The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
Episodes
[encore] 1138: Orientation by Cindy Juyoung Ok
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Orientation by Cindy Juyoung Ok.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so we’re sharing some ...
[encore] 926: from "The Garden of Limbs" by Cristina Pérez Díaz
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is from "The Garden of Limbs" by Cristina Pérez Díaz.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so w...
[encore] 1103: Chaos Theory by Clint Smith
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Chaos Theory by Clint Smith.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so we’re sharing some of o...
[encore] 1125: English by Janel Pineda
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is English by Janel Pineda. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so we’re sharing some of our ...
[encore] 1097: Mercy, Mercy Me by Olatunde Osinaike
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Mercy, Mercy Me by Olatunde Osinaike. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so we’re sharing...
[encore] 932: Letter to my sister by Trapeta B. Mayson
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Letter to my sister by Trapeta B. Mayson. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so we’re sha...
[encore] 1093: When Your Month is Lonely… by Christine Kwon
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is When Your Month is Lonely… by Christine Kwon. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so we’...
[encore] 1117: I Am Waiting by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is I Am Waiting by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so we’re sharin...
1195: First Kiss by Rooja Mohassessy
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is First Kiss by Rooja Mohassessy. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem reminds...
1194: Theories of Influence by Anselm Berrigan
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Theories of Influence by Anselm BerriganThe Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Reading is lik...
1193: Chanson d’automne by Paul Verlaine, with special guest Jacques Pépin
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Chanson d’automne by Paul Verlaine, with special guest Jacques Pépin. He is a French chef, author, culinary educator, television ...
1192: Narcissus and the Namesake River by Reginald Shepherd
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Narcissus and the Namesake River by Reginald Shepherd. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “...
1191: For Mac Miller and 2009 by Kayleb Rae Candrilli
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is For Mac Miller and 2009 by Kayleb Rae Candrilli.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Becaus...
1190: At the Museum of Empress Livia’s Garden Room by Pimone Triplett
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is At the Museum of Empress Livia’s Garden Room by Pimone Triplett. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major ...
1189: Nature Poem About Flowers by Matthew Rohrer
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Nature Poem About Flowers by Matthew Rohrer. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “They say ...
1188: In Jerusalem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah, with special guest adrienne maree brown
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is In Jerusalem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah, with special guest adrienne maree brown. Through her writing, which incl...
1187: Picking Favorites by George Franklin
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Picking Favorites by George Franklin. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem f...
1186: Oh, y’know, just your standard Q&A by Alex Z. Salinas
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Oh, y’know, just your standard Q&A by Alex Z. Salinas.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes…...
1185: Fragment 31 by Sappho, translated by Christopher Childers
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Fragment 31 by Sappho, translated by Christopher Childers.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes…...
1184: End of December by Ashjan Hendi, translated by Moneera Al-Ghadeer
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is End of December by Ashjan Hendi, translated by Moneera Al-Ghadeer.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major w...
1183: maggie and milly and molly and may by E.E. Cummings, with special guest Eric Whitacre
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is maggie and milly and molly and may by E.E. Cummings, with special guest Eric Whitacre. Whitacre is a Grammy Award-winning composer, ...
1182: from “Take Me Back, Burden Hill” by L. Lamar Wilson
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is from “Take Me Back, Burden Hill” by L. Lamar Wilson.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “...
1181: Enlightenment by Vijay Seshadri
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Enlightenment by Vijay Seshadri.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem points ...
1180: The Gardener 85 by Rabindranath Tagore
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is The Gardener 85 by Rabindranath Tagore.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Poetry has a wa...
1179: Nude by James Kelly Quigley
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Nude by James Kelly Quigley.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “I long to write poems of a...
1178: America by Claude McKay, with special guest Tonya Mosley
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is America by Claude McKay, with special guest Tonya Mosley. Tonya is the host and creator of Truth Be Told and founder of TMI Producti...
1177: Machete: Look by Jasminne Mendez
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Machete: Look by Jasminne Mendez.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem remind...
1176: Fowl at Large by Sarah Giragosian
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Fowl at Large by Sarah Giragosian.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Courage is at the he...
1175: Hunger by Kelli Russell Agodon
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Hunger by Kelli Russell Agodon.This spring, we asked our community to submit poems that have helped you slow down in your lives. Tha...
1174: Separation Wall by Naomi Shihab Nye
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Separation Wall by Naomi Shihab Nye.This spring, we asked our community to submit poems that have helped you slow down in your lives...
1173: Sono by Suji Kwock Kim
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Sono by Suji Kwock Kim.This spring, we asked our community to submit poems that have helped you slow down in your lives. Thank you t...
1172: From Blossoms by Li-Young Lee
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is From Blossoms by Li-Young Lee.This spring, we asked our community to submit poems that have helped you slow down in your lives. Than...
1171: One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is One Art by Elizabeth Bishop. This spring, we asked our community to submit poems that have helped you slow down in your lives. Thank...
1170: The Way by Cynthia Cruz
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is The Way by Cynthia Cruz. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “This past spring like every s...
1169: from "American Analects" by Gary Young
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is from "American Analects" by Gary Young. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “I find that po...
1168: Refusing Rilke's “You must change your life” by Remica Bingham-Risher
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Refusing Rilke's “You must change your life” by Remica Bingham-Risher. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode...
1167: Transfusion by Shara Lessley
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Transfusion by Shara Lessley. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s fine poem crea...
1166: Wind Poem by Song Yu, translated by Chloe Garcia Roberts
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Wind Poem by Song Yu, translated by Chloe Garcia Roberts.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… ...
1165: Pando Aspen Clone by Jacqueline Balderrama
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Pando Aspen Clone by Jacqueline Balderrama. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “When lost,...
1164: Act of Gratitude by Cyrus Cassells
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Act of Gratitude by Cyrus Cassells. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Reading poems that...
1163: Voice Clear As by Kemi Alabi
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Voice Clear As by Kemi Alabi. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Long ago, I knew I neede...
1162: But Beautiful by Rodney Terich Leonard
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is But Beautiful by Rodney Terich Leonard.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Some poets aim ...
1161: Each Morning Again by Rose McLarney
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Each Morning Again by Rose McLarney.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “My daily routines ...
1160: Naïve by Tim Seibles
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Naïve by Tim Seibles. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s deeply reflective poe...
1159: We Never Stop Talking About Our Mothers by Diannely Antigua
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is We Never Stop Talking About Our Mothers by Diannely Antigua. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes...
1158: A Blessing by Samyak Shertok
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is A Blessing by Samyak Shertok. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s remarkable poe...
1157: from “Requiem 1935-1940” by Anna Akhmatova, translated by Stanley Kunitz and Max Hayward
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is from “Requiem 1935-1940” by Anna Akhmatova, translated by Stanley Kunitz and Max Hayward. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritu...
1156: In Love by Chloe Martinez
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is In Love by Chloe Martinez. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “The first time I was in lov...
1155: A Toast by Oksana Zabuzhko
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is A Toast by Oksana Zabuzhko.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem honors the i...
1154: Selfsame River Thrice by Alicia Mountain
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Selfsame River Thrice by Alicia Mountain.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Writing poems...
1153: Illumination by Natasha Trethewey
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Illumination by Natasha Trethewey. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s elegant p...
1152: from "The Crystal Text" by Clark Coolidge
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is from "The Crystal Text" by Clark Coolidge. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Poetry nego...
1151: I Tune My Body and My Brain to the Music of the Land by Natalie Shapero
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is I Tune My Body and My Brain to the Music of the Land by Natalie Shapero.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, M...
1150: Fuji, Ararat by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, translated by Eduardo Aparicio
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Fuji, Ararat by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, translated by Eduardo Aparicio. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episod...
1149: Agony's Rasp by Garous Abdolmalekian, translated by Ahmad Nadalizadeh and Idra Novey
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Agony's Rasp by Garous Abdolmalekian, translated by Ahmad Nadalizadeh and Idra Novey. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In t...
1148: Urine Season by Niina Pollari
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Urine Season by Niina Pollari. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “When...
1147: A Book of Music by Jack Spicer
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is A Book of Music by Jack Spicer. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Toda...
1146: Lonely Women by Choi Seungja, translated by Won-Chung Kim and Cathy Park Hong
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Lonely Women by Choi Seungja, translated by Won-Chung Kim and Cathy Park Hong. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this epi...
1145: Love Poem by the Light of the Refrigerator by Alisha Dietzman
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Love Poem by the Light of the Refrigerator by Alisha Dietzman. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host...
1144: Horse by TR Brady
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Horse by TR Brady. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Today’s decepti...
1143: Screenplay by Harryette Mullen
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Screenplay by Harryette Mullen. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Toda...
1142: Hyperacusis by Santee Frazier
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Hyperacusis by Santee Frazier.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “I find...
1141: When I Was in My Early Thirties I Saw Elton John in a Nightclub in Atlanta Called Tongue and Groove by Khadijah Queen
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is When I Was in My Early Thirties I Saw Elton John in a Nightclub in Atlanta Called Tongue and Groove by Khadijah Queen.The Slowdown i...
1140: Fish, Serpent, Egg, Scorpion by Kwame Dawes
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Fish, Serpent, Egg, Scorpion by Kwame Dawes. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s...
1139: Dolly Would by Julie E. Bloemeke
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Dolly Would by Julie E. Bloemeke. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “To build an image an...
1138: Orientation by Cindy Juyoung Ok
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Orientation by Cindy Juyoung Ok.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Every poem is a bridge...
1137: i have an irrational fear of spiders by Charlie Getter
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is i have an irrational fear of spiders by Charlie Getter.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “...
1136: Visible Light by Heidi Seaborn
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Visible Light by Heidi Seaborn.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “As a child, on summer e...
1135: At the Rainbow Cattle Company by Bruce Snider
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is At the Rainbow Cattle Company by Bruce Snider. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’...
1134: Americans by Katie Peterson
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Americans by Katie Peterson. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Whenever I hear a person ...
1133: The Alien by Greg Delanty
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is The Alien by Greg Delanty. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “However tight the team of p...
1132: Felonious States of Adjectival Excess Featuring Comparative and Superlative Forms by A. H. Jerriod Avant
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Felonious States of Adjectival Excess Featuring Comparative and Superlative Forms by A. H. Jerriod Avant. The Slowdown is your daily...
1131: How It Will End by Denise Duhamel
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is How It Will End by Denise Duhamel. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem illu...
1130: Cy Twombly's Untitled (Say Goodbye Catullus, to the shores of Asia Minor) by Javier O. Huerta
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Cy Twombly's Untitled (Say Goodbye Catullus, to the shores of Asia Minor) by Javier O. Huerta. The Slowdown is your daily poetry rit...
1129: Hagar in the Wilderness by Tyehimba Jess
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Hagar in the Wilderness by Tyehimba Jess.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “This week’s...
1128: Post-Industrial Society Has Arrived by Vidhu Aggarwal
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Post-Industrial Society Has Arrived by Vidhu Aggarwal.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “...
1127: Two Paintings Seen Again by Rachel Hadas
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Two Paintings Seen Again by Rachel Hadas.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “This week’s...
1126: Not So Much an End as an Entangling by Linda Gregerson
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Not So Much an End as an Entangling by Linda Gregerson.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “...
1125: English by Janel Pineda
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is English by Janel Pineda. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem brilliantly fi...
1124: What Good Is A Castle by Linda Susan Jackson
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is What Good Is A Castle by Linda Susan Jackson.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Those sig...
1123: In the House With No Doors by Sarah Kay
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is In the House With No Doors by Sarah Kay.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem...
1122: Childhood by David Baker
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Childhood by David Baker.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “I enjoy today’s poem immens...
1121: The Empire of Light by Michael Dumanis
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is The Empire of Light by Michael Dumanis.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem ...
1120: Monet Refuses the Operation by Lisel Mueller
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is Monet Refuses the Operation by Lisel Mueller.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Poets and...
1119: A Black Doe in the Anthropocene by Artress Bethany White
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is A Black Doe in the Anthropocene by Artress Bethany White.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… ...
1118: At My Funeral by Hélène Cardona
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poem is At My Funeral by Hélène Cardona.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Ultimately, we do no...