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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138: Still Life with Aspirin

June 5, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 138: Still Life with Aspirin

Today's poem is Still Life with Aspirin by Lucie Brock-Broido.

137: What Kind of Times Are These

June 4, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 137: What Kind of Times Are These

Today's poem is What Kind of Times Are These by Adrienne Rich.

136: Where There Were Steep Riverbanks

June 3, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 136: Where There Were Steep Riverbanks

Today's poem is Where There Were Steep Riverbanks by Circe Maia.

135: Circe

May 31, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 135: Circe

Today's poem is Circe by H.D.

134: Beehive

May 30, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 134: Beehive

Today's poem is Beehive by Jean Toomer.

133: Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg

May 29, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 133: Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg

Today's poem is Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg by Richard Hugo.

132: Punishment

May 28, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 132: Punishment

Today's poem is Punishment by Seamus Heaney.

131: I Loved You Before I Was Born

May 27, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 131: I Loved You Before I Was Born

Today's poem is I Loved You Before I Was Born by Li-Young Lee.

130: Dancing Bear

May 24, 2019 The Slowdown 00:04:59 Comments Off on 130: Dancing Bear

Today's poem is Dancing Bear by Richard Scott.

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