Ask the Author: Bethel Swift
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Bethel Swift
"Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo, "Electric Arches" by Eve L. Ewing, "The Crown Ain't Worth Much" by Hanif Willis- Abdurraqib, "Girl with Death Mask" by Jennifer Givhan, "Tales of a Substitute Teacher & Job Coach" by Andy Palasciano, "from the earthen drum of my body" by Deborah Ramos, "of the mismatched teacups, of the single-serving spoon: a book of failures" by Jenny Boully, "Scorched Altar: Selected Poems & Stories 2007-2014" by Kristina Marie Darling, "Glacier Fire" and "In This Glad Hour" by Martha Vertreace-Doody and both "passionate hearts: The Poetry of Sexual Love" as well as "intimate kisses: The Poetry of Sexual Pleasure" edited by Wendy Maltz
Bethel Swift
Dating! Most of the dialogue referenced in these poems was culled from real conversations and relationships with friends, boyfriends, and male family members. One of the intermissions contains prayer-like spiritual convos as well.
Bethel Swift
Marketing my first book and getting ready to open up my press to Submissions for a body positive poetry anthology!
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