The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
Episodes
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...