<description>&lt;h1&gt;To Fall Is to Begin&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Irina Vérène&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;i won’t be dragged&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;past the pearly gates—&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;i’ll leave of my own volition.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;with these heavenly rules&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;stifling my breath,&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;i must say,&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;it seems a wise decision.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;amidst the flames&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;and the curling smoke,&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;i shall rise anew—&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;after all,&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;a fall from heaven,&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;a descent to hell,&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;is a baptism, too.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;More from Irina Vérène ↓&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/queen_of_gore/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@queen_of_gore&lt;/a&gt; on Instagram&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;They are featured in Haunted Words Press' anthology, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://hauntedwordspress.bigcartel.com/product/pre-order-our-dearest-devotions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Our Dearest Devotions&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;which contains their flash fiction piece about friendship, fae magic, and gender transition.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join the mailing list to be the first to know when OPO submissions open ⬇️&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://one-poem-only.captivate.fm/free-flow"&gt;🖋️ Read My Newsletter: Free Flow 🖋️&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Maggie Devers

To Fall Is to Begin by Irina Vérène

JAN 6, 20261 MIN
One Poem Only

To Fall Is to Begin by Irina Vérène

JAN 6, 20261 MIN

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To Fall Is to BeginIrina Vérènei won’t be draggedpast the pearly gates—i’ll leave of my own volition.with these heavenly rulesstifling my breath,i must say,it seems a wise decision.amidst the flamesand the curling smoke,i shall rise anew—after all,a fall from heaven,a descent to hell,is a baptism, too.More from Irina Vérène ↓@queen_of_gore on InstagramThey are featured in Haunted Words Press' anthology, Our Dearest Devotions, which contains their flash fiction piece about friendship, fae magic, and gender transition.Mentioned in this episode:Join the mailing list to be the first to know when OPO submissions open ⬇️🖋️ Read My Newsletter: Free Flow 🖋️