Cold Plunging

Kristin Yates

Breath leaves my lips

like a bird, and

I feel the cardinals

and the chickadees

and the cold

in my hands

sing.

I become the shiver

of saying it:

I love you

enough

to let you live.

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Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only

Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.

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