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) [encore] 1368: Do You Consider Writing to be Therapeutic? by Andrew Grace
Today’s poem is Do You Consider Writing to be Therapeutic? by Andrew Grace.The Slowdown is taking a week to return to some of our favorite episodes from Maggie’s tenure so far. We’ll be back on Monday...Show More
7) [encore] 1332: Tea by Leila Chatti
Today’s poem is Tea by Leila Chatti.The Slowdown is taking a week to return to some of our favorite episodes from Maggie’s tenure so far. We’ll be back on Monday, December 15 with new episodes. Today’...Show More
8) 1364: Hiking Moraine State Park by Violeta Garcia-Mendoza
Today’s poem is Hiking Moraine State Park by Violeta Garcia-Mendoza. The Slowdown is taking a week to return to some of our favorite episodes from Maggie’s tenure so far. We’ll be back on Monday, Dece...Show More
9) 1411: Amalgam by Rebecca Foust
Today’s poem is Amalgam by Rebecca Foust.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I have a hard time not using metaphors and analogies in everyday conversation. My ki...Show More
10) 1410: Go by Kathleen Ossip
Today’s poem is Go by Kathleen Ossip.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Other poems are like strands of pearls, long and lustrous and nearly impossible to gathe...Show More