NEXT WEEK! Join us next Thursday, April 16 at 7pm (EST) for a reading & conversation with @joankwonglass.bsky.social & @clayrebenz.bsky.social at The Betsy Hotel’s B Bar. This event will be live-streamed from The Betsy on our Instagram & Facebook pages. Join us in person or from wherever you are.

Join us Thursday, April 16 at 7pm (EST) for a reading & conversation with @joankwonglass.bsky.social & @clayrebenz.bsky.social at The Betsy Hotel’s B Bar. This event will be live-streamed from The Betsy on our Instagram & Facebook pages. Join us in person or from wherever you are. XO SWWIM Team

Visiting Poet-in-Residence Joan Kwon Glass & local poet Clayre Benzadón will read for SWWIM at The BBar at the Betsy-South Beach on 4/16 at 7pm. This free, in-person event will also be live-streamed on IG & FB Live @swwimmiami. @joankwonglass.bsky.social @clayrebenz.bsky.social @swwim.bsky.social

Salty teeth, cold briskets, and tart & sweet… RA issue 133 is here! All new poetry including @surlyacres.bsky.social @clayrebenz.bsky.social @trishhopkinsonpoet.bsky.social @melaniemccabe.bsky.social @amymiller.bsky.social with art by @rachelturney.bsky.social🌻 // rogueagentjournal.com/issue133

We're so excited that @clayrebenz.bsky.social's Moon as Salted Lemon has been listed as a finalist for the 2026 Lammy Awards! Thank you @lambdaliterary.org!

🎉 We are delighted to begin announcing our #Lammys2026 shortlist... 🎉

The shortlist! lambdaliterary.org/awards/curre... incl @ellomelissa.bsky.social, @catherinelacey.bsky.social, @artichokeheart.bsky.social, @1martincloutier.bsky.social, @clayrebenz.bsky.social, @otroedgargomez.bsky.social, @annajswan.bsky.social, @blairfell.bsky.social, @susiedoom.bsky.social & more

The 2026 finalists in Bi Poetry: antibody by Rebecca Salazar. Blue Opening by Chet'la Sebree. Hover by Liza Flum @omnidawn.bsky.social Moon as Salted Lemon by @clayrebenz.bsky.social The Garbage Poems by @annajswan.bsky.social #Lammys2026

Will you be at @sasfest.bsky.social? If so, @greggsha.bsky.social, @clayrebenz.bsky.social, & I would love for you to join us at 1pm on 3/28 as we celebrate the legacy of Maureen Seaton! #MaureenSeaton #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #poetry #writers

If you missed my reading with @soflopojo.bsky.social with @clayrebenz.bsky.social, here is a URL, and go to their main page to find Clayre's reading, interviews, and issue readings! youtu.be/VfbFZji33zU

The new @whaleroadreview.bsky.social is out, and my review of @clayrebenz.bsky.social's "Moon as Salted Lemon" is included. Read it here: www.whaleroadreview.com/clayre-benza...

If you missed my reading with @soflopojo.bsky.social with @clayrebenz.bsky.social , it is on YouTube. Split by reader, so you can find Clayre's reading along with others by going to their page. Thank you Michael Mackin O'Mara for the video work here--and for everything! :-) youtu.be/VfbFZji33zU

Join us tonight (11/18) to hear featured readers @clayrebenz.bsky.social, @theoriginalison.bsky.social, & @stevenreigns.bsky.social. @driftwoodpress.bsky.social @smallharborpub.bsky.social #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #poetry

Join us on 11/18 to hear featured readers @clayrebenz.bsky.social, @theoriginalison.bsky.social, & @stevenreigns.bsky.social. Yes, we are switching to Tuesday this month!! @driftwoodpress.bsky.social @smallharborpub.bsky.social #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #poetry

Join us on 11/18 to hear featured readers @clayrebenz.bsky.social, @theoriginalison.bsky.social, & @stevenreigns.bsky.social. Yes, we are switching to Tuesday this month!! @driftwoodpress.bsky.social @smallharborpub.bsky.social #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #poetry

Join us on 11/18 to hear featured readers @clayrebenz.bsky.social, @theoriginalison.bsky.social, & @stevenreigns.bsky.social. Yes, we are switching to Tuesday this month!! @driftwoodpress.bsky.social @smallharborpub.bsky.social #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #poetry

Join us on 11/18 to hear featured readers @clayrebenz.bsky.social, @theoriginalison.bsky.social, & @stevenreigns.bsky.social. Yes, we are switching to Tuesday this month!! @driftwoodpress.bsky.social @smallharborpub.bsky.social #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #poetry

Join us on 11/18 to hear featured readers @clayrebenz.bsky.social, Alison Lubar, & @stevenreigns.bsky.social. Yes, we are switching to Tuesday this month!! @driftwoodpress.bsky.social @smallharborpub.bsky.social #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #poetry

@clayrebenz.bsky.social's Moon as Salted Lemon has been featured in The Wardrobe's Best Dressed! Use the link in our bio to read and then order your copy of this poetry collection today. #tbr #newbook

OUT NOW: @clayrebenz.bsky.social Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #booksky

then we have Moon as Salted Lemon by @clayrebenz.bsky.social www.driftwoodpress.com/our-books/mo...

You can purchase Driftwood Press books from Alienated Majesty, one of our favorite Austin bookstores. Make sure to visit Alienated Majesty if you're in the Austin area! 📚 #indiebookstore #alienatedmajestybooks

Driftwood Press is at Lit Youngstown! Make sure to stop by our table today and tomorrow to purchase your next read #lityoungstown #indiepress

Latest praise for Moon as Salted Lemon is here! Use the link in our bio to purchase your copy of this poetry collection today. #newpoetry

TONIGHT: Celebrate the launch of Moon as Salted Lemon with @clayrebenz.bsky.social and friends at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL! Use the link in our bio to RSVP for the October 12th event. #booklaunch #poetryreading

Celebrate the launch of Moon as Salted Lemon with @clayrebenz.bsky.social and friends at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL! Use the link in our bio to RSVP for the October 12th event. #booklaunch #poetryreading

OUT NOW: @clayrebenz.bsky.social Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #newbook

Pre-order your copy of Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon! This poetry collection is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. #tbr #newpoetry

OUT 9/30/25: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Make sure to pre-order your copy! #tbr #preorder

OUT TOMORROW: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #newbook

OUT TODAY: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #newbook

Celebrate the launch of Moon as Salted Lemon with @clayrebenz.bsky.social and friends at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL! Use the link in our bio to RSVP for the October 12th event. #booklaunch #poetryreading

🪿POEM🪿 Clever AND sexy? On a Monday? Get it get it, goose! THREADED BREATHWORK by @clayrebenz.bsky.social “I taste cream / on your neck.” sillygoosepress.com/issue-five/t...

Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Pre-order this poetry collection using the link in bio! #tbr #newpoetry

Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Pre-order this poetry collection using the link in bio! #tbr

Please join us in welcoming our 2025-2026 Writers in Residence. Save every date for our upcoming reading season! @taylorbyas.bsky.social @ritamookerjee.bsky.social, @joankwonglass.bsky.social @ninasudhakar.bsky.social @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #WomenWriters

@carolenekurien.bsky.social @yaelwrites.bsky.social @clayrebenz.bsky.social #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #PoetryCommunity #ReadingSeries #PoetryReadings #TheBetsySouthBeach #WomenPoets

My review of @clayrebenz.bsky.social's Moon as Salted Lemon will appear next March in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social! Be sure to read the book before the review comes out!

🪿MEET THE POET GEESE PT 1 🪿 cc: @adamdeutsch.com @asburrispoet.bsky.social @clayrebenz.bsky.social @heajacq.bsky.social @reverendpear.bsky.social @joshuaboers.bsky.social

COVER REVEAL INCOMING: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Pre-order using link in bio! #coverreveal

My book cover!!

Featuring works by: @helendestroy.bsky.social @mollyakin.bsky.social @poetlaurie.bsky.social @clayrebenz.bsky.social ... and many more!

‼️Contributors for Issue no. 2‼️ On its way. Thank you all for your patience. ❤️

issue no 5 is now available for preorder. please support these poets and nw{p} by purchasing a copy and sharing this post.

There is no entry fee to submit to The Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize. Contest is open to LGBTQIA+ writers. Winner receives $500. Submissions close 12/31. Submit through Submittable to the South Florida Poetry Journal: soflopojo.submittable.com/submit.

Early lunch break, & I have to share the contributor reveal for WHEN I WAS STRAIGHT: A TRIBUTE TO MAUREEN SEATON. Gratitude to @smallharborpub.bsky.social for publishing this chapbook anthology!

just chugging water and crying in front of a spreadsheet

We're excited to announce that Clayre Benzadon's full-length collection, 'Moon as Salted Lemon,' is our latest prize winner! This collection will release in 2025. #newpoetry