From “The moon is a German Shepherd, guarding us. No,” by Martha Rhodes
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/19/the-moon-is-a-german-shepherd-guarding-us-no

From “The moon is a German Shepherd, guarding us. No,” by Martha Rhodes
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/19/the-moon-is-a-german-shepherd-guarding-us-no
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From “Spring Letter from Miami” by Joan Kwon Glass @joankwonglass.bsky.social
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/16/spring-letter-from-miami
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From “I Survey Friends About the Color Yellow” by Asa Drake @asaldrake.bsky.social
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/15/i-survey-friends-about-the-color-yellow
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From “Think θɪŋk” by Phoebe Reeves
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/14/think-k
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Marion Wrenn
“Harvest”
Jenny Boyar
“Mass Ascension”
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From “At Gossip the Lesbian Bar” by Mac Crane @mcrane12.bsky.social
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/13/at-gossip-the-lesbian-bar
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From “Too Beautiful, in May” by Alice Duggan
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/12/too-beautiful-in-may
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From “Ballad” by Kathleen Winter
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/9/ballad
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From “Sewn” by Melanie McCabe
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2026 nominees
Jessica Barlevi
“Before”
Mary Kovaleski Byrnes
“New Baby Haibun”
heather emmanuel
“unattended”
Melissa Ginsburg
“The mother”
Pam Williams
“We Got Future”
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From “Parable of the Claw Machine” by Samantha Strong Murphey
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/7/parable-of-the-claw-machine
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From “A Plump Wife & A Big Barn Never Did Any Man Harm” by Jennifer Jackson Berry
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/6/a-plump-wife-amp-a-big-barn-never-did-any-man-harm
From “Self Portrait as a Bag of Breast Milk in a Restaurant Freezer” by Tyler Mills
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www.swwim.org/swwimeveryday/2026/10/5/self-portrait-as-a-bag-of-breast-milk-in-a-restaurant-freezer
October 8, 5-8pm: Rediscovered Voices #WomenPoets from the Soviet Republics
Join us for a curator-led tour of The Beast of Joy: Women Artists from Soviet Republics + performance by #YaraArtsGroup blends #poetry, music, & more. A light reception follows. oct8zam.eventbrite.com
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