OPO In Their Own Voice | Breathing as an act of rebellion by Betty Powdrill

One Poem Only · Aug 10, 2026 · 1m

One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise.

Welcome to In Their Own Voice, a special month on One Poem Only where every poem is read by the poet who wrote it. Today's episode invites you to hear a contemporary poem exactly as its author intended.

Today’s poem is Breathing as an act of rebellion by Betty Powdrill. Read the full poem on Substack.

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