One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. 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 To Be a Martian by Ash Kemp after To Be a Salamander by Rachel Turney. Read the full poems on Substack.

More from Ash Kemp ↓

• @occasionally_educational on Instagram
• @occasionallyeducational on Substack
• Read her review of Hemlock in The New Territory Issue 19

More from Rachel Turney ↓

• @turneytalks on Instagram
• @turneytalks on Substack
• Her books, Record Player Life (the b-side), Retired Wannabe Club Kid, and Women Making Soup Together are out now
• You can discover more on her website: TurneyTalks.com

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