Image of a broken fragment of a mirror held by a hand with the image of a woman's face with a quote in pale blue "the many years I slammed into walls, not recognizing my own reflection" by Cynthia Good.

From “After the storm” by Cynthia Good

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Image of lightning with multiple strands striking a two-lane dotted highway at night with a quote in pale blue "I'm jazz, baby. the lightning carving out a pot in the pavement" by Jessica Ballen

From “hello to my triple chin” by Jessica Ballen

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An image of the back of a very muscular man holding onto metal bars with his hands, ankles in gym shoes crossed, with a quote in pale blue, "his forearms' tectonic musculature, his verve revving you like a squirt of sun" by Julia Salem

From “Remodeling Project” by Julia Salem

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Image of blurred ghost-like hands and hair in a pale blue-ish light with a pale blue quote that says "You launched me, twisting from your hands---stepping away---gone" by Terrie Elaine Joplin

From “Dance Improvisation” by Terrie Elaine Joplin

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image of a fire-orange-red geranium with open petals and some still budding and a quote in pale blue that says "blood thin as a geranium petal from flesh freshly nicked" by Nancy Krygowski

From “Fire and Ice” by Nancy Krygowski

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Image of rushing clouds through a dark blue sky with the quote in pale blue "The air chooses which sounds to swallow into its vanishing mouth" by Rachel Becker

From “Audiometry” by Rachel Becker

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Image of vast ocean scene beneath bright wisps of cloud with the back of a woman standing looking out in a swimsuit and a quote in pale blue "the blasé hand of youth flipping the bird to my future self" by Jodi Balas

From “Pareidolia” by Jodi Balas

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Image of a field of dry grass in winter with a snowblur and a quote in pale blue "I awoke to a song in the field" by Julie L. Moore

From “Slow Work” by Julie L. Moore @julielmoore23.bsky.social

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Image of a forest of orange-leaved trees and leaf-colored forest floor with a quote in pale yellow "Wind hisses through the dead oak leaves" by Katherine Maurer

From “The Models Are Missing Something” by Katherine Maurer

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Image of heart monitor in green, yellow, and red with the quote in bright yellow "once named, soldier's heart--worn out from its fighting, its witnessing" by Tammy C. Greenwood

From “Soldier's Heart” by Tammy C. Greenwood @tcgreenwood.bsky.social

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Image of starry sky over a twilight snow-covered mountain peak and silhouette with the quote in pale yellow "at night: that bowl of sky, punctured by stars" by Laura Last

From “Canción” by Laura Last

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Image of lime with the quote in pale blue "smiles like a wedge of lime, fresh and bursting wide" by Eggie

From “efucke” by Eggie

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Image of bare legs in grass with the quote in bright blue "I swoon smooth strangeness, feel illicit for days" by Julie Ebin

From “Shaving My Legs for the First Time in Twenty Years” by Julie Ebin

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Image of a brown horse on the sand with the quote "His legs folded, a wisp of grass between his lips" by D M Gordon

From “Good Enough” by D M Gordon

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Image of woman laying down with hands over her face and the quote "All these empty promises-dreams of pregnancies begun and disappearing" by Valerie Martinez

From “Turning the corner” by Valerie Martinez

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Image of statue of woman holding book with the quote "that was not her story" by Anne Graue

From “Relegated” by Anne Graue @amgraue.bsky.social

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Image of beach stones with the quote "your eyes at once sparkly beach stones, raindrops & holes" by Susan Michele Coronel

From “To the Ukulele Player on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida Who Asks Passersby, What Are You Grateful For?” by Susan Michele Coronel

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Image of computer code with the quote "A woman's cry not worth decoding" by Joanne Dominique Dwyer

From “Anorexia Mirabilis” by Joanne Dominique Dwyer

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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

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

From “Black Hole” by Rickey Laurentiis

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Image of fireworks with the quote "you would have to have lived a different kind of life" by Naomi Shihab Nye.

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From “No Explosions” by Naomi Shihab Nye

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Image of rope coiled into circle with the quote "a masterclass in presence" by Suzanne Cleary

From “Giant” by Suzanne Cleary

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Image of winter sunset clouds with quote "All around the earth life simmers into vapor" by M.P. Carver

From “Be Careful What You Fall in Love With” by M.P. Carver @mpcarver.bsky.social

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Image of long wavy hair with a quote that says "the loose hair of loss ever entangling itself" by Kristi Maxwell

From “Living Notes” by Kristi Maxwell

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silhouette image of person at sunset on a horse behind cows with the quote "you ask your lover to unravel" by Lizzy 柯 (Ke) Polishan

From “cowboy [[hot]] :: horse-girl [[derogatory]]” by Lizzy 柯 (Ke) Polishan

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A picture of long grasses with seeds and a quote that says "they go before us, swaying, creaking, whispering" by Patricia Clark.

From “A Pause to Bless the Grasses” by Patricia Clark

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I wish that you and I could see
The smell of the Katsura tree
So luscious and so sweet you see
The smell of the Katsura tree

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Black holes image and quote "More light that can escape from black holes" by Jia-Rui Cook

From “Manifesto” by Jia-Rui Cook

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Image of smoke with quote "I'm smoke blown through delicate lips" by Dré Pontbriand

From “Magic Carpet” by Dré Pontbriand

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

www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2025/9/11/the-ancestors-invited-me-to-a-family-convention

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