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.

Even Now at Sixty-One—Car Park at Night

How could I
have forgotten
the dread

of having
to choose

between the dim
shaft of the stairs
and the bright
cage of the elevator?



Lesley Lambton was born in the North of England but lived in Connecticut for many years where she worked at her local library organizing programs and events. She recently moved to the Isle of Man in the middle of the Irish Sea. Her poems have appeared in several anthologies and journals including Connecticut River Review, The Worcester Review, and Right Hand Pointing. Her chapbook Crocus was published by the Collective Press in Wales.

Living Room

Dear Y2K,