Sunday Recap & Commence by Maggie Devers

Sunday Recap & Commence by Maggie Devers

Author: Maggie Devers June 1, 2025 Duration: 7:30

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.

May 26 - St. Pancras Station, August 1915 by Vera Brittain

May 27 - The Coliseum by Edgar Allan Poe

May 28 - The garden path and all that jazz by Anisha SenGupta Yanger @anishasgy

May 29 - Did you know? by Maggie Devers

May 30 - Long, Too Long America by Walt Whitman

May 31 - The Wish, By a Young Lady by Laetitia Pilkington

Jun 1 -

Commence

Maggie Devers

It’s a magical place
Where you can do anything
And leaving is never easy.

So go slowly now,
The trees whisper through the windows.
Gather those drawings etched with your name
As I taught you so long ago
To offer—a remembering of all to come.

You know this is your path,
Paved with the prints of others
In chalk, paint, sand and sweat
But the quest is yours alone,
And you will find your way.

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Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only

Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.

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Each day, One Poem Only offers a brief, deliberate pause. Hosted by Maggie Devers, this podcast is built on a simple, consistent premise: a single poem, read aloud, without analysis or introduction. It’s an audio space where the words themselves are the event, a performance meant to be absorbed in the few minutes it takes to hear it. The daily rhythm of the show creates a quiet ritual, a point of reflection woven into a busy life. You might hear a classic sonnet, a piece of modern free verse, or a work from a poet you’ve never encountered. The selection is varied, touching on themes from the natural world to the intricacies of human emotion, always leaving room for your own interpretation. The effect is cumulative; listening regularly becomes a subtle form of education in the sound and scope of poetry, and a small act of self-care. This isn't a lecture or a book club, but a performing art delivered directly to your ears. Maggie’s clear, thoughtful readings provide the only framework needed, allowing each poem to stand entirely on its own. The curtain falls, and the moment passes, but the podcast invites you to return tomorrow when a new piece takes center stage, offering another quiet moment, one poem only.
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