
The Weapon I Hold by Ro Hefzu | Wednesday Double Feature | One Poem Only
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Wednesdays on One Poem Only are a double feature: one poem here on the podcast, and one more by the same poet shared on Instagram.
Today’s poem on the podcast is The Weapon I Hold by Ro Hefzu. Read the full poem on Substack. Listen to me read Poetry Never Dies also by Ro on Instagram.
More from Ro Hefzu ↓
- @ro_hefzu on Instagram
- @rohefzu on Substack
- His debut poetry book, Still I Breathe: Voices the World Must Hear, is out now
- Watch and listen to me read another poem by Ro, Poetry Never Dies, on Instagram. It is also included in the book.
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