Frida by GiGi | One Poem Only

One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now.

Today’s poem is Frida by GiGi. Read the full poem on Substack.

More from GiGi ↓

• @thematriarchyrising on Substack
• She has two books: The Scorpio Rising and The Marilyn Rising: Letters to Marilyn. Her book in progress, The California Rising: Poems from San Francisco to LA, will be published in late 2026.

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This round, I’m looking for poems about what remains. What stays with us after we experience change? What survives? What do we yearn to carry forward? Send me the poem you wrote and want the world to hear. Also, if you’d like to read your own poem on the podcast, you can. Submit a clear audio file recorded in a quiet space—no perfect studio recording required. And yes, your poem can have been previously published in a literary magazine, a book, or on social media. Submissions close Thursday, October 29. I’ll respond by Wednesday, November 11. Whether I read your poem or you read it yourself, I’d love to hear what you have to share.

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