Jen Karetnick

@Kavetchnik

Poet, writer, eater. 22 books certified human-authored. Co-founder/edit @SWWIMmiami. Rep: @AgentJessicaA

El Portal, Miami

jkaretnick.com

Joined September 2007

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Jen Karetnick
@Kavetchnik
Sep 28, 2023
I'm so in love with the cover of Inheritance with a High Error Rate, which uses the magical art of @HelenAhpornsiri, I'm thinking a tattoo is the next appropriate step. Only decision: Where?🤔Now available from @CiderPressRev for pre-order here: ciderpressreview.com/product/inheri… 🐋🌸🪻
Jen Karetnick
@Kavetchnik
Jul 27
Thank you to the fabulous team at @RattlePoetry for including my work in this issue! I’m forever grateful ☺️
Rattle
@RattlePoetry
Jul 27
Jen Karetnick from Rattle 92, Summer 2026 Read the full poem: Rattle.com/the-watchers-b… #poetry
Jen Karetnick
@Kavetchnik
Jun 13
I wrote this last summer at Idyllwild, from a prompt by Susan Rich. I can’t recall the prompt but I do remember making myself laugh in my dorm room 🤣
HAD
@havehadhavehad
Jun 13
an amazing "found ghazal from an Amazon review of solar-powered floodlights" today from @Kavetchnik ! "This is garbage, just like my ex-wife. It lasted two weeks just like my ex-wife. It wasn’t even bright— again, like my ex-wife— " havehashad.com/hadposts/did-y…
Jen Karetnick
@Kavetchnik
Mar 30
A year ago, we lost my brother-in-law to suicide. This poem pays tribute. RIP Bill you are missed every day. 💔
Psaltery & Lyre ❤️‍🔥
@PsalteryLyre
Mar 30
"Willing to fall for the trick that tells the truth, / we trick ourselves to forget." "Sonnenizio for Bill and Detail from 'Sonnenizio for Bill'" by @Kavetchnik psalteryandlyre.org/2026/03/30/son…
Jen Karetnick
@Kavetchnik
Nov 20, 2025
Give Miami Day is here! SWWIM is dedicated to publishing, promoting, and uplifting women's voices at a time when they really need to be heard. Please the link below to give!
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SWWIM PUBLISHES, CELEBRATES, AND PROMOTES WOMEN-IDENTIFYING WRITERS, EXPANDING THE CANON TO INCLUDE VOICES TOO-OFTEN OVERLOOKED WHILE HELPING TO ESTABLISH MIAMI AS AN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY HUB. TO...