The Slowdown

The Slowdown

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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202: Losers

September 3, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 202: Losers

Today's poem is Losers by Jay Bernard.

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201: Freeway 280

September 2, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:25 Comments Off on 201: Freeway 280

Today's poem is Freeway 280 by Lorna Dee Cervantes.

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200: Left to ask

August 30, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 200: Left to ask

Today's poem is Left to ask by Michael Klein.

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199: Small Kindnesses

August 29, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 199: Small Kindnesses

Today's poem is Small Kindnesses by Danusha Lameris.

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198: Night Work

August 28, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:50 Comments Off on 198: Night Work

Today's poem is Night Work by Ed Bok Lee.

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197: Tornado Child

August 27, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 197: Tornado Child

Today's poem is Tornado Child by Kwame Dawes.

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196: Bargain

August 26, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 196: Bargain

Today's poem is Bargain by Andrea Cohen.

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195: Update

August 23, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 195: Update

Today's poem is Update by Amy Gerstler.

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194: A world’s too little for thy tent, a grave too big for me

August 22, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 194: A world’s too little for thy tent, a grave too big for me

Today's poem is A world's too little for thy tent, a grave too big for me by Connie Voisine.

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