Episode 71

To take death by Maggie Devers

To take death

Maggie Devers

Chin hairs, on my grandma when she died.
My mother sick with regret.
We are all exposed in death
And she took it on

The chin
Hairs of my friend’s grandmother when she died.
A decade later and half a world away
And her mother’s similar despair.

Why didn’t I warn her?
How could I forget?

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I'm Maggie Devers, and each day I'll read you a poem-nothing more, nothing less. No analysis, no noise-just a little space to listen.

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Maggie Devers

I'm a poet, a reader, and someone who believes in the quiet power of a single well-chosen word. Each day, I share one poem on my podcast One Poem Only—a small daily pause in a noisy world.

My own writing lives alongside the voices I read. My debut poetry collection, For My Daughter, is a personal offering—an exploration of memory, love, and the joy of childhood. You can also listen to it as an audiobook.

Whether I’m reading the words of others or sharing my own, I hope to create space for stillness, feeling, and connection—one poem at a time.