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YOLO by Maggie Devers & Weekly Poetry Recap | One Poem More

12 min · 31. maj 2026
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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 * Life Is The Backside of Embroidery [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1236e25c-3a33-43e1-bd6c-9cc6a197818d/] by Aasfa Siddiqui * Unnamed Season [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/02327882-a909-42be-a680-e3e7b5585603/] by Jules Travers * “Hija de tu madre.” [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/24964e11-863a-4332-a6de-ff8c09c760e3/] by Elisha Fernandez * Lilies [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/833e407a-2441-494d-a16e-34db6efe9286/] by Madilyn Lopez * Rash [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/9ba74685-5b42-455b-a2af-c34da052a687/] by Viviana Abnur * Sparrowfall [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a27a3f3b-ea99-4f7d-a94f-c80f26d2a294/] by Arch Budzar Plus one new one to carry us into the week ahead YOLO MAGGIE DEVERS > Thank god I’m a millennial and learned > YOLO > At a pivotal period in my life. > Who thought I’d pull her out again for > WWIII, > But there you are— > > There we are: > Only > Living > Once > > Unless we’re considering reincarnation— > Which I do most days— > Even those I only live once. > > But I think it means > We only get this moment once > (That we conceptually understand—) > We probably live many moments at once > > And maybe that’s why WWIII feels familiar > And why grass smells like home > And getting smacked in the face by a wave feels like a baptism > > Waves YOLO— > They live and die > With the tug of the moon. > Icarus YOLOed the sunrise, > And I feel like he really got it. > > So I sit in the sun and feel wax > Melting down my shoulder blades > As I stare at the ocean > And tell my daughter the history of YOLO. More from Maggie Devers ↓ * My debut poetry collection, For My Daughter [https://www.audible.com/pd/For-My-Daughter-Audiobook/B0G7P1DLKR], available as an audiobook. * Purchase a copy of For My Daughter [https://mybook.to/for-my-daughter] or get one free by subscribing to the podcast: One Poem Only [https://www.patreon.com/cw/OnePoemOnly] on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/OnePoemOnly] * Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure [https://www.instagram.com/rembrandts.cure/] More from this week’s poets Find links to each poet’s work, books, and social accounts in the show notes for the individual episodes. Support + Stay Connected to OPO If you’d like to support the show, Substack [https://rembrandtscure.substack.com/] and Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/OnePoemOnly] members receive a copy of my book, For My Daughter, along with episodes from the audiobook. Poetry is better when it’s lived with. Thank you for listening.

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