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YOLO by Maggie Devers & Weekly Poetry Recap | One Poem More
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- May 31, 2026
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Summary
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 by Aasfa Siddiqui Unnamed Season by Jules Travers “Hija de tu madre.” by Elisha Fernandez Lilies by Madilyn Lopez Rash by Viviana Abnur Sparrowfall 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 , available as an audiobook. Purchase a copy of For My Daughter or get one free by subscribing to the podcast: One Poem Only on Patreon Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @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 and Patreon members receive a copy of my book, For My Daughter , along with episodes from the audiobook. Poetry is better when it’s lived with.…