
Joyward by Ashrita Damera after Kerena Joseline | One Poem After
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A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. This month, One Poem Only presents One Poem After, featuring selected poems written in response to the poems shared during National Poetry Month. Each piece began as a conversation with another poem and became something entirely its own. Today’s poem is Joyward by Ashrita Damera after Wonder by Kerena Joseline. Read the full poems on Substack.
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