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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1476: The Quiet World by Jeffrey McDaniel
Today’s poem is The Quiet World by Jeffrey McDaniel.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Poets are known...
1475: Out of These Wounds, the Moon Will Rise by Jay Hopler
Today’s poem is Out of These Wounds, the Moon Will Rise by Jay Hopler. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Toda...
1474: Epistemic Distance by Emma Bolden
Today’s poem is Epistemic Distance by Emma Bolden.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I’m a poet, so I’...
1473: Solar Eclipse by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Today’s poem is Solar Eclipse by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “The last tot...
1472: The Road to Baghdad by Seth Brady Tucker
Today’s poem is The Road to Baghdad by Seth Brady Tucker. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Home is a mythic...
1471: It Was Like This: You Were Happy by Jane Hirshfield
Today’s poem is It Was Like This: You Were Happy by Jane Hirshfield.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes…...
1470: Common Denominators by Cynthia Arrieu-King
Today’s poem is Common Denominators by Cynthia Arrieu-King.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “There’s...
1469: Pardon My Heart by Marcus Jackson
Today’s poem is Pardon My Heart by Marcus Jackson.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “If I had a differe...
1468: Five Paragraph Essay on Time by Kathleen Flenniken
Today’s poem is Five Paragraph Essay on Time by Kathleen Flenniken.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “...
1467: Geranium by Karen Solie
Today’s poem is Geranium by Karen Solie.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem reminds me tha...
1466: Poem about everything except— by Amy Lemmon
Today’s poem is Poem about everything except— by Amy Lemmon. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I was drawn to...
1465: Or am I a room with a roof taken off, still holding onto my idea of ceiling by Kelly Hoffer
Today’s poem is Or am I a room with a roof taken off, still holding onto my idea of ceiling by Kelly Hoffer. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual....
1464: Somewhere Else by Adam J. Gellings
Today’s poem is Somewhere Else by Adam J. Gellings. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I was born at 4:30 in t...
1463: Sleep by Matthew Dickman
Today’s poem is Sleep by Matthew Dickman. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Poems so often say the things we...
1462: Perspective, Coyoacán by Corey Van Landingham
Today’s poem is Perspective, Coyoacán by Corey Van Landingham.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today...
1461: Word for It by Kevin Craft
Today’s poem is Word for It by Kevin Craft. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “The planet we call home is full...
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...