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[encore] 812: September
Today’s poem is September by Nathaniel Perry. This episode was originally released on February 13, 2023.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In…
2 years, 7 months ago
966: Love Poem, with Birds
Love Poem, with Birds by Barbara Kingsolver.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem gives voice to th…
2 years, 7 months ago
965: from "Excess Sonnets"
Today’s poem is from "Excess Sonnets" by Isabel Prioleau.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem dram…
2 years, 7 months ago
964: abundance of light
Today’s poem is abundance of light by erica lewis.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “I hear in today’s poem a…
2 years, 7 months ago
963: Frederick Douglass
Today’s poem is Frederick Douglass by Robert Hayden.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s monumental poe…
2 years, 7 months ago
962: Afternoon in Andalusia
Today’s poem is Afternoon in Andalusia by Sahar Romani.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem also p…
2 years, 7 months ago
961: Nocturne
Today’s poem is Nocturne by Oliver Baez Bendorf.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “In young adulthood, long b…
2 years, 7 months ago
960: I’m Nobody! Who are you? (260)
Today’s poem is I’m Nobody! Who are you? (260) by Emily Dickinson.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s …
2 years, 7 months ago
959: On Earth
Today’s poem is On Earth by Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “After my last heartbre…
2 years, 7 months ago
958: Alain Locke in Stoughton Hall
Today’s poem is Alain Locke in Stoughton Hall by John Keene.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s dramat…
2 years, 7 months ago