The Slowdown
Maggie Smith delivers a different way to see the world – through poetry. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Sign up for our daily poem newsletter --> bit.ly/3AWdEMl
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- "The crackdowns are beyond devastating, yet the potential for complete societal collapse seems unable to trigger our better natures to see each other’s humanity," guest host @scryptkeeper.bsky.social shares in today's episode. Read "Home” by Warsan Shire: bit.ly/4ayQf6j
- "Today’s poem reminds me of the power of poetry to comment, to respond, to shed light and offer us space to form our own impressions of what the facts may mean," guest host @scryptkeeper.bsky.social shares in today's episode. Read “Nightline: September 20, 1982” by June Jordan: bit.ly/3On362N
- "Restoration, like most things worthwhile, is far from simple," guest host @scryptkeeper.bsky.social shares in today's episode. Read "Orchestra" by @russellbrakefield.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/46vRT6j
- "Today’s poem makes a promise of its title, dresses it in flesh and bone, and tracks it across time," guest host Samiya Bashir shares in today's episode. Read “Gratitude” by Cornelius Eady and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4r5eG0Y
- "There’s a sense of relief when we realize we’re looking at an object, not a dead creature," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social notes in episode 1446 of The Slowdown. Read “Mistake” by Heather Christle: bit.ly/3Z9Xc7t 📖: @weslpress.bsky.social
- "Today’s poem is a kind of love poem — to a beloved tree, and to the sense of home it created," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1445. Read "Hackberry" by Cecily Parks — from THE SEEDS (@alicejamesbooks.bsky.social): bit.ly/4bZhnwu
