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Hosted ByTracy K. Smith

Every weekday, Tracy K. Smith delivers a different way to see the world – through poetry. Produced in partnership with the Poetry Foundation and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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233: On the D Train

October 16, 2019 The Slowdown 00:04:59 Comments Off on 233: On the D Train

Today's poem is On the D Train by Jacqueline Johnson.

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232: My Embodiment

October 15, 2019 The Slowdown 00:04:59 Comments Off on 232: My Embodiment

Today's poem is My Embodiment by Craig Morgan Teicher.

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231: My Grandmother’s Love Letters

October 14, 2019 The Slowdown 00:04:59 Comments Off on 231: My Grandmother’s Love Letters

Today's poem is My Grandmother's Love Letters by Hart Crane.

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230: My Mother of Invention

October 11, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 230: My Mother of Invention

Today's poem is My Mother of Invention by Michael Collier.

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229: Pig

October 10, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 229: Pig

Today's poem is Pig by Henri Cole.

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228: Hair

October 9, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 228: Hair

Today's poem is Hair by Clarence Major.

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227: Club Icarus

October 8, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 227: Club Icarus

Note: This poem contains an instance of explicit language. Today's poem is Club Icarus by Matt Miller. This episode features guest host Brenda Shaughnessy; Tracy K. Smith returns this...

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226: No War

October 7, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 226: No War

Note: This poem contains an instance of explicit language. Today's poem is No War by Mariam Fayez. This episode features guest host Tina Chang; Tracy K. Smith returns this...

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