Image of a tall white egret with a black-tipped orange beak with long thin legs and white tail feathers reaching down against a background of green leaves with a quote in bright blue "the body an exclamation point between land and sky or a divining rod between land and water" by Carolyn H. Zukowski

From “Egret” by Carolyn H. Zukowski

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Close-up image of a lit stove burner with rising blue flames beneath a black grate and a quote in pale blue "she didn't know how close she came to burning down the house" by Liz Grisaru

From “At the Market” by Liz Grisaru

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Weekly Spotlight SWWIM LITERARY MAGAZINES Bennington Review: Genevieve Kaplan, Julie Marie Wade Chicago Quarterly Review: Sonya Schneider The Christian Century: Sarah Carey North American Review: Jen Karetnick* ONE ART: a journal of poetry: Deborah Bacharach, Laura Foley, Hayley Mitchell Haugen, Robbi Nester Only Poems: Anna Lena Phillips Bell Pangyrus: Alexis Ivy, Sarah Dickenson Snyder Poetry: Kelli Russell Agodon, Felicia Zamora Psaltery & Lyre: Jen Karetnick*, Sunni Brown Wilkinson Southern Humanities Review: Diane K. Martin Split Rock Review: Kimberly Ann Priest

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM LITERARY MAGAZINES Wild Roof Journal: Cynthia Atkins, Diane LeBlanc, Michelle Geoga, Sandra Marchetti, Kathryn Weld, Sarah Wetzel, Karen J. Weyant AWARDS 42 Miles Press Poetry Contest: Finalists: Camille Carter, Alexis Ivy, Kelly R. Samuels Gearhart Poetry Contest: Longlist: Elizabeth Garcia, Julia Kolchinsky, Somya Schneider BOOKS The Academy of Intentional Magic: Maureen Alsop, Mercury Hour FEATURES & COLUMNS Autumn Sky Poetry Daily: Julie Weiss

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM FEATURES & COLUMNS Second Coming: Anastasia Vassos REVIEWS Los Angeles Review: Reviewer: Sarah Carey PODCASTS & RADIO SPOTS The Slowdown: Jane Zwart *SWWIM Every Day Editor ** SWWIM Every Day Staff

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Image of a turquoise and rust-orange shadowed sea floor with a dark turquoise studded starfish and a quote in bright yellow, "Oh, my little starfish, I see you floating in the dark night sky" by Barbara Crooker

From “Appointment” by Barbara Crooker

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Silhouette of a dark-haired woman over a grill covered in tortillas, a hand reaching toward one, beneath a sign that shows T-O-R before the image cuts off, with a quote in pale blue "Dust of her kindness, as she heats corn tortillas on her blackened comal" by Maria Caponi

From “Litany” by Maria Caponi

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Image of the remaining frame of a house engulfed in orange and yellow flames with a quote in bright yellow, "the way our histories can consume the present until nothing is left" by Heather Swan

From “History with Fire” by Heather Swan

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Image of seeming hundreds of black silhouettes of birds against a crepuscular blue sky above peach-pink sunset clouds beneath a three quarter moon with a quote in pale blue "Birds begin singing their favorite: O moon, O moon" by Terese Svoboda

From “Silverwear” by Terese Svoboda @tsvoboda.bsky.social

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Image of a blue river rapids with whitecaps flowing through dark grey moss-covered rocks with a quote in bright blue "When peace came there was a song in my head and the river moving in all directions" by Maureen Alsop

From “The Peace” by Maureen Alsop

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Weekly Spotlight LITERARY MAGAZINES The American Poetry Journal: Tara Labovich, Sonya Schneider Amethyst Review: Lisa Dordal DMQ Review: Ronda Piszk Broatch, Denise Duhamel, S.A. Leger, Dion O'Reilly Great River Review: Sarah Seybold Litmosphere: Laura Ann Reed MER: Carol Dorf, Amy Lemmon, Xiaoly Li, Donna Vorreyer Narrative Magazine: Jenna Le New Ohio Review: Sally Bliumis-Dunn ONE ART: a journal of poetry: Susan Cossette, Valentina Gnup, Erin Murphy, Lara Payne Plant-Human Quarterly: B.J. Buckley, Lauren Camp, Kathryn Petruccelli

Weekly Spotlight LITERARY MAGAZINES Rogue Agent: Susan Barry-Schulz The Shore: Tara Ballard, Ronda Piszk Broatch, Katie Kemple, Lea Marshall, Janice Northerns, Lisa Raatikainen, Heidi Seaborn, Kelly Grace Thomas, Elinor Ann Walker, Jessica Zhao Silver Birch Press: Susan Cohen ** Villain Era: Melissa Eleftherion Carr AWARDS 2026 Pushcart Prize Anthology: Patricia Clark, Suzanne Cleary, Shara McCallum, Melissa McKinstry, Angela Narciso Torres, Heather Treseler Lambda Literary Awards: Finalists: Clayre Benzadón, Chet'la Sebree

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Image of a couple of potatoes with pink and green shoots rising into leaves with a quote in pale yellow "sitting on a counter so long as to go soft, zero regrets & shoots sprouting from so many new eyes" by Laura Van Prooyen.

From “Abecedarian at the Threshold” by Laura Van Prooyen

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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 a Black woman with eyes closed, smiling, holding a cascade of white and yellow blossoms to her face with a quote in bright yellow, "let me enter another April with hope dancing between my ribs" by Jessica Thiru.

From “April as a synonym for beginning” by Jessica Thiru

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Image of the silhouette of a person standing over cliff rocks with greenery overlooking sea and distant mountains with a quote in bright blue "I wake up astonished at how living calmly goes on, shoulder to shoulder with unreckonable tragedy" by Susan Browne.

From “Faith Is a Thing with Running Shoes” by Susan Browne

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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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Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Five Points Elizabeth Cranford Garcia January House Literary Journal Anne Graue Luna Luna Melissa Eleftherion Carr The Muleskinner Journal Annette Sisson NELLE Melisa Cahnmann, Carol Dorf, Leila Farjami, Ellen Kombiyil, Rachel Neve-Midbar, Kate Northrop, Rachel Marie Patterson, Jane Zwart ONE ART: a journal of poetry Michelle Bitting, Betsy Mars, Kathryn Petruccelli, Laura Ann Read, Sonya Schneider Only Poems Kelli Russell Agodon, Zoë Ryder White The Providence Eye Arden Levine Seneca Review Jami Macarty

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Sheila-Na-Gig Beth Boylan, Rebecca Brock**, Laura Donnelly, Merrill Oliver Douglas, Laura Foley, Mary Beth Hines, Jennifer Schomburg Kanke, Jen Karetnick*, Betsy Mars, Julie Weiss Awards Chestnut Review Fall 2025 Chapbook Selections Sara Moore Wagner Jeanne Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award Longlist: Heather Sellers, Julie Marie Wade Tupelo Press Summer Open Reading Period Valerie Martínez, Sati Mookherjee Books Anhinga Press Carolina Hospital, All Roads Lead to Here The Word Works Spoke, Arden Levine

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Black and white image of holding hands with the quote in bright yellow "After our dog dies, we find the tender parts of one another--inner arm, beneath the eye" by Heidi Seaborn.

From “Is this your dog?” by Heidi Seaborn @heidiseabornpoet.bsky.social

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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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Image of massive stacks of books chained up and held behind bars with a quote in bright yellow "It looked like a balcony for a finch but turned out to be a jail for language" by Sarah Carleton.

From “Cajole: A Brief History” by Sarah Carleton

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Image of a woman's silhouette with long bright red hair backlit and a quote in pale blue "Her hair is Crimson Tide red, protected by trademark" by Alina Stefanescu.

From “Scene From a Birmingham Diner Rated Four Stars by Zagat” by Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.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 faded blue and teal painted door with latch with a quote in pale yellow "I have been doorway, latch and hinge" by Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné

From “Apparition” by Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné @dboodoofortune.bsky.social

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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 a woman's profile in silhouette against a glowing purple blue pink pattern from a ferris wheel. Quote in bright yellow "Love--enters the room like some special guest" by Summar West.

From “The Good News” by Summar West

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An image of the silhouettes of a couple against a post-sunset sky with dark orange fading to yellow against grey clouds and the reflection of the couple's legs a stretch of water beneath them. A quote in bright blue "The territory of your body grounds me, strands me" by Heidi Williamson.

From “The wild rain” by Heidi Williamson

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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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