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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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SWWIM’s Residency at The Betsy offers poets time and space to write, read, walk along the beach, dream, and swim (of course). Applications close on 8/1. We can't wait to read yours!

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July 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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From “Flesh, Once Given” by Leila Farjami

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Image of pomegranate seeds with the quote "you filled my mouth with pomegranate seeds". by Leila Farjami
October 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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From “Morning in Midlife” by Sally Rosen Kindred

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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.
March 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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From “Dance Improvisation” by Terrie Elaine Joplin

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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
March 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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From “She Who” by Béthany Pozzi-Johnson

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Image of ocean and mountains and a quote that says "open to the infinite reaches of the planet she loves" by Béthany Pozzi-Johnson
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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From “Pondweed” by Mary Elder Jacobsen

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Image of bright green pond moss plants at the surface of water with a quote in bright blue "O ribbon me, oh ravel me" by Mary Elder Jacobsen
June 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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From “The Archaeologist” by Shylah Marie Addante

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September 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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September 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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From “At the New Bedford Whaling Museum” by Jennifer Litt

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Image of a whale skeleton hanging from a ceiling of a museum in front of a brick staircase with a quote in bright yellow "We surveyed the giant skeletons of whales--sperm, humpback, blue" by Jennifer Litt
May 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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From “Prophecy” by Angie Mazakis

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Image of two blue and white columbines with yellow threaded centers against a green background with a quote in pale blue "one of its seedlings will persist somewhere in the garden" by Angie Mazakis
June 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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From “Desert Abecedarian” by Rebecca Aronson

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Image of a tree trunk split open with red insides showing and quote in blue "He radiates hope to meet my fear and fury. Love like tree sap, impossible to scrape free." by Rebecca Aronson
August 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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September 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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From “American Guzzling Cento” by Marceline White @therealmarceline.bsky.social

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Image of woman singing with guitar with the quote "Sing you home into yourself and back to reason, America" by Marceline White
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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From “History with Fire” by Heather Swan

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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
April 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Applications are open until 8/1 for SWWIM's Residency at The Betsy. For more information, please visit our website.

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July 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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From “April as a synonym for beginning” by Jessica Thiru

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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.
April 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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From “Hydrangea” by Beth Boylan

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Image of outer space full of stars with the violet mist of Milky Way and a quote in bright blue "all of us, all of this--to be lost, to already be where we are going" by Beth Boylan
June 12, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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From “Self-Portrait with No Spare Parts” by Cynthia Atkins @catkinspoet.bsky.social

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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
March 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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From “Herd Mentality” by Kathleen Miller

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Image of the silhouettes of a herd of horses against the light of sun with a quote in bright yellow "If one bolts, the rest will follow, wheeling from the unknown danger to the unknown world" by Kathleen Miller
June 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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We’ve been partnering with Miami Book Fair @miamibookfair.bsky.social since 2020 to bring you stimulating, inspiring work.

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November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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From “Mead Botanical Gardens” by Sophia Saco

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Image of a red ladybug on a green leaf with a quote in pale blue "I watch a ladybug tangle itself in a cobweb" by Sophia Saco
July 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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From “Forecast” by Ashley Varela

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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
March 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM