Audio Poem of the Day Speak
Jan 29, 2026
Phillip B. Williams, poet and performer, reads a storm-framed poem about a boy drawn to glass and sensation. Short scenes show a fence flattened, a tree through a bedroom, and a child collecting shards. The poem tracks tests of pain, belonging, and a final flash of light that recasts home in a new language.
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Storm As Transformative Force
- Phillip B. Williams frames a storm as both violence and a transformative gift.
- The poem links physical rupture to an emergent, painful form of revelation.
Boy Collects Glass After the Storm
- A tree is blown through a bedroom window and a boy gathers the glass shards.
- He collects jagged pieces and tries to make himself feel what others feel by inflicting injury.
Seeking Pain To Be Visible
- The boy seeks pain to mirror his friends' fear but finds his body resists suffering.
- His search culminates in seeking lightning to make his interior visible and known.