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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Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Baltimore Review Emma Bolden, Lexi Pelle Cider Press Review Paula Colangelo, Susan Michele Coronel, Dana Henry Martin, Brett Warren The Fiddlehead Erin Wilson Halfway Down the Stairs Carol Alexander, Brett Warren Innisfree Poetry Journal Geraldine Connolly, Melanie McCabe, Annette Sisson, Annie Stenzel January House Literary Journal Annie Stenzel New Verse News Ronna Magy ONE ART: a journal of poetry Erica Miriam Fabri, Alison Hurwitz Only Poems Lexi Pelle Painted Pebble Lit Mag Sarah Browning, Tresha Faye Haefner, Marjorie Maddox, Meghan Sterling

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Plume Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Kate Northrop Rattle Julia Kolchinsky Soul Poetry Betsy Mars Verse Virtual Betsy Mars Vox Populi Robbi Nester West Trestle Review Lauren Camp, Brandel France de Bravo, Jen Karetnick*, Merie Kirby, Emily Patterson, Kelly R. Samuels Books The University of Chicago Press Chaos, Creativity, Completion: New Approaches to Writing with ADHD Editor: Chloe Martinez; Contributors: Jennifer L. Knox Features & Columns Be Less Careful Rebekah Hewitt, Elline Lipikin

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Features & Columns Poetry Daily Millie Tullis Second Coming Susanna Rich Podcasts & Radio Spots Kat B Making Connections Catherine Esposito Prescott* The Slowdown Amy Lemmon (*first published on SWWIM Every Day) The Unruly Muse Susan Aizenberg *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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Image of a rose-cream color tiled kitchen with a tiled stove, copper pots, hanging copper tools, a red-striped dishcloth, and a quote in bright yellow that says "No lights. No cameramen. No script. Would you believe I owned up to my sin?" by Judith Hoyer

From “Believe Me” by Judith Hoyer

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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 purple-pink night sky with neon pink daggers of lightning and a quote in neon yellow "You're putting God through the wringer right now" by Holiday Noel Campanella

From “Wringer” by Holiday Noel Campanella

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Image of a silhouette of a deer on a cliffside overlooking mountain ranges in late afternoon golden sunlight with a quote in pale blue "I can't see a deer on a page without bracing for impact" by Ray Ball

From “when Chen Chen tweets about deer in a poem” by Ray Ball

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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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Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Eclectica Magazine Sara Eddy, Anne Graue, Tresha Faye Haefner, Megan Merchant, Christine Potter Gleam Tina Barry, Sarah Carleton Hole in the Head Review Rebecca Brock**, Melissa McKinstry, Abby Murray Image Journal Lisa Dordal The Mackinaw Rita Maria Martinez MER Tamara J. Madison New Verse News Annie Stenzel ONE ART: a journal of poetry Nancy Huggett, Connie Post, Hilary Sideris Rattle Julia B. Levine Silver Birch Press Laurie Kuntz Terrain.org Susan Cohen**

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Awards 2025 Black River Chapbook Competition Winner: Romana Iorga The 2025 Charles Simic Poetry Prize Finalists: Mary Beth Hines, Rose Jenny Florida Book Awards Poetry, Silver Medal: Julie Marie Wade Naugatuck River Review 17th Annual Contest First Prize: Mary Beth Hines; Third Prize: B J Buckley; Finalists: Karen Elizabeth Sharpe; Semi-Finalists: Danielle Lemay 2025 St. Lawrence Book Award Winner: Grace H. Zhou Books In a Nutshell: an anthology of micro-poems Wendy Taylor Carlisle, Geraldine Connolly, Betsy Mars, Erin Murphy, Melissa Studdard Features & Columns The Writer's Chronicle Jessica Cuello, Anna Leahy

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Reviews MER Reviewer: Julia Lisella tweetspeak Erin Murphy Podcasts & Radio Spots Poetry Moment Jessica Manack *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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Image of the legs of a person diving into water wearing bright red and a quote in pale yellow "each time you dive into water with ease, a kingfisher's iridescent grace" by Elisa Albo

From “Each Time” by Elisa Albo

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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 a peach and grey cloud-filled sky and a tree and a field of sunflowers with sunlight coming through the tree leaves and clouds and a quote in bright yellow "I am saying the words, let me in, I want to shake the sky with you" by Miranda Beeson.

From “I Pretend To Know How Everything Would Unfold” by Miranda Beeson

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Image of a golden-colored dog's face asleep with eyes closed and a quote in bright blue "The body just wants something loyal and divine, a dog's eyelids fluttering in sleep." by Cynthia Atkins

From “Self-Portrait with No Spare Parts” by Cynthia Atkins @catkinspoet.bsky.social

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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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SWWIM Weekly Spotlight Literary Magazines Dear Booze Ann Cefola Esther Poetry Journal Susan Aizenberg, Clayre Benzadón, Maya Bernstein, Susan Michele Coronel, Jessica de Koninck, Lesléa Newman, Rebekah Wolman ONE ART: a journal of poetry Sara Ries Dziekonski, Gloria Heffernan, Talia Pinzari OxMag Jen Karetnick* Posit Genevieve Kaplan River Teeth Emma Bolden, Jenny Molberg Shenandoah Sayuri Matsuura Ayers, Susanna Rich Sky Island Journal Bex Hainsworth, Katy Luxem South Florida Poetry Journal Devon Balwit, Merrill Oliver Douglas, Liz Grisaru, Olga Livshin Swing Suzanne Frischkorn, Jessica Lee

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines 3Elements Literary Review Devon Balwit, KT Herr, Shannon K. Winston Variant Lit Arielle Kaplan, Grace H. Zhou, Jane Zwart Awards 2025 Helena Whitehill Book Award Finalists: Kylie Q. Gallatly; Semi-Finalists: Ellene Glenn Moore RHINO 2026 Founders' Prize Runner-Up: Liz Ahl Riot in Your Throat Open Reading Period Winner: Sonia Greenfield Books Texas A&M University Press Caridad Moro-Gronlier*, Through the Lens Features & Columns Electric Lit Lolita Stewart-White

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Features & Columns Poetry Foundation Jennifer Jean Second Coming Lynn McGee tweetspeak Betsy Mars University of Arizona Poetry Center blog Trish Hopkinson Reviews North American Review Reviewed: Susan Rich *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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Image of two hands clasped tightly with the quote in bright yellow "Every prayer is a gentle wish for a time machine" by Marion Wrenn

From “Harvest” by Marion Wrenn

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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 two women standing beneath an orange light on cobblestone reflecting light and the quote in bright yellow "Delight and fear twinned in our hearts" by Veronica Kornberg

From “Susan, Gone” by Veronica Kornberg @vkornberg.bsky.social

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❤️ This year’s Offsite. On Purpose. is dedicated in loving memory to Jennifer Martelli (1962-2025).

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Image of mathematical equations on a chalboard in blue and purple ink with a quote in pale blue "We are all imperfect logic, math-matched" by Sarah Ann Winn

From “How to Reach the Moon by Folding” by Sarah Ann Winn @poetcamp.bsky.social

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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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Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Anacapa Review Tresha Faye Haefner, Jen Karetnick*, Kathleen McGookey, Lindsay Rockwell Anti-Heroin Chic Sherry Abaldo, Ellen Austin-Li, Sara Eddy, Valentina Gnup, Nancy Huggett, Megan Merchant, Rachel Neve-Midbar, Kelly R. Samuels, Merna Dyer Skinner, Angela Sucich Blackbox Manifold Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné, David Eileen, Shara McCallum Ezra Ann Cefola The Margins Jia-Rui Cook New Verse News Susan Cohen** ONE ART: a journal of poetry Sarah Carey, Valentina Gnup, Betsy Mars, Marjorie Maddox Pithead Chapel Patricia Caspers

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines PLUME Kelli Russell Agodon, Patricia Clark, Kelle Groom, Leah Umansky Prairie Schooner Lolita Stewart-White River Heron Review Liz Ahl, Tresha Faye Haefner, Judy Kaber, Candice Kelsey, Iris Rosenberg, Rose Strode Shot Glass Journal Holiday Noel Campanella Terrain.org Suzanne Edison Vox Populi Cynthia Atkins Awards 2025 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry Winner: Jia-Rui Cook 2025 River Heron Editors Prize Finalist: Annette Sisson Books Tupelo Press Other Paths for Shahrazad: A Bilingual Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Arab Women, Editor: Jennifer Jean

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Features & Columns Autumn Sky Poetry Daily Laura Foley Second Coming Ruth Hoberman Reviews PLUME Reviewer: Elizabeth Sylvia ** tweetspeak Sarah Carey Interviews PLUME Lauren Camp Southern Review of Books Lolita Stewart-White Terrain.org Elizabeth Jacobson *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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Silhouette of a boy on a bicycle against a dark blue sky with a quote in pale yellow "the boy doesn't believe in worship" by Shlagha Borah

From “the boy” by Shlagha Borah

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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 lemon tree with green leaves and multiple bright yellow lemons against a bright blue sky with a quote in bright yellow "the most beautiful thing - the lemon tree, he salvaged from trash and replanted" by Gwenyth Wheat

From “Maybe you hold it like a fruit” by Gwenyth Wheat

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Image of koi pond full of brightly colored koi and covered with surface moss with a quote in bright blue that reads "How do you build a painting with only sixty minutes to live" by Sharon Tracey

From “5 PM” by Sharon Tracey

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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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Flyer in shades of pink, ivory, and red that says Breakfast Club with Radar and SWWIM, Friday March 6, 8:00AM, Bistro 300, Hyatt Regency, Baltimore Inner Harbor, *Free to attend, each poet covers the cost of their own breakfast. Logos of Radar Poetry and SWWIM.

CORRECTION: Mark your calendars for our AWP offsite Breakfast Club with Radar & SWWIM on Friday, March 6th at 8:00 AM at Bistro 300 located in the Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor. This event is free to attend. Each poet covers their own breakfast.

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Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines The Adroit Journal Ellen Kombiyil, Megan Pinto, Margaret Ray, Maureen Seaton, Jessica Q. Stark Disruptive Poets Carolina Hospital Midway Journal Jennifer Maritza McCauley, Sonya Schneider, Ruiyan Zhu New Verse News Erin Murphy Off Course Sarah Carleton ONE ART: a journal of poetry Laurie Kuntz, Christine Potter, Susan Rich Only Poems Daily Katie Manning Painted Bride Quarterly Alyx Chandler, Jen Karetnick*, Joannie Stangeland, Meghan Sterling POETRY Leslie Sainz Salvation South Kari Gunter-Seymour

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Awards Atlantis Award Winner: Rebecca Brock** DGF National Fellows Class of 2026 Lolita Stewart-White OAC’s Individual Excellence Awards Ellen Austin-Li, Julia Kolchinsky, Sayuri Matsuura Ayers Books Broadstone Books Marjorie Maddox, Hover Here Kelsay Books Sarah Stern, Dear Letters in the Red Box Small Harbor Publishing Erin Murphy, Mother as Conjunction Features & Columns Poetry Daily Taylor Franson-Thiel Poetry Foundation Jennifer Martelli, January Gill O'Neil

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Reviews RHINO Reviews Reviewers: Luisa A. Igloria, Susanna Lang, Emily Pérez; Reviewed: Joni Wallace Sweet Lit Reviewed: Sarah Carey Interviews The Rumpus Diamond Forde* *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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Image of a bronze statue of cupid aiming an arrow skyward against a bright blue sky. A quote in bright yellow reads "Is love that ruthless, that simple?" by Ann Lauinger

From “Almost a Heart” by Ann Lauinger

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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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