Today’s poem is In Love by Chloe Martinez. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “The first time I was in love, I started...

Today’s poem is A Toast by Oksana Zabuzhko. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem honors the immense feelings of connection art...

Today’s poem is Selfsame River Thrice by Alicia Mountain. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Writing poems can be a lot like shopping...

Today’s poem is Illumination by Natasha Trethewey. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s elegant poem reads like a manifesto for those who...

Today’s poem is from “The Crystal Text” by Clark Coolidge. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Poetry negotiates that space between our inner...

Today’s poem is I Tune My Body and My Brain to the Music of the Land by Natalie Shapero. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode,...

Today’s poem is Fuji, Ararat by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, translated by Eduardo Aparicio. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Today’s...

Today’s poem is Agony’s Rasp by Garous Abdolmalekian, translated by Ahmad Nadalizadeh and Idra Novey. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz...

Today’s poem is Urine Season by Niina Pollari. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “When someone in my life—an acquaintance,...