The 5 Best The Slowdown Podcast Episodes
1) 744: Contentment
Today’s poem is Contentment by Rüştü Onur, translated by Hüseyin Alhas and Ulaş Özgün.
2) 352: Interesting Times
Today's poem is Interesting Times by Mark Jarman.
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The podcaster begins by thinking about her 8 year-old self reading The Book of Revelations which sets up the reading perfectly. The poem cap...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) 205: Music from Childhood
Today's poem is Music from Childhood by John Yau.
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I really enjoyed the set up, a reminder of the importance of the unknown, as well as the poem, a musical and abstract exploration of childho...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) 502: To D.B.
Today's poem is To D.B. by Edward Hirsch.
5) 309: Ships That Pass in the Night
Today's poem is Ships That Pass in the Night by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) 1349: Sati by Vandana Khanna
Today’s poem is Sati by Vandana Khanna. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem is a persona poem from the point of view of a Hindu goddess, Sati. The p...Show More
7) 1348: Valentine for Ernest Mann by Naomi Shihab Nye
Today’s poem is Valentine for Ernest Mann by Naomi Shihab Nye. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem speaks to how subjective gifts, like poems, can b...Show More
8) 1347: Animal Prudence by Kathy Fagan
Today’s poem is Animal Prudence by Kathy Fagan. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem is a favorite of mine for its associative leaps—the way it carri...Show More
9) 1346: The Difficult Countryside by John Gallaher
Today’s poem is The Difficult Countryside by John Gallaher. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Moving through the world with a personal soundtrack in my ears ma...Show More
10) 1345: Arrangements by Adrienne Chung
Today’s poem is Arrangements by Adrienne Chung. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem speaks to the things we are drawn to, and to the compromises tha...Show More