SWWIM sustains and celebrates women poets by connecting creatives across generations and by curating a living archive of contemporary poetry, while solidifying Miami as a nexus for the literary arts.

POetry in bloom

A project in collaboration with O, Miami and poets Sandra Beasley (she/her) and Neil de la Flor (he/him).

Throughout the month of April 2021, the poems in this gallery will be folded into origami pinwheels and added to floral bouquets delivered across the greater Miami area, courtesy of Dolly’s Florist.

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Poem: “Sweetbay” by Amy Baskin. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “Look as Far as You Can” by Lauren Camp. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “Firebreak” by Kierstin Bridger. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “Nostalgia” (the title has a line through it) by K. Iver. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “On Seeing” by Sarah Browning. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “The Plague Year, Remembered” by Jenna Le. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “Week 11: Fig” by Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “Conservatory ” by Christina Lloyd. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “To the Emo Child of My Garden ” by Hilary King. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “A Sonnet to My Lady with Psoriasis” by Kim Roberts. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “Tender ” by Chloe Martinez. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “Frangipani in Lockdown” by Kandala Singh. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “Herbarium” by Jennifer Saunders. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “Butterfly iris” by Natalie Taylor. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.

Poem: “When the Drunk Guy Sent an Injured Goldfish to the Wildlife Rehab by Uber” by Melissa Studdard. Click on audio file (to the right of the poem) to listen.