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One Poem Only
A daily reading. A quiet moment. One poem, center stage: just for now, just for you. A one-night-only show, in verse. Come back tomorrow. The curtain rises again.
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One Poem OnlySquare Society by Faye Simpson | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Square Society Faye Simpson In the land of square people, They live ridged lives, With…
One Poem OnlyEverlong/Evergreen by Dan Webber | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Everlong/Evergreen Dan Webber After…
One Poem OnlyEPISODE 365 | One Poem Only
I didn’t miss a day. Thank you for being here. For listening, for sharing, for writing, for championing poetry with me. There’s so much more to come. I dwell…
One Poem OnlyAbstract by WC Quinn | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Abstract WC Quinn My pieces appear…
One Poem OnlyUnlearning Perfection by Mya Noelani | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Unlearning Perfection Mya Noelani I took up the task of unlearning perfection Because…
One Poem OnlyYou Are Poetry by Emma-Jane Barlow | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. You Are Poetry Emma-Jane Barlow I…
One Poem OnlyOnly Sleeping by Jo Guzman | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Only Sleeping Jo Guzman The flavor of “Fuck you” smacked across my lips when I woke Not…
One Poem Only10 Things to Say When Meeting a Miracle by Dana Kinsey | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. 10 Things to Say When Meeting a Miracle Dana Kinsey ~for Miraku Uwadiae 1. I never knew…
One Poem OnlyLot: Vacant, Not by Danielle Eleanor Lavalle | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Lot: Vacant, Not Danielle Eleanor…
One Poem OnlyThen maybe it would mean something by E E Nisbet | One Poem Only
A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. Then maybe it would mean something E E Nisbet Then maybe it would mean…
One Poem OnlyMelancholy Ink by Dita Indradi | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Melancholy Ink Dita Indradi Sadness…
One Poem OnlyUntamed by Toni Young | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Untamed Toni Young My hair is a cascade of the most unruly waves. I’ve flattened her…
One Poem OnlyWhat We Don’t Put Away by Nicole Shepherd | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. What We Don’t Put Away Nicole…
One Poem OnlyAmalgamation by Sophia James | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Amalgamation Sophia James I walk to the top of the hill, The Sheffield hill That made my…
One Poem OnlyWonder by Kerena Joseline | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Wonder Kerena Joseline After Tuvia Rubiner If after everything that has happened you can…
One Poem OnlyDystopian Dirges (United Healthcare) by Amelia Wicker | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Dystopian Dirges (United Healthcare)…
One Poem OnlyLes Ondines by Claire Shalhope | One Poem Only
A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. Les Ondines Claire Shalhope I devote myself into secret gardens Where grey…
One Poem OnlyHomecoming by Kara Dobias | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Homecoming Kara Dobias The world…
One Poem Only“Once a palm reader told me” by Ariel Kasha | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. “Once a palm reader told me” Ariel Kasha Once a palm reader told me my head and my heart…
One Poem OnlyCradle by Meagan Sexton | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Cradle Meagan Sexton I feel…
One Poem OnlyTower Moment by Belly Lux | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Tower Moment Belly Lux a little aftercare a little Sugar For The Pill playing low in the…
One Poem OnlyOn the Roof I See by Mirela Salihovic | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. On the Roof I See Mirela Salihovic My little sister and I, When we’re in the tent, love…
One Poem OnlyCrushed Peaches In Palm by Paige Keller | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Crushed Peaches In Palm Paige Keller…
One Poem OnlyMastering the Pen by Ellie Augustin | One Poem Only
A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. Mastering the Pen Ellie Augustin I learned the weight of a pen the way warriors…
One Poem OnlyCAUTION: STUDENT DRIVER by Carly Thompson | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. CAUTION: STUDENT DRIVER Carly Thompson I’ve jumped out of the boat the churning water…
One Poem OnlyTo Be a Salamander by Rachel Turney | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. To Be a Salamander Rachel Turney I want to be like you. I crave your regenerative…
One Poem OnlyNot mine anymore by Avalon | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Not mine anymore Avalon If my words…
One Poem OnlyButterscotch by Amy Laessle-Morgan | One Poem Only
A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. Butterscotch Amy Laessle-Morgan Somewhere between the amberblush streetlight of…
One Poem Only“God, you can keep the boys” by Peyton Michelle Bryant | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. “God, you can keep the boys” Peyton Michelle Bryant God, you can keep the boys who only…
One Poem OnlyDear Personal Care Department God by Chris Kads | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Dear Personal Care Department God…
One Poem OnlyUgly Bones by Ella B. Winters | One Poem Only
A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. Ugly Bones by Ella B. Winters Ella B. Winters Behind the dusty radiator, green…
One Poem OnlyWhen the Moon is full by GiGi | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. When the Moon is full GiGi When the Moon is Full, She never holds Me by the hand. She…
One Poem OnlyThis is How I Die by Kris Aziz | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. This is How I Die Kris Aziz This is how I die Glass reflecting moonlight on the pavement…
One Poem OnlyFirst Draft by Jo Wright | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. First Draft Jo Wright I don’t want…
One Poem OnlyIn Warmth by Maggie Devers & Weekly Poetry Recap | One Poem More
One Poem More gathers all of this week’s poems from One Poem Only—an unhurried chance to listen again, or catch what you missed. This week’s poems Plutocracy…
One Poem OnlyEpitaph On A Tyrant by W. H. Auden | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Epitaph On A Tyrant W. H. Auden Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after, And the…
One Poem OnlyReduced by Rosalind Davies | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Reduced Rosalind Davies Easy winter…
One Poem Onlyintuition by rism | One Poem Only
A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. intuition rism Pattern recognition is a cognitive discipline — congenitally…
One Poem OnlySnail by Lizzie Elliot-Klein | Wednesday Double Feature | One Poem Only
Wednesdays on One Poem Only are a double feature: one poem here on the podcast, and one more by the same poet shared on Instagram. Snail Lizzie Elliot-Klein In…
One Poem OnlyTony and/or Tonee by Nguyen Minh Tri | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Tony and/or Tonee Nguyen Minh Tri The "y" is a hook, a barb in the ground, A heavy-set…
One Poem OnlyPlutocracy by Alicia Swain | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Plutocracy Alicia Swain In kitchens…
One Poem OnlyCling to Me by Maggie Devers & Weekly Poetry Recap | One Poem More
One Poem More gathers all of this week’s poems from One Poem Only—an unhurried chance to listen again, or catch what you missed. This week’s poems Operating…
One Poem OnlyA Dream by Edgar Allan Poe | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. A Dream Edgar Allan Poe In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed But…
One Poem Onlymortal perch by Amanda Thuy | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. mortal perch Amanda Thuy upon a…
One Poem OnlyAn Emblem of Wounds by Henry Opeyemi | One Poem Only
A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. An Emblem of Wounds Henry Opeyemi We are in the middle of a conversation, the…
One Poem OnlyCycles by S. Salazar | Wednesday Double Feature | One Poem Only
Wednesdays on One Poem Only are a double feature: one poem here on the podcast, and one more by the same poet shared on Instagram. Cycles S. Salazar The space…
One Poem OnlySwan Dive by Maia von Maltzahn | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Swan Dive by Maia von Maltzahn Maia von Maltzahn It’s the kind of hot afternoon in…
One Poem OnlyOperating Instructions for the Day After Your Best Friend Tells You He Supports Genocide by Jané Dowd | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. Operating Instructions for the Day…
One Poem OnlyThe Call by Maggie Devers & Weekly Poetry Recap | One Poem More
One Poem More gathers all of this week’s poems from One Poem Only—an unhurried chance to listen again, or catch what you missed. This week’s poems no place…
One Poem OnlyTo My Daughter Elizabeth by Mary Ann H. T. Bigelow | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. To My Daughter Elizabeth Mary Ann H. T. Bigelow Two flowers upon one parent stem…
One Poem Onlyadulthood by Carlee Wilson | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. adulthood Carlee Wilson gone are the…
One Poem OnlyInedible by Sera | One Poem Only
A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. Inedible Sera I wish I could cover my body in spikes, become unappetizing…
One Poem Onlyborderline by Luna Ferguson | Wednesday Double Feature | One Poem Only
Wednesdays on One Poem Only are a double feature: one poem here on the podcast, and one more by the same poet shared on Instagram. borderline Luna Ferguson…
One Poem OnlyThe mind unmasked by Aliyah Morayo | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. The mind unmasked Aliyah Morayo My mind carries centuries. The rust of chains sits where…
One Poem Onlyno place like home by Abhilasha Ghosh | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. no place like home Abhilasha Ghosh…
One Poem OnlyBorders by Maggie Devers & Weekly Poetry Recap | One Poem More
One Poem More gathers all of this week’s poems from One Poem Only—an unhurried chance to listen again, or catch what you missed. This week’s poems Presence of…
One Poem OnlyComrades by Ella Wheeler Wilcox | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now. Comrades Ella Wheeler Wilcox I and my Soul are alone to-day, All in the shining weather…
One Poem OnlyI Am Mother by Melissa Norton | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. I Am Mother Melissa Norton I am…
One Poem OnlyTangerines and Alcoholism by Labanya Dey | One Poem Only
A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. Tangerines and Alcoholism Labanya Dey My mother peels tangerines Carefully…
One Poem OnlyMemory weighs more than bone by Charlotte Dawn | Wednesday Double Feature | One Poem Only
Wednesdays on One Poem Only are a double feature: one poem here on the podcast, and one more by the same poet shared on Instagram. Memory weighs more than bone…