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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193: Winter Trees

August 21, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 193: Winter Trees

Today's poem is Winter Trees by William Carlos Williams.

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192: The Death of an Elephant

August 20, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 192: The Death of an Elephant

Today's poem is The Death of an Elephant by Gianfranco Pagnucci.

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191: Staying Alive

August 19, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 191: Staying Alive

Today's poem is Staying Alive by David Wagoner.

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190: World Word by Eamon Grennan

August 16, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 190: World Word by Eamon Grennan

Today's poem is World Word by Eamon Grennan.

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189: Old Farmer

August 15, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 189: Old Farmer

Today's poem is Old Farmer by Vievee Francis.

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188: Failure

August 14, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 188: Failure

Today's poem is Failure by Eugene Gloria.

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187: Summary of Fifteen Years

August 13, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 187: Summary of Fifteen Years

Today's poem is Summary of Fifteen Years by Suzanne Cleary.

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186: Directions To Finding You, Or Maybe Just An Inferior Prayer

August 12, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 186: Directions To Finding You, Or Maybe Just An Inferior Prayer

Today's poem is Directions To Finding You, Or Maybe Just An Inferior Prayer by Angel Nafis.

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185: Hit

August 9, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 185: Hit

Today's poem is Hit.

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