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ALT Flyer that reads "SWWIM A Poetry Reading & Conversation with Bleah Patterson and Z. Yasmin Waheed, October 16 6:30PM Books & Books" with images of both women
ALT Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Calul Journal: Susanna Lang Conjunctions: Simone Muench and Jackie K. White EcoTheo Review: Violeta Garcia-Mendoza Gyroscope Review: Christa Fairbrother, Marissa Glover, Beth Gordon, Catherine Hodges**, Arminé Iknadossian, Laura McCullough, Ellen McGrath Smith, Michele Sharpe, Julie Weiss, Marceline White ONE ART: a journal of poetry: Julie Benesh Peacock Journal: Janette Schafer Plume: Elizabeth Jacobson, Jennifer A Sutherland Rust & Moth: David Eileen, Suzanne Langlois, Carla Panciera, Christine Potter, Sara Rosenberg swamp pink: Brandel France de Bravo (swamp pink Poetry Prize winner), Arah Ko The Westchester Review: Jill Kitchen**, Ruby Hansen Murray
ALT Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Awards Akron Poetry Prize: Winner: Emma Trelles*** 2026 Red Wheelbarrow: Third Place: David Eileen; Semi-Finalist: Rebecca Faulkner River River Book's 2026 Open Reading Period: Selected: Catherine Rockwood; Heidi Seaborn; Finalists: Alyse Bensel, H.E. Fisher, Leonora Simonovis, Wendy Wisner, Jane Zwart Robert and Adele Schiff Awards: Finalists: Maja Lukic, Ruby Murray Books Book*hug Press: Susanna Lang, trans., My Forests New Directions: Chloe Martinez, trans., Blue Like My Beloved June Road Press, Places on the Way: A Poetry Road Trip anthology: Mary Ardery, Jennifer Blackledge, Rebecca Brock**, Theresa Burns, Ja'net Danielo, Annie Diamond, Andrea England, Leah Falk, Katherine Fallon, Violeta Garcia-Mendez, Jill Kitchen**, Jami Macarty, Lea Marshall, Rebecca Hart Olander, Emily Patterson, Iris Rosenberg, Carly Sachs, Elinor Ann Walker, Elina Katrin, Marceline White, Diana Whitney, Marina Hope Wilson
ALT Books Sarabande Books: Traci Brimhall, The Grief Artist Sheila-Na-Gig Editions: Betsy Mars, Rue Obscure The Word Works: Sarah Browning, Call Me Yes Features and Columns Autumn Sky Poetry Daily: Grace Massey MER Poem of the Month: Pichchenda Bao Poetry Daily: Katie Berta; M. Soledad Caballero Reviews The Lake: Jen Karetnick* Interviews Poetose: Sarah Carey
ALT Image of gold sparkling star glitter with a quote in white that reads "Celebrate SWWIM Every Day's 200th poem!!!"
ALT Image of a close up of a bonfire at night with flames behind pieces of wood and a rising swirl of orange sparks and a quote in pale blue "I am a sorry witch who burns like evidence. I give you my spine made of matchsticks." by Alina Kalontarov
ALT Image of a steel wire birdcage with a quote in bright yellow "Today will marry my dunce heart that got damaged when a doctor tried to animate the past I kept in a cage" by Mary Jo Bang
ALT Image of the silhouette of a woman's hair and hand behind a sheet with a quote in pale blue "We know how close we get to feral when pushed" by Christy Prahl
ALT Image of a sandy beach with a bright yellow and red plastic child's shovel against a gentle tide coming in and a quote in bright yellow "I dream of guitars washing up, like parts of me, like plastic shovels of the hotel tourists, reds, blues, mostly primary yellows" by Tania Pryputniewicz
ALT Image of a close up of a frost-colored birch tree trunk with grey markings and a quote in bright blue "you could barely see the paper birch, nothing but cold monochromatic clips ghost white" by Bonnie Jill Emanuel
ALT Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines AGNI Online: Denise Duhamel American Poetry Journal: Jennifer Franklin, Diane Leblanc DMQ Review: Donna Vorreyer, Julie Weiss The Mackinaw: Deborah Bacharach** The Missouri Review: David Eileen Northwest Review: Allisa Cherry, Leila Farjami Plant-Human Quarterly: Patricia Zylius Rawhead: Jessica Ballen, Allison Cundiff, Esther Sadoff Sheila-Na-Gig: Patricia Clark, Laura Foley, Karen George, Judy Kronenfeld, Paula J. Lambert, Marjorie Maddox, Betsy Mars, Lisa Rhoades (Editor's Choice) The Shore: David Eileen, Joanna Fuhrman, Annette Sisson, Kathleen Winter, Jane Zwart Southern Humanities Review: Leila Farjami, Felciia Zamora Vagabond City Lit: Melissa Eleftherion Carr Villain Era: Katie Manning
ALT Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Awards Cider Press Review Editor's Award: Winner: Annette Sisson; Finalists: Lindsay Rockwell 2026 Colorado Poetry Prize: Finalist: Mia Leonin* The John Ridland Poetry Prize: Semi-Finalists: Susan Cohen**, Judy Ireland Books Black Ocean Press: Jennifer Jean, trans. I Drag My Sorrow by His Collar Galileo Press: Alexa Doran, Exit Interview Main Street Rag Publishing: Lisa Zimmerman, Faraway Rain Pine Row Press: Amy Dryansky, Amergris Features & Columns Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day: Chloe Martinez
ALT Features & Columns Autumn Sky Poetry Daily: Diane LeBlanc Poetry Society of America: Ansley Moon Second Coming: Sarah Sarai Interviews The Poetry Salon: Adela Najarro Audio/Visual Spots & Podcasts The Slowdown: Leila Farjami *SWWIM Every Day Editors **SWWIM Every Day Readers & Staff ***SWWIM Every Day Contributing Editors-at-Large
ALT Black and white image of an older man walking up a street with a quote in bright blue "It was as if he had walked into a room and forgotten why" by Namita Krishnamurthy
ALT Image of person covered with bright blue light and lightning bolts and a quote in pale yellow "praying with the priestess of lightning and good looks" by C.E. Janecek
ALT Image of green willow tree branches in the wind against a bright blue sky with a quote in pale blue "The wind, a hymn that twirls its fingers through the trees' green locks" by Ellie Gomero
ALT A close-up of a frog's eye and blue pond water with a quote in bright yellow that reads "When I question the river, a chorus of invisible frogs chants where, where, where" by Jules Jacon
ALT Image of a bright full moon with craters visible over a sparkling reflection and a quote in bright blue "The moon paces the sky like a worried parent" by Martha Rhodes
ALT Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Alaska Quarterly Review: Violeta Garcia-Mendoza, Jill Kitchen**, Alyse Knorr, Jeanne Wagner, Kathleen Winter The Bloomin' Onion: Nancy Huggett BOMB: Rosanna Young Oh (BOMB's 2026 Poetry Contest Winner) The Georgia Review: Kai Coggin, Shara McCallum, Felicia Zamora Latino Literatures: Andrea Dulanto, Carolina Hospital Luna Luna: Kathleen Hellen MicroLit: Kathleen Hellen, Laurie Kuntz Odd Pocket: Susan Michele Coronel, Jill Crammond, Candice M. Kelsey (honorable mention issue #2), Janette Schafer (second place issue #2), Cynthia Ventresca ONE ART: a journal of poetry: Julie Weiss Phil Lit: Cynthia Atkins Poetry Northwest: Hilary King, Megan J. Arlett, Leonora Simonovis, Atia Sattar
ALT Weekly Spotlight LITERARY MAGAZINES Prairie Schooner: Anjanette Delgado, Jennifer Franklin, Ana Menéndez AWARDS 2026 American Book Award Before Columbus Foundation: Adela Najarro 2026 Northern California Book Awards: Finalists: Julia B Levine, Mia Ayumi Malhotra BOOKS Alice James Books: Shara McCallum, Behold; Kelly Grace Thomas, Future Tense LSU Press: Jenny Molberg, The Medium Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, YOU'VE BEEN POEMED anthology: Contributors: Malaika King Albrecht, Ellen Austin-Li, Beth Copeland, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Hayley Mitchell Haugen, Paula J. Lambert, Louise Robertson, Barbara Sabol, Hannah Stephenson, Laura Grace Weldon
ALT Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Features & Columns Good Times: Adela Najarro Poetry Daily: Catherine Abbey Hodges Poetry Town: Laura Grace Weldon Reviews MER: Reviewers: Christy Lee Barnes, Sharon Tracey; Reviewed: Ana Maria Caballero, Kelly Grace Thomas, Heidi Seaborn 2Jacket: Reviewer: Susan Rich Interviews Poetry Northwest: Hyejung Kook, Mia Ayumi Malhotra *SWWIM Every Day Editors **SWWIM Every Day Readers & Staff ***SWWIM Every Day Contributing Editors-at-Large
ALT Image of a bright turquoise-blue ocean beneath fluffy white clouds against a slim pale sand beach with umbrellas and beach chairs and a few people and a quote in pale blue "I'm leaving room for paradise" by Joan Kwon Glass
ALT Flyer that reads "SWWIM A Poetry Reading & Conversation with Bleah Patterson and Z. Yasmin Waheed, October 16 6:30PM Books & Books" with images of both women
ALT Image of a woman with long hair in a yellow dress with sunlight coming through the skirt and a quote in bright blue "I want to confirm, not only have I received your payment, I've blown it on a heavily discounted yellow dress" by Asa Drake