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One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise.
Welcome to In Their Own Voice, a special month on One Poem Only where every poem is read by the poet who wrote it. Today's episode invites you to hear a contemporary poem exactly as its author intended.
Today’s poem is The Back Issues by Owen Townend. Read the full poem on Substack.
More from Owen Townend ↓
- @owt441 on Instagram
- @owentownend on Substack
- He has a poem in the Huddersfield Authors’ Circle 90th Anniversary Anthology
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