"I never met my great grandmother, but she lives in my knees, the way they freeze even on the warmest days, just like hers used to do." I love this poem so much! Amazing writing by @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social in @merliterary.bsky.social 💙💙💙

We visited an open house in Harlem tonight. Gorgeous place and this is my dream bedroom. Imagine sleeping surrounded by all those books. They come with the house (if you want).

Day 6: When I Was Straight edited by @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social 💚

Day 5: Through the Lens by Caridad Moro-Gronlier

"and what’s to come of my personality / if I can’t make jokes about being broken." ICYMI: Contributor @sfeycreates.bsky.social was published in @adroitjournal.bsky.social! 💕 buff.ly/9IBqr4a

You are currently averaging over 10,000 calls per hour on 5 Calls (!!!) to demand your reps rein in Trump and his catastrophic threats. 🔥📞🔥

🚨🚨🚨 Congress must return from recess and use every tool it can to stop Trump from committing war crimes and unilaterally launching a nuclear war. That includes impeachment. Call your reps. NOW. 🔥📞🔥 Info, numbers, and script @ 5calls.org

Women in lakes distributing swords looking better and better.

I don't have a lot of faith in democracy this morning, I have to tell you

I’m so fucking embarrassed to be from the United States with this insane freak in charge.

holding head in hands this morning. how the fuck are you supposed to process a leader saying he’ll kill an entire civilization. idle threat or not, we’re witnessing pure evil.

From “Silverwear” by Terese Svoboda @tsvoboda.bsky.social . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Silverwear #TereseSvoboda #TuesdayPoem #TBT

And there might be a seat or two left? I'm not sure, but sharing the details just in case anyone is interested. :) luma.com/ezkmqpzi

Day 1: Modern Poetry by @dseuss.bsky.social ❤️

🚨 Christina Koch has officially become the farthest any woman has ever traveled from Earth

I've heard a lot of stories are already coming in to @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social writing competition! Be sure to get your story in! 🎉🎉🎉 gooseberry-pie.com/gooseberry-p...

Many thanks to @danadelibovi.bsky.social for her tender & thoughtful review of Unrivered @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social "The poet does not dissemble. She writes as a mature person, and unabashedly so. To me, this is a strength of the work." cablestreet.org/issue-11-tab...

It is my birthday share your best poem below. Animal facts and pics also welcome.

i want that pick-you-up-at-the-airport kind of love

Starting at 8pm central tonight, I present the best of 1981 featuring 5+ hours of classic alternative and new wave music videos. Join me live at twitch.tv/djjakerudh for the artists, songs and albums that would help shape the sound of the ‘80s. Plus the birth of MTV. 📺

Six years in, and I still can't work out the right last line for this poem.

My poem is going to be read on WNYC morning edition on Friday at 8:19AM!!

It’s definitely my birthday month if the gods have conspired to put my heresies in the hands of a writer I admire so much. Thank be unto the rams of the cosmos! 🫀

“At what point is an ending ruined by our anticipation of it?” — @alinaetc.bsky.social

"...and here is where the reporter will sit up straight now and ask if that’s the moment I fell in love with blood,...." My lord, this brilliant piece of writing by @sfreligh.bsky.social 💙💙💙 ghostparachute.com/issue/april-...

Yay! Absolutely thrilled to have a new story in the amazing @100wordstory.bsky.social today. Big thanks to Michelle Ross for taking this one, and @livnorman.bsky.social, @laurabesley.bsky.social and @marthawrites.bsky.social for their eyes on the first draft 🌼🌿🌺 100wordstory.org/where-it-lea...

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

I'm probably not the first to say this, but a moon launch is such a beautiful and fitting start to National Poetry Month.

Thank you to Mayor Daniella Levine Cava for the honor of a lifetime, to Caridad Moro-Gronlier and Richard Blanco for paving the way for me, and to everyone who supports poets and poetry. I love you all. ❤️❤️❤️ (Link to announcement in comments below.)

From “April as a synonym for beginning” by Jessica Thiru . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Aprilasasynonymforbeginning #JessicaThiru #WednesdayPoem

Trans Day of Visibility. Trans people are our neighbors. Trans people are not dangerous. Today, and every day, we see you. You are loved, you belong 💛

the next stage in the genocide. unconscionable.

April is National Poetry Month, so make sure RHINO is part of your plans! Otherwise, we'll have to crash your party. 💥🦏 Upcoming events: bit.ly/4sFB0z2

“We see you, see ourselves and know / That we must take the utmost care / And kindness in all things.” — Joy Harjo  . . . This poem appeared in In Mad Love and War by Joy Harjo, published by Wesleyan University Press, 1990. Shared here with deep gratitude.

What can we do to help (gestures widely)? We can raise money! Join me in fundraising for a group supporting immigrants: Red's Good Vibes! If you donate (at least) $20.00 and email me (chloemiller(at)gmail(dot)com) your receipt, I'll send you a Zoom link to join a generative writing workshop,

If you see this, post a concert photo you took. Nick Cave, 2017, Paramount Theatre, Denver.

Most things I write seem to live somewhere between prose poem and CNF, story and song lyrics, waiting forever in a genre-less stack on my desk.

Thank you so much to Simon and Schuster for including @swwim.bsky.social in this wonderful list of literary magazines & presses that champion women-identifying writers. To find out more about what we do, head to SWWIM.org and follow us on Substack @swwimeveryday.

Starting at 8pm central tonight, I present ‘The Best of 1980’ featuring 5+ hours of post-punk, new wave & classic alternative music videos. Join us live at twitch.tv/djjakerudh for the artists, songs and albums that would help shape the sound of the ‘80s. Watch via 📺/💻/📱

I love Diane Seuss.

Our lil litmag got a shoutout from Simon and Schuster for women’s history month. 🎉🎉 www.westtrestlereview.com

Starting the weekend with a WIN! 🙌 Poetry reader @littlemissbleah.bsky.social will be part of a 2026-2027 SWWIM Residency at The Betsy Hotel! 🤩 👏

This poem is for any writer-parent who’s ever had someone belittle their work. Some dude asked me the question in the title of the first poem after a reading 😤🤬 Thank you to Nelle for giving these poems a home ✨

Congrats to Jia-Rui Cook and Makayla Wamboldt, our nominees for Best New Poets! www.whaleroadreview.com/nominations

Get your beauties ready for @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social and this year’s judge @danbillyc.bsky.social!!

Hey, it's me! I've entered my Board Member Era. Excited to support the press that has supported me so well and to work with the amazing board that is already in place.

Gooseberry Pie's annual writing competition kicks off April 1 and closes April 22. Here's a link to last year's winning entries, judged by the wonderful @lumchanmfa.bsky.social This year’s judge @danbillyc.bsky.social and I are excited to read your words. gooseberry-pie.com/special-issu...

From “Scene From a Birmingham Diner Rated Four Stars by Zagat” by Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poem #WomenPoets #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #SceneFromaBirminghamDinerRatedFourStarsbyZagat #AlinaStefanescu #TBT

STOP EVERYTHING, I need to tell you about a band called Satanicide and their cover of “My Heart Will Go On”—!!!

Since it's 80 degrees today in DC, where are you sending your summer-themed poems?