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1028: Yet, the Loveliness
Today’s poem is Yet, the Loveliness by Michelle Bitting.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem remind…
2 years, 4 months ago
1027: The Memory of the Young
Today’s poem is The Memory of the Young by Maria Hummel.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “With enough concent…
2 years, 4 months ago
1026: Ode to Bones
Today’s poem is Ode to Bones by Lynne Thompson.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem riffs off a chi…
2 years, 4 months ago
1025: I Am Trying to Love the Whole World
Today’s poem is I Am Trying to Love the Whole World by Jenny Browne.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “If only…
2 years, 4 months ago
1024: Ashes
Today’s poem is Ashes by Rahma O. Jimoh. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, Major writes… “As a poet, how can you write into …
2 years, 4 months ago
1023: Hurrying Toward the Present
Today’s poem is Hurrying Toward the Present by Suzanne Lummis.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “At a young a…
2 years, 4 months ago
1022: Two Shadows
Today’s poem is Two Shadows by Maurice Manning.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “I want someone in my daughte…
2 years, 4 months ago
1021: Making Things
Today’s poem is Making Things by Major Jackson. This moment of pause is a shortened version of an interview with Minnesota Public Radio’s Kerri Mille…
2 years, 4 months ago
1020: Ithaka
Today’s poem is Ithaka by C.P. Cavafy.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Harvard, Illinois is among a host of …
2 years, 4 months ago
1019: Ambition
Today’s poem is Ambition by Sarah Wetzel.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem illustrates the exten…
2 years, 4 months ago