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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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January Born by JC
January Born JC I was winter’s child,wrapped in borrowed wool,breath small as frost on windowpanes. The world outside was brittle then,trees bare-boned…
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New Dawn by Benedicta Kyeremaa Addai
New DawnKyeremah Smile on me,the Sun is awakening.Yesterday and today left no crumbsWe begin from there.I won't tell you how to live But be happy, be…
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Of Love and Hell by Kajal
Of Love and Hell Kajal Of how the hell fell in loveand went straight to heaven, I know the story of a dovewho used to weep for a raven.Nights when Earth…
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Cold Plunging by Kristin Yates
Cold Plunging Kristin Yates Breath leaves my lipslike a bird, andI feel the cardinalsand the chickadeesand the coldin my handssing.I become the shiverof saying…
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Eclipse of the Self by Ruvaani
Eclipse of the Self Ruvaani I dissolved in the shadow of my own becoming,where every heartbeat was an echo of absence,and every breath a question unspoken.The…
One Poem OnlySunday Recap & Her Name by Maggie Devers
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Dec 22 - From a Home, to a House by Gunneet Kaur Bhamra…
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Return to Light by Gordan Struić
Return to Light Gordan Struić The longest night exhales,and somewhere beneath the frosta seed remembers warmth.I walk through fieldswhere shadows thin like old…
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Silent Echoes by Zahra
Silent Echoes Zahra In the quiet descent of twilight's curtain, I stand, a solitary figure, uncertain.Lost within the shifting hues of fading light, I navigate…
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“little tree” by E.E. Cummings
“little tree” E.E. Cummings little treelittle silent Christmas treeyou are so littleyou are more like a flowerwho found you in the green forestand were you…
One Poem OnlyThe Miseducation (How the Sugarcane Remembers Us) by Lia D. Elen
The Miseducation (How the Sugarcane Remembers Us)Lia D. ElenThey told us the cane was sweet,that sugar was a gift-never whispering of century-long bonesground…
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For the Pines by Amanda Galeotti
For the PinesAmanda GaleottiI’ve known the paralyzing anguishOf the dark nights of soulWhen the gleaming edge of a bladeGlints like a glittering saviorI’ve…
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From a Home, to a House by Gunneet Kaur Bhamra
From a Home, to a HouseGunneet Kaur BhamraFrom the place, where comfort was found,And people meant happiness and laughter.From the lazy and cozy mornings,And…
One Poem OnlySunday Recap & But For A Sacred Deer by Maggie Devers
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Dec 15 - The Keeper’s Dream by Kiki Johnson @kiki_poetry on…
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Still Light Unveils by Marissa M. Zhu
Still Light Unveils Marissa M. ZhuMoonrise drapes her muslin throat across the room. Everything hushes. Desire folds itself into brocade: my letter pressed…
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Angels In Our Mouths by Sandra Beth Levy
Angels In Our Mouths Sandra Beth Levy On the tip of my tongue sit the ancient rabbisYeshiva style they debate how many angels dance in my mouth thousands…
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The Art of Returning by Dr. Deepak Dev
The Art of Returning Dr. Deepak Dev — for the ones who stayed through winterSome winters arrive without snow —only the long ache of unfinished warmth.Even the…
One Poem OnlyClava Cairns by Jessica Aure Pratt
Clava CairnsJessica Aure PrattClava CairnsA Scottish Bronze Age stone burial complex4,000 years, pink standing stone faces winter solstice sunset, entryway to…
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The Belle of Yule by Melani Udaeta
The Belle of Yule Melani Udaeta She walked in the natural belle of Yule,lit up like the glitter upon the trees.Holding a dove waiting for its release in her…
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The Keeper’s Dream by Kiki Johnson
The Keeper’s Dream Kiki Johnson The ice angel said, “I know you dreamof snowfields with lost fawns & tall pines”There are those of us who look to the callof…
One Poem OnlySunday Recap & Good Things by Maggie Devers
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Dec 8 - Momma Said Be Nice by Chris Kads @chris_kads on Instagram…
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Winter Marmalade by Matthew D Albertson
Winter Marmalade Matthew D Albertson When the days of midnight sunAre past, a gnawing grows within—A pit of need. Not for want of foodOr drink. No, it is the…
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Good Things by Maggie Devers
Good ThingsShe remembers that you get to pick where you want to sit at IHOPAnd she knows exactly where she wants to sit.She notices we are wearing the same…
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The Forest by Maria Beben
The Forest Maria Beben We tasted the achelike a familiar cocktail,one we hopedto never drink again.We took a branchthat posed a dangerand added more…
One Poem OnlyThe Graduate by Caitríona Walsh
The Graduate Caitríona Walsh On the vesper of March I pulsed through the desert, Ever the vagary Clot of the bloodline.Koutoubia's minaret Catnapped before me…
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when we fall by Paper Trail Poetry
when we fall Paper Trail Poetry when we fallwe give back to the soilthat nurtured us.seasonally, we are compost, yes,but life-giving nonetheless.when we…
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Momma Said Be Nice by Chris Kads
Momma Said Be Nice Chris KadsThis poem was originally published in Blood+Honey Lit mag and is being republished with SHINE International Poetry Series.You…
One Poem OnlySunday Recap & When the Hum Rises by Maggie Devers
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Dec 1 - Timeline by Quinn Holm @quinnholm.muse and @gratusgarden on…
One Poem OnlyMorning Magic by Maggie Devers - For My Daughter
Morning MagicMaggie DeversA princess sits at the edge of my bedTelling fantastical stories,My sleepy head tripping over the detailsBut in line with the…
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Hearthside by Dorothy Parker
Hearthside Dorothy Parker Half across the world from me Lie the lands I'll never see- I, whose longing lives and dies Where a ship has sailed away; I, that…
One Poem OnlyBaby Book by Maggie Devers - For My Daughter
Baby BookMaggie DeversI didn’t make my daughter a baby book,I wrote her weird poems instead.I can hear her explaining this to her friends,“There’s no scrapbook…
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“I dreamt I was in Paris” by Jen Booton
“I dreamt I was in Paris” Jen Booton I dreamt I was in Paris scents of coffee and absinthe wafting as olfactory wind chimes typewriters snug on Boulevard…
One Poem OnlyOf Course by Maggie Devers - For My Daughter
Of CourseMaggie DeversHer feet were purple when she was born,The cord pinned between her shoulder and me.Half a dozen extra doctors and nurses had converged in…
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“My poetry has big bones” by Bex
“My poetry has big bones” Bex My poetry has big bones And big ideas tooShe wears vintage lace And she remembers every time she was slipped on... Poetry smokes…
One Poem OnlyFirst Blood by Maggie Devers - For My Daughter
First Blood Maggie Devers I remember the first blood of her,The implant blood they call it.It was possible I was pregnant,We had laughed about it in Malta a…
One Poem Only“as the ground begins to frost” by esso
“as the ground begins to frost” esso as the ground begins to frost we snuggle in heavier cloth to live out shortbread days laden in chocolate, lavender &…
One Poem OnlyFor My Daughter - Title Poem
For My Daughter Maggie Devers Chop off my head and put it on your shield.I will protect you until the day I dieAnd all the days after that.You think I would…
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my throat makes by atm.itm
my throat makes atm.itm corridors into cloth carries shimmering light i have forgotten how fabric can be light as light stitches from hands i have not met rest…
One Poem OnlyFor My Daughter Audiobook Intro
The audiobook of For My Daughter releases 12-12. Listen to a poem a day from the book by subscribing to One Poem Only.
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Timeline by Quinn Holm
Timeline Quinn Holm I wrote Spring in WinterI wrote Winter in Summerand Fall somewhere in betweenthe changing weatherThe nature in me has its own seasonsI’m…
One Poem OnlySunday Recap & Drink It In by Maggie Devers
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Nov 24 - Moonborn by Aura Guerra-Artola @g.a.aura on Instagram. Her…
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How Clear She Shines by Emily Brontë
How Clear She Shines Emily Brontë How clear she shines! How quietlyI lie beneath her guardian light;While heaven and earth are whispering me,"To morrow, wake…
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Stuck in the Blue by Tushil Jariwala
Stuck in the Blue Tushil Jariwala i remember that weekend — the lilac sky,how i smiled at the stars while learning goodbye.i gave you my laughter, my voice, my…
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Canvas of Uncertainty by Asiyah Yusuf
Canvas of Uncertainty Asiyah YusufWe all wonder what the future holdsA blank canvas waiting, like an unwritten scroll.Brushstrokes of imagination begin to…
One Poem OnlyMy Son in the Sea by Lisa Zerkle
My Son in the Sea Lisa Zerkle Somehow he knows he can breathe in both water and air. See how he grows piscine, dull on land, iridescent in the deep.Delicate…
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Winter nights, burning cinder. by Sierra sylvie
Winter nights, burning cinder.Sierra sylvie As I lie here with eyes that , Glint while the cinder burns each memory softly. As I lie here with those eyes that…
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Moonborn by Aura Guerra-Artola
Moonborn Aura Guerra-Artola I am the Moon’s daughter. Forever shifting roomswithin the skin I call home.My light has crossed the tides, so have my shadows. I…
One Poem OnlySunday Recap & Something Nice for Myself by Maggie Devers
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Nov 17 - The Anatomy of a Queer Body by Gokul Prabhu @iamameme_gp on…
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Fernando by Keana Aguila Labra
Fernando Keana Aguila Labra 2011. Fernando was where we danced with our heels above the sand. A sixteen hour flight with jet lag as we licked the 6am sun. This…
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Ode to the Familiar Strangers by Yara Tawk
Ode to the Familiar Strangers Yara TawkLike a wave crashing down on shore to then melt back into the ocean, I wonder if I too must break to recollect myself in…
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Loneliness is a strange dopamine by Dipanwita Dey
Loneliness is a strange dopamine Dipanwita Dey Loneliness is a strange dopamine.Slowly, steadily, it consumes existence.Under its spell, it traps…
One Poem OnlyA Boy Moose Ate My Tulips by Erynne DeVore
A Boy Moose Ate My Tulips Erynne DeVore i discovered marbles and obsidian buried in my garden next to the worms after a moose ate my tulips“of course it was a…
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Raindrops by Kunjal Saraswat
Raindrops Kunjal Saraswat Raindrops shine under warm lights.I notice it for the first timeAs I sit here—Two hours deepInto this nightWith the rain.Well, not…
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The Anatomy of a Queer Body by Gokul Prabhu
The Anatomy of a Queer Body Gokul Prabhu This poem first appeared In Plainspeak.Please tread gently. This poem has potentially disturbing content.I see death…
One Poem OnlySunday Recap & Episode 200!
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Nov 10 - Signs by Defne Kartal @defnewrites on InstagramNov 11 -…
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"A lousy sunday afternoon when The world had gone" by Aliya Narghese
"A lousy sunday afternoon when" Aliya Narghese A lousy sunday afternoon whenThe world had gone, for a momentary slumber Her world fell forever quiet beneath…
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The Altar I Didn’t Know I was Building by Elle Zaspel
The Altar I Didn’t Know I was Building Elle Zaspel There’s a small bowl on the bookshelf,not meant for anything in particular.But in it: a cicada shell, a rock…
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In Another Lifetime by Edyth Grace
In Another Lifetime Edyth Grace To an old friend, wherever you are.......In another lifetime,Where the skies are plastered With soft pinks and bluesand golden…
One Poem Only"this is not a poem (exactly)" by Tess Ezzy
"this is not a poem (exactly)"Tess Ezzythis is not a poem (exactly)but a leaf-fall of words unclaimed—(dear dirt) how softly youlistenand when wind folds the…
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Sometimes I feel like writing by Junaid Ali Akbar
Sometimes I feel like writing Junaid Ali Akbar Sometimes I feel like writing...Writing words that could shake the earth, But how foolish of me to think, That…
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Signs by Defne Kartal
Signs Defne Kartal I don’t believe in signs but I doI beg for them daily, and when they arrive -A postcard, a dog, a friend, a group of musicians, a Canadian…