b.e. sweeney

is a poet located in the northwest side of chicago, writing on bus rides home about the fear of taking time to love fully. his debut collection, si me quieres besar, was published in april 2026, featuring 9 original poems (and two translations into spanish). increasingly, he has been writing publicly; that work can be found here.

a selection of his work can be found here. for any information regarding where to obtain his work, publication, his readings, or just to chat, he can be reached at sweeney@pajamaclaws.net. for updates regarding those things, or just to keep up with him, subscribe to his mailing list here.