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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 4 MIN

Czeslaw Milosz’s “Dedication”

from The Daily Poem · host Sean Johnson

“You whom I could not save/Listen to me./Try to understand this simple speech as I would be ashamed of another./I swear, there is in me no wizardry of words./I speak to you with silence like a cloud or a tree.”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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