One Poem Only

One Poem Only

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  • The Spark by Maggie Devers

    Asking the age old question, where do we start?

    The Sparkby Maggie DeversI try to think where her story starts.
    When I went to my parents' for the weekendAnd the Labrador could smell herAnd for the first time in her dog life, didn’t jump on me
    Or when I met her fatherAnd we kissed on our first dateAt the cowboy bar that's burned down twice now,
    Or when we named herAnd whispered her into my wombOn an island far from here
    Or when she jumped awake in Star Wars,Whatever one was outThe Christmas before she was born
    Or when she was bornOr when I first felt her kickOr when I decided I wanted a daughterAnd wondered what she would be like
    When was that?
    It’s hard to know where to beginWhen we’re constantly in the process of beginning.

    More from Maggie Devers ↓

    1. Read my debut poetry book, For My Daughter
    2. Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure

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    One Poem Only submissions are open.

    This round, I’m looking for poems about what remains. What stays with us when we experience change? What survives? What do we yearn to carry forward? Send me the poem you wrote and want the world to hear. Also, if you’d like to read your own poem on the podcast, you can. Submit a clear audio file recorded in a quiet space—no perfect studio recording required. And yes, your poem can have been previously published in a literary magazine, in print, or on social media. Submissions close Thursday, October 29. I’ll respond by Wednesday, November 11. Whether I read your poem or you read it yourself, I’d love to hear what you have to share.

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A daily reading. A quiet moment. One poem, center stage: just for now, just for you. A one-night-only show, in verse.