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The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
Poet Major Jackson is your guide on the pathways to feel and understand our common journey – through poetry. In sharing poems, we take a moment to pause and acknowledge the world’s magnitude, and how poets illuminate that mystery. Join The Slowdown for a poem and a moment of reflection in one short episode, every weekday. Produced by APM Studios in partnership with The Poetry Foundation and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. Make us a part of your routine as you drink coffee in the morning, as you take a walk in nature, or as you...
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Episodes
800: We Wear the Mask 26.01.2023 5:40
Today’s poem is We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar
799: Fragment (Stone) 25.01.2023 6:25
Today’s poem is Fragment (Stone) by Ann Lauterbach.
798: Improvement 24.01.2023 5:13
Today’s poem is Improvement by Danusha Laméris.
797: Night Terrors in America 23.01.2023 5:37
Today’s poem is Night Terrors in America by CJ Evans.
[encore] 740: Shucking Oysters 20.01.2023 6:16
Today’s poem is Shucking Oysters by Khalisa Rae. This episode was originally released on August 15, 2022.
[encore] 552: Hammond B3 Organ Cistern 19.01.2023 5:06
Today’s poem is Hammond B3 Organ Cistern by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. This episode was originally released on November 24, 2021.
[encore] 630: Don't Think 18.01.2023 5:11
Today’s poem is Don't Think by Elisa Gabbert. This episode was originally released on March 14, 2022.
[encore] 691: Final Poem for the "Field of Poetry" 17.01.2023 5:02
Today’s poem is Final Poem for the "Field of Poetry" by Phillip B. Williams. This episode was originally released on June 7, 2022.
[encore] 570: Asking About My Mother 16.01.2023 4:24
Today’s poem is Asking About My Mother by Crystal Wilkinson. This episode was originally released on December 20, 2021.
[encore] 696: Reading Szymborska at Friday Harbor 13.01.2023 6:36
Today’s poem is Reading Szymborska at Friday Harbor by Patrycja Humienik. This episode was originally released on June 14th, 2022.
Returning with new host Major Jackson 12.01.2023 2:22
In sharing poems, we take a moment to pause and acknowledge the world’s magnitude, and how poets illuminate that mystery. Join The Slowdown's new host, Major Jackson, for new episodes beginning January 23, 2023.
[encore] 581: Red-ish Brown-ish 12.01.2023 5:13
Today’s poem is Red-ish Brown-ish by Trevino L. Brings Plenty. This episode was originally released on January 4th, 2022.
[encore] 625: Not everything is a poem 11.01.2023 4:57
Today’s poem is Not everything is a poem by Maggie Smith. This episode was originally released on March 7th, 2022.
796: It Must Be The Supermarket in Me 10.01.2023 6:21
Today’s poem is It Must Be The Supermarket in Me by Major Jackson. Major Jackson will be the new host of the Slowdown, starting on January 23rd, 2023.
[encore] 643: Eventually / One Point Where We Arrive 09.01.2023 4:57
Today’s poem is Eventually / One Point Where We Arrive by Adam Clay. This episode was originally released on March 28th, 2022.
[encore] 719: Museum of Sex 06.01.2023 6:16
Today’s poem is Museum of Sex by Ellen Hagan. This episode was originally released on July 15, 2022.
[encore] 555: Private Property 05.01.2023 5:26
Today’s poem is Private Property by Analicia Sotelo. This episode was originally released on November 29, 2021.
[encore] 772: On Friendship 04.01.2023 5:01
Today’s poem is On Friendship by Hagit Grossman. This episode was originally released on September 28, 2022.
[encore] 513: Romantics 03.01.2023 5:44
Today’s poem is Romantics by Lisel Mueller. This episode was originally released on September 30, 2021.
[encore] 769: Meeting at an Airport 02.01.2023 6:17
Today’s poem is Meeting at an Airport by Taha Muhammad Ali. This episode was originally released on September 23, 2022.
[encore] 739: Cherry Blossoms 30.12.2022 6:00
Today’s poem is Cherry Blossoms by Toi Derricotte. This episode was originally released on August 12, 2022.
[encore] 573: Bury Me in the Woods of My Childhood 29.12.2022 5:09
Today’s poem is Bury Me in the Woods of My Childhood by Erin Rodoni. This episode was originally released on December 23, 2021.
[encore] 562: The Lonely Humans 28.12.2022 5:28
Today’s poem is The Lonely Humans by Jennifer Chang. This episode was originally released on December 8, 2021.
[encore] 685: Trees at Night 27.12.2022 5:21
Today’s poem is Trees at Night by Helene Johnson. This episode was originally released on May 30, 2022.
[encore] 576: Taking Down the Tree 26.12.2022 5:09
Today’s poem is Taking Down the Tree by Jane Kenyon. This episode was originally released on December 8, 2021.
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