# Lisa Olstein's "Dear One Absent This Long While"

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Podcast: [The Daily Poem](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-poem-743540)
Published: 2026-05-18T16:03:10+00:00
Episode link: https://dailypoempod.substack.com/p/lisa-olsteins-dear-one-absent-this
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Duration seconds: 359

## Resource

Today’s poem–from Olstein’s first collection, Radio Crackling, Radio Gone (2006)–is a melancholy collection of the little things we’d like to say to someone who isn’t there. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

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