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 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 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

ALT Image of a silhouette of a woman leaping into the air to run against the last of a sunset sky with a quote in pale blue "The urge to break and run is unbearable" by Phoebe Reeves

ALT Inage of three women in a nightclub in red smoky light with a quote in bright yellow "it's easy to tip the scales when your stomach is heavy with secondhand prayer" by Mac Crane

ALT Image of a collision of two cars, one red and one silver, on a city street with a quote in bright blue "I was busy with happiness when I pulled out and hit the other car" by Alice Duggan

ALT Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Allium: Elizabeth Garcia, Merna Dyer Skinner MER Folio: Pichchenda Bao Pinch Literary Journal: Leona Sevick, Lesley Wheeler, Shannon K. Winston Plume: Susan Aizenberg, Patricia Clark, Diane K. Martin Rat's Ass Review: Sarah Carleton, Wendy Taylor Carlisle, Alexis Rhone Fancher, Meg Freer Rattle Poets Respond: Janna Schledorn RockPaperPoem: Dagne Forrest, Jane Ann Fuller, Mary Beth Hines, Sonya Schneider, Melody Wilson Villain Era: Paula R. Hilton Whale Road Review: Dagne Forrest, Violeta Garcia-Mendoza, Katie Kemple, Anya Kirshbaum, Danielle Lemay, Annette Sisson, Lesley Wheeler

ALT Awards Mass Book Awards: Longlist: Carla Panciera, Catherine Strisik 2026 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize: Finalists: Pam Crow, Kathryn Weld Narrative Magazine's 18th Annual Poetry Contest: Finalists: Julia Kolchinsky 2026 ProForma Competition: Winner: Ellen Koombiyil; Shortlisted: Jen Karetnick*, Julia Kolchinsky 2026 RPP Poetry Contest: First Runner-Up: Dagne Forrest; Honorable Mention: Jane Ann Fuller, Melody Wilson Books Center for Humans & Nature, Sensoria anthology: Contributors: Elizabeth Bradfield, Lauren Camp, Brenda Cárdenas, Kai Coggin, Elizabeth Jacobson, Heather Swan The Ohio State University Press: Amy Thatcher, Weird Girl Seven Kitchens Press: VA Smith, Urbanity

ALT Features & Columns LitHub: Chelsea Rathburn Poetry Daily: Arah Ko Reviews LA Review of Books: Reviewer: Heather Treseler Publisher's Weekly: Reviewed: Erika Meitner Whale Road Review: Reviewer: Emma Bolden, Reviewer: Crystal Stone Interviews Be Less Careful: Jenny Browne Whale Road Review: Mary Ardery