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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148: The Clam

June 19, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 148: The Clam

Today's poem is The Clam by Keith Leonard.

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147: Changeling

June 18, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 147: Changeling

Today's poem is Changeling by Hieu Minh Nguyen.

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146: The White Fires of Venus

June 17, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 146: The White Fires of Venus

Today's poem is The White Fires of Venus by Denis Johnson.

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145: Mighty Pawns

June 14, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 145: Mighty Pawns

Today's poem is Mighty Pawns by Major Jackson.

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144: The Preacher Addresses the Seminarians

June 13, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:08 Comments Off on 144: The Preacher Addresses the Seminarians

NOTE: This poem contains an instance of explicit language. Today's poem is The Preacher Addresses the Seminarians by Christian Wiman.

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143: Untitled

June 12, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 143: Untitled

Today's poem is Untitled by Sesshu Foster.

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142: Ozymandias

June 11, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 142: Ozymandias

Today's poem is Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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141: Ego

June 10, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 141: Ego

Today's poem is Ego by Denise Duhamel.

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140: To the Thawing Wind

June 7, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 140: To the Thawing Wind

Today's poem is To the Thawing Wind by Robert Frost.

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