bird” by Buffy Shutt

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Image of coins with quote "Girls had purses to burden their shoulders" by Jennifer Wheelock

From “Change” by Jennifer Wheelock

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Tap the link below to read the full poem in SWWIM Every Day.

www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2025/9/8/ghazal-for-an-amputation

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Image of stained glass, "ask for help for all who suffer", Kelle Groom

From “Prayer” by Kelle Groom

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Let this be the day
that you meet the extraordinary
All the offers flood in
and Trump dies from a massive coronary

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