Season 1 · Episode 66
Look it in the Mouth by Katie Gilmour
One Poem Only · Maggie Devers
July 5, 20252m 0s
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Show Notes
Look it in the Mouth
Katie Gilmour
all I really want
is for you to make me
something only you can make
let it be a chore
let it take hours
let your back give out later
because of the way you had to stand
learn a craft for years
or even as a child
and then when I ask you for it
give it to me
carve the wax
pour the gold
pull the trigger
cut around those little feet
and peel the skin
pick up that pencil
and draw and write me
words that are true
give me the stories
you have kept
from me
before you die
and take them
all with you
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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.