# Event Details - **Event Name**: SWWIM: Lisa Rhoades & Yael Valencia Aldana - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Part of an ongoing series of poetry readings on Miami BeachAbout this EventSWWIM Reading Series at The Betsy Writer's Room presents eight celebrated women poets in residence, September 2025-April 2026. Each visiting poet pairs with Miami's vibrant literary voices for intimate readings, fostering cross-generational dialogue and celebrating contemporary women's poetry.This series offers audiences rare access to emerging and established poets in an intimate setting, fostering meaningful connections between writers, readers, and Miami's thriving arts community. Presented with support from the Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation CreARTE.t.Join us for a special collaboration poetry reading with SWWIM x Matwaala featuring Lisa Rhoades + Yael Valencia Aldana. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/c3b10790-9dd1-11f0-9488-c5bafeb22235-rimg-w592-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg Yael Valencia Aldana is a Black-Latine poet and writer. She is the author of the poetry collection Black Mestiza (University Press of Kentucky, 2025) and the chapbook Alien(s) from (Bottlecap Press 2023). She is a Pushcart Prize winner, and her work has been featured by Ms. Magazine, Hip Latina, and The Las Comadres and Friends National Latino Book Club, among others. She is the Editor in Chief at Purple Ink Press. She teaches creative writing near the ocean, where she lives with her family and too many pets. You can find her online at YaelAldana.com and @yaelwrites. Visiting writer:Lisa Rhoades is the author of three collections of poetry, The Long Grass, (Saint Julian Press), Strange Gravity, (Bright Hill Press) and the forthcoming Central to the Task. A former poetry fellow at the Creative Writing Institute at the University of Wisconsin, she holds MFAs in writing from Columbia University and LSU. Her poems recently have appeared or are forthcoming widely, including at Rust+Moth, Rogue Agent, Pirene’s Fountain, Permafrost, Windhover, Barrow Street, and The Southern Review. She currently works as a pediatric nurse in New York City where she lives with her spouse and their children. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/miami-beach/swwim-lisa-rhoades-and-yael-valencia-aldana/100001684371312939 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, kentucky-derby - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fswwim-lisa-rhoades-yael-valencia-aldana-tickets-1684371312939 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Miami Beach - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: The Betsy Hotel - **lat**: 25.7865312 - **long**: -80.1297167 - **full address**: The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: The Betsy Hotel (https://allevents.in/org/the-betsy-hotel/23653768) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/a01146d532a93d5cbbec2cd75b28bec4bb6c86446455fc9c765215d7941ef66c-rimg-w700-h609-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1759218474 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/522ce82181ce4c9cdca94eb12fe80fbd2c1613a3b041175754909fd26f1406c5-rimg-w400-h400-dc44bfe1-gmir.jpg?v=1759218473 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** The Betsy Hotel - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, kentucky-derby - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about SWWIM: Lisa Rhoades & Yael Valencia Aldana ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "SWWIM: Lisa Rhoades & Yael Valencia Aldana", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/a01146d532a93d5cbbec2cd75b28bec4bb6c86446455fc9c765215d7941ef66c-rimg-w700-h609-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1759218474", "startDate": "2025-10-16", "endDate": "2025-10-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/miami-beach/swwim-lisa-rhoades-and-yael-valencia-aldana/100001684371312939", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Betsy Hotel", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1440 Ocean Drive", "postalCode": "33139", "addressLocality": "Miami Beach", "addressRegion": "FL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "25.7865312", "longitude": "-80.1297167" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Part of an ongoing series of poetry readings on Miami Beach", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2025-10-16", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/miami-beach/swwim-lisa-rhoades-and-yael-valencia-aldana/100001684371312939" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/miami-beach/swwim-lisa-rhoades-and-yael-valencia-aldana/100001684371312939", "price": 0, "name": "SWWIM: Poetry Reading" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Betsy Hotel", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-betsy-hotel/23653768" } ] } ] ```