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877: The Lifeline
Today’s poem is The Lifeline by Pádraig Ó Tuama.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “When natural disaster occu…
2 years, 11 months ago
876: Nowhere Else to Go
Today’s poem is Nowhere Else to Go by Linda Sue Park. This week’s episodes are for, and feature, young poets.
Climate change is an urgent issue for e…
2 years, 11 months ago
875: Olympians vs. Modernity
Today’s poem is Olympians vs. Modernity by Adelaide Sendlenski. This week’s episodes are for, and feature, young poets.
Adelaide, today’s co-host, is…
2 years, 11 months ago
874: Ozymandias
Today’s poem is Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley. This week’s episodes are for, and feature, young poets.
Ever since taking on the role as host of …
2 years, 11 months ago
873: Occasional Poem
Today’s poem is Occasional Poem by Jaqueline Woodson. This week’s episodes are for, and feature, young poets.
Today’s co-host, Jasper, and I share an…
2 years, 11 months ago
872: Jabberwocky
Today’s poem is Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll. This week’s episodes are for, and feature, young poets. Our producers met up with Nova at the Brooklyn …
2 years, 11 months ago
871: Flesh (“You in your ecstasy of coffee”)
Today’s poem is Flesh (“You in your ecstasy of coffee”) by Deborah Landau.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “W…
2 years, 11 months ago
870: Hymn to Church Basements
Today’s poem is Hymn to Church Basements by Joan Kwon Glass.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem ex…
2 years, 11 months ago
869: Ethnic Arithmetic
Today’s poem is Ethnic Arithmetic by Sara R. Burnett.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “One of the deeply harm…
2 years, 11 months ago
868: The Half-Finished Heaven
Today’s poem is The Half-Finished Heaven by Tomas Tranströmer.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… "Contemporary …
2 years, 11 months ago