Year of the Skin by Sandra Beth Levy after Belly Lux | One Poem After

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 Year of the Skin by Sandra Beth Levy after Tower Moment by Belly Lux. Read the full poems on Substack.More from Sandra Beth Levy ↓@slevy43 on InstagramHer first poetry book, Unfurling The Scroll Of Seven Decades, will be available for pre-sale with Finishing Line Press in October of 2026.Sandra has had recent poems published in The Poetry Lighthouse.As well as The Vagabond’s Verse-Weekly Verses.And three poems in a SHINE Poetry Series spotlight.More from Belly Lux ↓@bellylux on InstagramSupport + Stay Connected to OPOIf you’d like to support the show, Substack and Patreon members receive a copy of my book, For My Daughter, along with episodes from the audiobook.Follow OPO on Instagram, Substack, Threads, TikTok & YouTube.Poetry sustains. Thank you for supporting the podcast.