The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
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The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
Host Maggie Smith is your daily poetry companion. Poetry is one of the greatest tools we have to wield our own attention — to consider our own lives and the lives of others, to help us live creatively and compassionately, to use that attention to lean into wonder, and joy, and truth, and to find hop...
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1547: Northern Flicker Reconsidered by Susan Rich
Today’s poem is Northern Flicker Reconsidered by Susan Rich.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Once, d...
1546: Pocket Dial by James Davis May
Today’s poem is Pocket Dial by James Davis May.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes... "It’s a strangely i...
1545: Panis Angelicus by Carol Muske-Dukes
Today’s poem is Panis Angelicus by Carol Muske-Dukes.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… "There is music...
1544: Versions of Girlhood by Tina Chang
Today’s poem is Versions of Girlhood by Tina Chang.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… "Today’s poem mak...
1543: What the Suitcase Bearing My Family Name Might Have Contained When It Arrived at Auschwitz by Ava Nathaniel Winter
Today’s poem is What The Suitcase Bearing my Family Name Might Have Contained When it Arrived at Auschwitz by Ava Nathaniel Winter.
The Slowdow...
1542: What We Wanted by Carol Moldaw
Today’s poem is What We Wanted by Carol Moldaw.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… "Maybe humans have mu...
1541: Poem to Watch over You by Omotara James
Today’s poem is Poem to Watch over You by Omotara James.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua...
1540: Boombox Ode: Enjoy the Silence by K. Iver
Today’s poem is Boombox Ode: Enjoy the Silence by K. Iver.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antig...
1539: Pluto by Maggie Dietz
Today’s poem is Pluto by Maggie Dietz.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua writes… “When I w...
1538: Maps by Yesenia Montilla
Today’s poem is Maps by Yesenia Montilla.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua writes… “Today...
1537: Against Melancholy by Nathan McClain
Today’s poem is Against Melancholy by Nathan McClain.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua wr...
1536: i love you to the moon & by Chen Chen
Today’s poem is i love you to the moon & by Chen Chen.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua w...
1535: Goldfish by Francisco Márquez
Today’s poem is Goldfish by Francisco Márquez.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua writes…...
1534: There Is Always Space in My Life for More Life by Natasha Rao
Today’s poem is There Is Always Space in My Life for More Life by Natasha Rao.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest...
1533: The Good Life by Tracy K. Smith
Today’s poem is The Good Life by Tracy K. Smith.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua writes…...
1532: Blue by Laura Villareal
Today’s poem is Blue by Laura Villareal.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua writes… “I beli...
1531: Cheap Magic by Arielle Hebert
Today’s poem is Cheap Magic by Arielle Hebert.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When we wear a costume...
1530: At the End of a Good Week, the Van Broke Down by Mary Ardery
Today’s poem is At the End of a Good Week, the Van Broke Down by Mary Ardery.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie...
1529: Prayer for My Unborn Niece or Nephew by Ross Gay
Today’s poem is Prayer for My Unborn Niece or Nephew by Ross Gay.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Ho...
1528: Isobutyl Nitrite by Kieron Walquist
Today’s poem is Isobutyl Nitrite by Kieron Walquist.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “In today’s poem,...
1527: Native Grasses by Lynnell Edwards
Today’s poem is Native Grasses by Lynnell Edwards.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When my son was y...
1526: Missing by Mary Morris
Today’s poem is Missing by Mary Morris.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Maybe it’s possible to have a...
1525: The Burning Kite by Ouyang Jianghe, translated by Austin Woerner
Today’s poem is The Burning Kite by Ouyang Jianghe, translated by Austin Woerner.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Ma...
1524: Coral, Again by Juliana Spahr
Today’s poem is Coral, Again by Juliana Spahr.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When we talk about th...
1523: The Village by Marc Harshman
Today’s poem is The Village by Marc Harshman.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “A decade or so ago, I...
1522: The Long Run by Linda Gregerson
Today’s poem is The Long Run by Linda Gregerson. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I have to remain optimisti...
Bonus Episode — PASSAGES: On Morrison featuring Tracy K. Smith and Namwali Serpell
Today we’re excited to share a bonus episode: the first episode of "PASSAGES: On Morrison," produced by our friends at Random House Publishing Group....
1521: You Try To Fix It by Liz Ahl
Today’s poem is You Try To Fix It by Liz Ahl.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “As a child watching Wi...
1520: The New City by Hieu Minh Nguyen
Today’s poem is The New City by Hieu Minh Nguyen.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “There’s a very spe...
1519: At the Entrance of a Love Poem, I Hesitate by Maya C. Popa
Today’s poem is At the Entrance of a Love Poem, I Hesitate by Maya C. Popa.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie w...
1518: On Being Told I Should Write a Memoir by Jan-Henry Gray
Today’s poem is On Being Told I Should Write A Memoir by Jan-Henry Gray.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writ...
1517: Liquefying by Chloe Yelena Miller
Today’s poem is Liquefying by Chloe Yelena Miller.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Poets use languag...
1516: Citrus Paradisi by Arah Ko
Today’s poem is Citrus Paradisi by Arah Ko.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem takes as it...
1515: True Story by Camille T. Dungy
Today’s poem is True Story by Camille T. Dungy.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem examine...
1514: A Love Poem Will Not Save the World by C. Russell Price
Today’s poem is A Love Poem Will Not Save the World by C. Russell Price.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writ...
1513: Climacteric by Kelly Gray
Today’s poem is Climacteric by Kelly Gray.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Midlife is a strange seas...
1512: Terra Vita by Lisa Hiton
Today’s poem is Terra Vita by Lisa Hiton.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “It’s such a strange and dr...
1511: Dispatch as Prologue or Epilogue by Megan Gannon
Today’s poem is Dispatch as Prologue or Epilogue by Megan Gannon.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I...
1510: The Magicians at Work by Nicky Beer
Today’s poem is The Magicians at Work by Nicky Beer.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem re...
1509: Something there is that doesn’t love by Armen Davoudian
Today’s poem is Something there is that doesn’t love by Armen Davoudian.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writ...