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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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 months ago
1018: Cuffing Season
Today’s poem is Cuffing Season by Lisa Fay Coutley.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Love is a force that rec…
2 years, 11 months ago
1017: Parallel Worlds
Today’s poem is Parallel Worlds by Lester Graves Lennon.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “In today’s poem, a…
2 years, 11 months ago
1016: In the Seam of Life
Today’s poem is In the Seam of Life by Rachel Galvin. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, Major writes… “A recent YouTube sear…
2 years, 11 months ago
1015: Death Letter #2
Today’s poem is Death Letter #2 by Sean Thomas Dougherty. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, Major writes… “We are lucky to h…
2 years, 11 months ago
1014: Date
Today’s poem is Date by Taneum Bambrick. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, Major writes… “There’s nothing wrong with being a…
2 years, 11 months ago
1013: Reading Poetry in Illness
Today’s poem is Reading Poetry in Illness by Anya Krugovoy Silver. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, Major writes… “These ar…
2 years, 11 months ago
1012: Morning Glory
Today’s poem is Morning Glory by Patricia Spears Jones. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem highli…
2 years, 11 months ago