The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
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The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
Host Maggie Smith is your daily poetry companion. Poetry is one of the greatest tools we have to wield our own attention — to consider our own lives and the lives of others, to help us live creatively and compassionately, to use that attention to lean into wonder, and joy, and truth, and to find hop...
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1460: Poem to Remind Myself of the Natural Order of Things by Donika Kelly
Today’s poem is Poem to Remind Myself of the Natural Order of Things by Donika Kelly.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode...
1459: February by Jim Moore
Today’s poem is February by Jim Moore. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Despite February being my birth mont...
1458: on projection by Raena Shirali
Today’s poem is on projection by Raena Shirali. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “One of the things I love ab...
1457: an excerpt from THERE IS ONLY ONE GHOST IN THE WORLD by Sophie Klahr and Corey Zeller
Today’s poem is an excerpt from THERE IS ONLY ONE GHOST IN THE WORLD by Sophie Klahr and Corey Zeller.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual...
1456: Rubicon by Carl Phillips
Today’s poem is Rubicon by Carl Phillips. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Samiya Bashir writes… “‘Crossing the R...
1455: Historical Site by Tommye Blount
Today’s poem is Historical Site by Tommye Blount. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Samiya Bashir writes… “Today’s...
1453: Closing Time; Iskandariya by Brigit Pegeen Kelly
Today’s poem is Closing Time; Iskandariya by Brigit Pegeen Kelly. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Samiya Bashir...
1452: A Backstory Beyond My Recounting by Paulann Petersen
Today’s poem is A Backstory Beyond My Recounting by Paulann Petersen. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Samiya Bas...
1454: Katherine with the Lazy Eye. Short. And Not a Good Poet by francine j. harris
Today’s poem is Katherine with the Lazy Eye. Short. And Not a Good Poet by francine j. harris. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episo...
1451: Diving into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich
Today’s poem is Diving into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Samiya Bashir writes… “O...
1450: Home by Warsan Shire
Today’s poem is Home by Warsan Shire. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Samiya Bashir writes… “Immigration, which...
1449: Nightline: September 20, 1982 by June Jordan
Today’s poem is Nightline: September 20, 1982 by June Jordan. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Samiya Bashir writ...
1448: Orchestra by Russell Brakefield
Today’s poem is Orchestra by Russell Brakefield. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Samiya Bashir writes… “Restorat...
1447: Gratitude by Cornelius Eady
Today’s poem is Gratitude by Cornelius Eady. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Samiya Bashir writes… “Today’s poem...
1446: Mistake by Heather Christle
Today’s poem is Mistake by Heather Christle.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “As humans, we're hardwi...
1445: Hackberry by Cecily Parks
Today’s poem is Hackberry by Cecily Parks.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem is a kind of...
1444: Congratulations! Your Grief Is About to Stop Being Relevant! by Bridget Bell
Today’s poem is Congratulations! Your Grief Is About to Stop Being Relevant! by Bridget Bell.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this...
1443: Come Back! by Camille Guthrie
Today’s poem is Come Back! by Camille Guthrie.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “One of the poets I di...
1442: Apocatastasis by G.C. Waldrep
Today’s poem is Apocatastasis by G.C. Waldrep.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When a poet, or a chi...
1441: Birthday Wish by David Groff
Today’s poem is Birthday Wish by David Groff.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem muses on...
1440: New Year by Kate Baer
Today’s poem is New Year by Kate Baer.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Is it too late to wish you al...
1439: I Have Lost It by Monica Ferrell
Today’s poem is I Have Lost It by Monica Ferrell.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I’ve misplaced—or...
1438: The Long Now by Robin Beth Schaer
Today’s poem is The Long Now by Robin Beth Schaer.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem addr...
1437: Now that we’ve been married all these years, by Keetje Kuipers
Today’s poem is Now that we’ve been married all these years, by Keetje Kuipers. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, Magg...
1436: Vacation by Sara Moore Wagner
Today’s poem is Vacation by Sara Moore Wagner.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “It feels like a quint...
1435: ars poetica, 2019 by Airea D. Matthews
Today’s poem is ars poetica, 2019 by Airea D. Matthews.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I love poetr...
1434: Waiting for the Call I Am by Wyatt Townley
Today’s poem is Waiting for the Call I Am by Wyatt Townley.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Waiting...
1433: Given to Rust by Vievee Francis
Today’s poem is Given to Rust by Vievee Francis. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem touched me in...
1432: The Good Guy by Blas Falconer
Today’s poem is The Good Guy by Blas Falconer.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem touched...
1431: Going Home by Joan Kwon Glass
Today’s poem is Going Home by Joan Kwon Glass.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When my children tell...
1430: Earth Shovel by Dan Albergotti
Today’s poem is Earth Shovel by Dan Albergotti.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem, which...
1429: Midlife Crisis by Jane Zwart
Today’s poem is Midlife Crisis by Jane Zwart.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Midlife has upended ev...
1428: In Defense of “Candelabra with Heads” by Nicole Sealey
Today’s poem is In Defense of “Candelabra with Heads” by Nicole Sealey.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie write...
1427: A toast to something beautiful flapping in the wind by J. Hope Stein
Today’s poem is A toast to something beautiful flapping in the wind by J. Hope Stein.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode...
1426: One-Way Gate by Jenny George
Today’s poem is One-Way Gate by Jenny George.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Sometimes I swear I can...
1425: The Ship by Bianca Stone
Today’s poem is The Ship by Bianca Stone.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem feels right fo...
1424: White Hot Star by W. Todd Kaneko
Today’s poem is White Hot Star by W. Todd Kaneko.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem is abo...
1423: Puzzle by Randall Mann
Today’s poem is Puzzle by Randall Mann.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem is a kind of mir...
1422: Dear Delinquent by Ann Townsend
Today’s poem is Dear Delinquent by Ann Townsend.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “It’s exciting to kn...
1421: My 1994 by Stephanie Burt
Today’s poem is My 1994 by Stephanie Burt.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “In 1994 I was seventeen:...