A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud.

intuition

rism

Pattern recognition is a

cognitive discipline —

congenitally decided for most,

congested with emotion.

Not to boast, but

I’m a fucking psychic

functioning on fumes and faint traces

of a beauty

who previously inhabited

this body, this brain.

I mainline cues.

It’s smooth, yet dangerous —

an almost cancerous paranoia.

Sometimes wildly,

the past is a tool used primally;

utilize your history.

Intuition powerfully promotes fruition

passionately if tempted.

Trust in the process prompted

by your progress.

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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. If you want to join: Listen to a poem from the month of April on One Poem Only, then write your own in response. I will pick one for each day to read in June for a special series: One Poem After 🍎🍏 Submissions close May 15.

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